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The story so far: The French Parliament on March 4 overwhelmingly approved a bill to enshrine abortion as a constitutional right at a historic joint session at the Palace of Versailles. With this, it has become the only country to explicitly guarantee a woman’s right to voluntarily terminate a pregnancy. During the extraordinary voting session, out…
French lawmakers on March 4 overwhelmingly approved a bill to enshrine abortion rights in France’s constitution, making it the only country to explicitly guarantee a woman’s right to voluntarily terminate a pregnancy. The historic move was proposed by President Emmanuel Macron as a way to prevent the kind of rollback of abortion rights seen in…
Most members of the French public support the move to give the right extra protection. Paris, France: French lawmakers are expected Monday to anchor the right to abortion in the country’s constitution, in a global first that has garnered overwhelming public support. A congress of both houses of parliament in Versailles starting at 3:30 pm…
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File photo of Paul Pogba.© AFP Italy’s anti-doping tribunal handed a four-year ban Thursday to France midfielder Paul Pogba after he tested positive for testosterone last year, according to his club, Juventus. A spokesman for the club told AFP it had been notified of the decision against the 30-year-old World Cup winner. More to follow……
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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak meets with U.S. President Joe Biden. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Leaders of the U.S., the U.K., France, Canada and Italy extended support to Israel’s right to defend itself against the Palestinian militant group Hamas but urged the Jewish state to uphold international humanitarian laws and protect civilians. A joint…
Palestinian officials said 471 people were killed in the blast at Al-Ahli al-Arabi Hospital on Tuesday. Paris: A blast at a Gaza hospital was not the result of an Israeli missile strike, but likely caused by a misfiring Palestinian rocket, the French military intelligence directorate (DRM) said on Friday. Palestinian officials said 471 people were…
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Defender Benjamin Pavard scored twice and Kylian Mbappe struck from the spot as France came from behind to beat Scotland 4-1 in a friendly in Lille on Tuesday. Kick-off was delayed by 10 minutes due to increased security measures after two Swedes were shot dead in an attack in Brussels on Monday before a Euro…
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Activis Assa Traore, right, marches during a protest against police violence, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. Families, community groups and far-left activists marched in cities around France on Saturday to decry racism and police brutality, putting authorities on edge at a time when French police are deployed en masse for a string of high-security events. |…
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France and Germany, the two largest economies in the European Union, pushed new proposals for the enlargement of the 27-member bloc. File | Photo Credit: Reuters France and Germany, the two largest economies in the European Union, pushed new proposals for the enlargement of the 27-member bloc on Tuesday (September 19). The policy paper, put together by a…
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A UK court jailed a French couple Friday for smuggling Vietnamese migrants. (Representational) London: A UK court jailed a French couple Friday for smuggling Vietnamese migrants including children into the country inside specially adapted sofas, the interior ministry said. Hove Crown Court in southern England sentenced Junior Toussaint and Andrene Paul, both from near Paris,…
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