Thousands of Airbus workers marched alongside an airport runway in the south of France and gathered in front of a plant in the country's west on Wednesday (July 8) to protest against plans to cut up to 15,000 jobs.

Thousands of Airbus workers in France march in protest over job cuts

July 9 in history: First Prime Minister of France, first Wimbledon and more

No more hugs as schools all over the world reopen in 'new normal'

The package includes a mix of direct financial support, loan guarantees, extended unemployment benefits, and tax benefits to keep tourism companies afloat

France announces $19 Billion relief package for tourism industry

Women's rights groups protested Tuesday against French President Emmanuel Macron's appointment of an interior minister who has been accused of rape

Women's Rights Groups Protest New French Ministers

The French economy is pulling out of the slump induced by the coronavirus outbreak at least as fast as expected a month ago.

French economy bouncing back faster than expected

The head of the French cybersecurity agency ANSSI has said that there would not be a total ban on using equipment from Huawei in the rollout of the French 5G telecoms network, but that it was pushing French telcos to avoid switching to the Chinese company.

WION Dispatch: Huawei not totally banned in France

French museums and tourist attractions reopen and promote new normal

Algeria is waiting for an apology for France's colonial occupation of the North African country. President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Saturday expressed hope that Emmanuel Macron would build on recent conciliatory overtures.

Algeria expects France to apologise for colonial past

President Emmanuel Macron named Jean Castex, a top civil servant and local mayor who orchestrated France's coronavirus lockdown exit strategy, as his new prime minister on Friday as he acted to reinvent his administration and win back voters.

France's Macron picks new prime minister to reinvent presidency

France said Wednesday it was pulling out of a NATO Mediterranean maritime security operation until it gets a response to its concerns over the behaviour of fellow member Turkey.

France pulls out of NATO Med operation over Turkey tensions

Healthcare professionals in France took to the streets Tuesday to demand increased wages and resources.

French healthcare workers protest for better wages

France's former Prime Minister Francois Fillon and his wife Penelope along with his former assistant Marc Joulaud have been found guilty of misappropriation of public funds, complicity and concealment as a part of "fake jobs" scandal by the Paris tribunal.

Former French Prime Minister Francois Fillon found guilty for 'Penelopegate scandal'

In an election marked by the coronavirus, many people stayed away from polling stations, leading to an historic level of abstention.

Macron's party faces major loss in France local elections

France President Emmanuel Macron's centrist party received a drubbing on Sunday in municipal elections, as the Greens celebrated victories in several big cities after a surge in support.

France's Macron takes drubbing in local elections, Greens surge

Amid ongoing border skirmish with China along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), India is likely to receive around six fully-loaded Rafale fighter aircraft by July-end fitted with the long-range Meteor air to air missiles.

India likely to get six 'fully-loaded' Rafales before July end

Iran told the U.N.’s aviation agency that it would send black boxes from a downed Ukrainian jetliner to Paris for analysis, once countries involved in the investigation agree.

Iran to hand over black boxes of downed Ukraine jet to France for analysis

Wearing face masks, French voters return to delayed municipal elections

Dead dolphins are washing up on France's Atlantic coast in such high numbers that local populations of the mammals are at risk, marine biologists say. The overwhelming majority drowned in the nets of fishing trawlers.

Dead dolphins wash up on France's shores in record numbers

Dead dolphins are washing up on France's Atlantic coast in such high numbers that local populations of the mammals are at risk, marine biologists say.

Hundreds of dolphins wash up on French Atlantic coast

Six people have been arrested in France over the theft of an artwork by street artist Banksy commemorating the victims of the 2015 Paris attacks that was stolen from the Bataclan concert hall, sources said Saturday.

France arrests six over Banksy artwork stolen from Bataclan

France’s Louvre Museum is getting ready to reopen almost four months after COVID-19 forced its closure. With many foreign tourists not expected back for months, and strict social distancing measures in place, the post-outbreak Louvre that opens on July 6 is likely to be a more serene experience than usual.

COVID-19 Pandemic: World's most visited museum Louvre to reopen

Millions of French children returned to school on June 22 after more than three months at home due to the novel coronavirus outbreak. Watch report.

Children return to school as France eases COVID-19 restrictions

Snout first, Gloria the baby hippo took her first tentative steps into the deep pool in her enclosure at France's Beauval zoo on Monday (June 22).

Gloria the baby hippo takes first dip in the deep end at French zoo

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