New COVID-19 restrictions to impact French growth: minister
New COVID-19 restrictions in France will impact economic growth this year but it is too early to say by how much, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Friday. President … Read More
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Europe can achieve herd immunity by July, says EU commissioner
Europe could have herd immunity against Covid-19 by July, a European Union commissioner has said, as incoming jabs are expected to speed up the continent’s sluggish vaccine rollout. The note … Read More
Amid third Covid wave, France to go into month-long lockdown from Friday
French Prime Minister Jean Castex on Thursday imposed a month-long lockdown in 16 areas of the country, including the greater Paris and Nice areas, in wake of rising COVID-19 cases. … Read More
Sanofi to start human trials of its second COVID-19 vaccine candidate
French pharmaceutical firm Sanofi on Friday announced the launch of human trials of its second COVID-19 vaccine, with its first still in the testing phase after having fallen behind in … Read More
Global vaccine trust rising, but France, Japan, others sceptical
People’s willingness to get vaccinated against COVID-19 is rising around the world and more than half of those questioned said they would take the shot if it were offered next … Read More
Covid-19 infection may reduce fertility in men – study
Covid-19 may damage sperm quality and reduce fertility in men, according to a new study based on experimental evidence. The viral disease, which has swept the globe, claiming nearly 2.2 … Read More
France will not ‘sacrifice’ its fishermen in any Brexit deal — minister
Negotiations between Britain and the European Union (EU) over a post-Brexit trade deal are complex and France will oppose any pact that “sacrifices” its fishermen, French European Affairs Minister Clement … Read More
Over 50 Qaeda-Linked Terrorists Killed In French Airstrikes In Mali
The French government said Monday its forces had killed more than 50 jihadists aligned to Al-Qaeda in air strikes in central Mali. The offensive took place on Friday in an … Read More
Tunisian Man Beheads Woman, Kills Two More People in Nice Church
A knife-wielding Tunisian man shouting “Allahu Akbar” (God is Greatest) beheaded a woman and killed two other people in a church in the French city of Nice on Thursday before … Read More
Wave of new Covid-19 cases crashes across US and Europe as winter looms
Governments have been desperate to avoid the lockdowns which curbed the disease earlier in the year at the cost of shutting down their entire economies. But the steady rise in … Read More