France

Paris: The rapid spread of the new Omicron variant of Covid-19 in the UK has prompted France to announce new measures for travelers arriving from the country. Effective from Saturday midnight, all travellers from the UK over the age of 12…
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Bhubaneswar: Indian hockey stalwarts Manpreet Singh and PR Sreejesh have given their verdict on the junior team's preparations for the FIH Junior Hockey World Cup, saying the Colts are shaping up well for the global event and look good to…
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Paris: France has detected several cases of a new Covid-19 variant, raising concerns amid a surge in cases of the infectious disease in Europe. The variant, known as B.1.X or B.1.640, was detected in October in Bannalec and Finistere,…
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Paris: The French government on Sunday announced the tightening of entry restrictions from Argentina, Brazil, Chile and South Africa because of concerns about new variants of the coronavirus. A 10-day compulsory quarantine will apply to…
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Paris: France's Covid-19 death toll passed the 100,000 mark on Thursday, and a further jump in intensive care (ICU) admissions was also reported in the past 24 hours, suggesting that the coronavirus continues to spread unabated.…
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Paris: The French government is considering extending a partial lockdown, which was introduced in 16 regions last week, to three others, government spokesman Gabriel Attal said after a weekly pandemic crisis meeting chaired by President…
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Paris: Three cops have been shot dead and another has been wounded by a gunman in central France today after they responded to a domestic violence incident in Puy-de-Dôme, west of Lyon, in the early hours of Wednesday. The gunman killed…
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New-Delhi: The second batch of three Rafale jets landed in Jamnagar, Gujarat after 7000-km flying non-stop from France. Taking to twitter, the IAF announced that the fighter jets arrived in India at 8.14 pm. "Second batch of IAF #Rafale…
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Paris: Twenty-two schools and over 100 classes in France were closed due to the spread of the coronavirus, Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer announced, three days after the opening of schools across the country. "In mainland…
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New Delhi/Paris: While India and China remain locked in a military face-off along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh, France has dispatched the first five Rafale fighter aircraft which are to arrive in New Delhi on Wednesday. In…
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