Tag: France

Coronavirus: France records two-month high in cases

Coronavirus: France records two-month high in cases

Aug 6, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - France has recorded its highest number of daily coronavirus infections in more than two months. Figures ... Read More

Coronavirus: France announces significant lifting of restrictions

Coronavirus: France announces significant lifting of restrictions

Jun 15, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a number of coronavirus restrictions are being lifted. Cafes and ... Read More

Marie Cau: First transgender mayor elected in France

Marie Cau: First transgender mayor elected in France

May 26, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A trans woman in France has won election in her local commune to become the country's ... Read More

Félicien Kabuga: Rwanda genocide suspect arrested in France

Félicien Kabuga: Rwanda genocide suspect arrested in France

May 16, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Félicien Kabuga, one of the most wanted suspects in the Rwandan genocide, has been arrested near ... Read More

France mosque shootings: Two injured in Bayonne attack

France mosque shootings: Two injured in Bayonne attack

Oct 29, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - An elderly man suspected of firing shots outside a mosque in the south-western city of Bayonne ... Read More

UAE, US, UK, France and Italy welcome UN-backed truce in Libya

UAE, US, UK, France and Italy welcome UN-backed truce in Libya

Aug 13, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) -UAE, UK, US, France and Italy welcomed the UN-backed truce in Libya on the occasion of Eid Al Adha ... Read More

FRANCE HITS RECORD TEMPERATURE OF 45.9 CELSIUS

FRANCE HITS RECORD TEMPERATURE OF 45.9 CELSIUS

Jun 29, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - France has hit its highest recorded temperature - 45.9 Celsius - amid a heatwave in Europe that has ... Read More

France, Norway and Germany urge Sri Lanka not to reinstate death penalty

France, Norway and Germany urge Sri Lanka not to reinstate death penalty

Jun 29, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Norway and Germany have expressed deep concern regarding the Sri Lankan President’s decision to resume executions in the ... Read More

EU Commission: France and Germany differ on Brussels’ top job

EU Commission: France and Germany differ on Brussels’ top job

May 29, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - France and Germany have disagreed on who should take one of the EU's key roles as leaders from ... Read More

France summons Italian envoy over Africa remarks

France summons Italian envoy over Africa remarks

Jan 22, 2019

France has summoned Italy's ambassador after the Italian deputy prime minister accused the French of exploiting Africa and fuelling migration. ... Read More