Middle East

France’s CMA CGM says let us rebuild Beirut’s port in less than three years

Editorial Bureau April 10, 2021

PARIS (FRANCE) – French container shipping group CMA CGM is pursuing a plan to rebuild Beirut’s port within three years, despite political deadlock in Lebanon that has prevented decisions on the port since a blast last August, a company executive said. A chemical explosion at the

Business

France, Brussels have given thumbs up for Air France-KLM refinancing – minister

Editorial Bureau April 4, 2021

PARIS (FRANCE) – The French government has struck the outline of a deal with the European Commission on a state-backed refinancing package. This will help strengthen Air France-KLM’s balance sheet, said Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire on Sunday. Le Maire, speaking on LCI TV, declined to comment on the amount involved. The airline group, which […]

Middle East

France urges Iran to be constructive in nuclear talks

Editorial Bureau April 3, 2021

PARIS (FRANCE) – France urged Iran to demonstrate a constructive stance in indirect talks to be conducted with the United States in Vienna next week as part of broader efforts to renew a 2015 nuclear deal, said the foreign ministry on Saturday. Following a call with his Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves […]

Europe

Latest number of COVID-19 cases in France is 21,825

Editorial Bureau March 7, 2021

PARIS (FRANCE) – France has been reporting less number of cases compared to the previous days. There were 21,825 newly confirmed cases on Sunday, down from 23,306 on Saturday. The Health Ministry reported 130 new COVID-19 deaths, taking the total to 88,574. The number of people in intensive care rose by 54 to 3,743. It […]

Europe

New coronavirus cases see a dip in France, intensive care numbers remain at 2021 high

Editorial Bureau March 3, 2021

PARIS (Reuters) – France registered 26,788 new coronavirus infections on Wednesday, down sharply from the 2021 high of 31,519 recorded last week Wednesday, but admissions to intensive care hit a 2021 high, with increasing numbers of younger patients. The seven-day moving average of new cases dropped by 676 to 21,272 but remained above 21,000 for […]

Europe

Seals return to France’s northern coast

Editorial Bureau February 15, 2021

MARCK (FRANCE) – Crowds of seals lie on the sand, some wriggling towards the water, on the northern French coast where they are staging a comeback. Drone images show around 250 wild grey seals, adults and cubs, frolicking at low tide near the town of Marck. Seals started to disappear from the Cote d’Opale in […]

Europe

Moderna’s COVID vaccine to arrive in France on Monday: Castex

Editorial Bureau January 9, 2021

PARIS (FRANCE) – French Prime Minister Jean Castex said Moderna Inc’s COVID-19 shot will arrive in France on Monday. This comes as the nation has stepped up its vaccination drive after a slow beginning. Castex and Health Minister Olivier Veran visited a health centre in Tarbes, southwestern France, on Saturday as part of the government’s […]

Europe

French ski resorts will only reopen based on COVID situation by January 20 – Minister

Editorial Bureau January 8, 2021

PARIS (FRANCE) – The French government will only allow ski resorts to reopen lifts if the COVID-19 situation by Jan. 20 improves or permits, a minister said on Friday. “The government’s decision on Jan. 20 must by guided only by the situation of the epidemic,” French junior tourism minister Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne said on BFM television. […]

Europe

French PM is hopeful that more vaccines will get approval soon

Editorial Bureau January 7, 2021

PARIS (FRANCE) – French Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Thursday that he was confident more vaccines would be approved in the coming weeks. Castex was speaking at a news conference on the COVID-19 situation in France.

Europe

France’s Veran says he will extend vaccinations to firemen

Editorial Bureau January 5, 2021

PARIS (FRANCE) – Health Minister Olivier Veran said on Tuesday, said that France is broadening its COVID-19 vaccination rollout to firemen and will come to the aid of workers aged over 50. “We are going to amplify, accelerate and simplify our vaccinatiion strategy,” Veran told RTL radio. France on Monday increased its COVID-19 vaccination of […]