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People hold torches during a protest against the government's pension reform in Brest, western France on January 26.

French PM says pension age rise is 'non-negotiable' as strikes loom

The retirement age is being raised to 64 from 62

January 30, 2023| AFP |2
French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz together after a Franco-German joint cabinet meeting as part of the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Élysée Treaty. Photo: AFP

Editorial: Stalling Franco-German relations

A strong Franco-German relationship is crucial in order to promote the EU’s values and further European integration

January 27, 2023| Times of Malta |2
Common dolphins swim close to a boat carrying an environmentalist team working to protect Cetaceans in the Mediterranean Sea near La Ciotat, southern France, on June 23, 2020. Photo: Christophe Simon / AFP

France under pressure to save dolphins from trawlers

Scientists believe that more than 80 per cent of dead dolphins sink or decompose at sea rather than washing ashore, suggesting the real number of deaths is far higher at up to 11,000 per year

January 25, 2023| AFP |0
Patrick Rocca in 2018. Apart from his personal conviction, the tycoon's company was also fined hundreds of thousands of euro. Photo: AFP

Corsica tycoon fined €150,000 for harming tortoises at building site

Patrick Rocca convicted after ignoring orders to stop works at Ajaccio site

January 24, 2023| Times of Malta |8
French people and foreigner travellers walking in and out at Gare de Paris-Est. Photo: Shutterstock.com

Sabotage shuts down Paris Gare de l’Est station all day

Station is starting point for trains to eastern France, Germany, Luxembourg

January 24, 2023| AFP |0
Forensics are at work near the body of a man shot by police officers earlier as a consequence of a "threatening behaviour" towards them, according to police sources, in Paris, on January 22, 2023. Photo: AFP

Two police officers detained over Paris shooting

13 people who allegedly refused to obey officers' orders were killed last year

January 23, 2023| AFP |15
French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz leave the Elysee Palace prior to their dinner. Photo: AFP

France, Germany firm ties as pressure grows over Ukraine arms

'Upholding strong ties was key for the continent'

January 22, 2023| AFP |32
French president Charles de Gaulle, centre, and German chancellor Konrad Adenauer, sign the Elysée Treaty on January 22, 1963. Photo: AFP

The Elysée Treaty: 60 years of friendship - von der Mühll & Hassmann

The special relationship between France and Germany has produced spectacular results for both countries but also for Europe

January 22, 2023| Agnès von der Mühll and Walter Hassmann|0
Police prepare the removal of vehicles located on the route of a demonstration. Photo: AFP

France gripped by strikes, protests against pension reform

Interior ministry put the number of protesters to 1.1 million

January 19, 2023| AFP |2
Workers board up the windows of an insurance branch located on the route of a demonstration, on the eve of nationwide strikes and protests against a pension reform plan,

France gears up for 'hellish' day of pension protests

The pension age in France is among the lowest in the EU at 62

January 19, 2023| AFP |0
'Diane and Endymion' by Jerome-Martin Langlois in Madonna's art collection. Photo: WikiArt

French city Amiens asks Madonna for loan of lost painting

Original work was ordered in 1817 to decorate royal Versailles palace outside Paris

January 18, 2023| AFP |1
Sr Andre. AFP file photo

The world's oldest known person dies aged 118

She was born a decade before World War I

January 17, 2023| AFP |0
Noel Le Graet is facing an investigation over sexual harrasment. Photo: AFP

French football president Le Graet under investigation for sexual harassment

Football agent Sonia Souid made accusations against him

January 17, 2023| AFP |0
An AFP file photo taken on May 11, 1976, showing Egyptian Ambassador Naguib Kadry and Egyptologist Christiane Desroches-Noblecourt during the opening of the Pharaoh Ramses II sarcophagus during an exhibition dedicated to him in Paris.

Pharaoh Ramses II's sarcophagus in Paris for rare loan

The ornate coffin will be on show from April 7 to September 6

January 13, 2023| AFP |5
Lucas had been the victim of bullying because of his homosexuality. Photo: Shutterstock

Shock in France over boy's suicide after homophobic bullying

Lucas had been the target of 'mockery' at school

January 13, 2023| AFP |0
The hunter mistook his victim for a wild boar. Photo: Shutterstock

French hunter convicted for killing man he mistook for boar

He was banned from hunting for life

January 12, 2023| AFP |2
The Gare du Nord in Paris. Photo: Shutterstock

Six lightly wounded in knife attack at Paris train station

The attacker has been arrested

January 11, 2023| AFP |1
Indian artist Subodh Gupta poses in one of his installations. Photos: Joel Saget/AFP

Gupta’s giant utensils take over glitzy Paris store

Le Bon Marche invites a top artist each year to exhibit in their store

January 10, 2023| AFP |0
An AFP illustration showing a figurine looking at the word "retraite" (retirement in French) in Paris.

The 30-year battle to reform France's pension system

AFP looks back at the 30-year battle by various French governments

January 10, 2023| AFP |1
Their documentation identified them as horses "permanently barred from slaughter for human consumption", they were given new paperwork and butchered in Narbonne in southern France, Verona in Italy and Barcelona in Spain. File photo: Shutterstock 

25 butchers, vets, wholesalers on trial in France over alleged horsemeat fraud

They are being accused of butchering horses from the pharmaceutical industry and selling their meat

January 9, 2023| AFP |6
Kylian Mbappe. Photo: Julien De Rosa/AFP

Mbappe defends ‘legend’ Zidane amid ‘disrespectful’ FFF boss comments

France coach Deschamps extends contract until 2026

January 9, 2023| AFP |0
A police officer stands guard near a drawing depecting 11 of the victims ahead of a ceremony marking the 8th anniversary of the jihadist attack on the Charlie Hebdo magazine. Photo: AFP

Charlie Hebdo attack victims honoured as Iran rages over new cartoons

Tributes followed Tehran's furious reaction to cartoons mocking Iran's leadership

January 8, 2023| AFP |3
The shut down French institute of research in Tehran. Photo: AFP

Charlie Hebdo: France's satirical magazine in new controversy

It is now stirring outrage in Iran

January 5, 2023| AFP |4
The band have released four studio albums to date.

Watch: Moderat at the Grand Palais (ARTE)

Moderat is a German electronic music supergroup

January 5, 2023| ARTE |0
French President Emmanuel Macron (right), flanked by France’s Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, giving a speech during a session of the National Refoundation Council. Photo: Gonzalo Fuentes / AFP

French retirement age hike to 65 ‘not set in stone’

Government plans to raise retirement age from 62 rejected by unions

January 3, 2023| AFP |0
Eli Jadelot performs at the subway station Arts et Metiers in Paris. Photos: Joel Saget/AFP

Ticket to busk: Musicians vie for Paris metro spot

300 musicians are authorised to perform

January 3, 2023| AFP |0
A bird strike in Berlin lead Air Malta to suffer an aircraft shortage. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

Air Malta cancels Paris flights after Berlin bird strike

Replacement flights to take place on Tuesday

January 2, 2023| Times of Malta |10
Passengers of a flight from China wait for their COVID-19 vaccination documents to be checked as a preventive measure after arriving at the Charles-de-Gaulle airport in Paris. Photo: AFP

France starts testing Chinese arrivals to track variants

Visitors from China must wear a mask and be prepared to submit to a test on arrival

January 1, 2023| AFP |2
Workers wearing protective masks and suits help Chinese travellers leaving the arrival hall of Rome–Fiumicino International Airport, near Rome, on December 29, 2022 after being tested for COVID-19. Photo: AFP

Switzerland to keep borders open for arrivals from China

UK to require negative COVID tests for China arrivals: media

December 30, 2022| AFP |7
Rishi Sunak became the UK's fifth conservative prime minister in six years. Photo: AFP, PRU

2022: a year of living dangerously

A roundup of the biggest events to mark 2022

December 27, 2022| AFP |1