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    History repeats itself for France’s Frioul islands that served as a quarantine centre centuries ago

    History repeats itself for France’s Frioul islands that served as a quarantine centre centuries ago

    22 Apr 2020

    The Mediterranean islands 4 kilometers (2 miles) off the teeming southern port city of Marseille served as a quarantine center during deadly epidemics in centuries past, helping to shield...

    VIDEO: Police clash with residents in Paris suburbs amid lockdown

    VIDEO: Police clash with residents in Paris suburbs amid lockdown

    20 Apr 2020

    Police fought running battles overnight in Paris's low-income northern suburbs with residents alleging heavy-handedness by officers enforcing France's strict coronavirus lockdown. Residents burned trash and cars and shot fireworks...

    Virus can't stop Germans getting their favourite baguettes

    Virus can't stop Germans getting their favourite baguettes

    20 Apr 2020

    German gourmets refuse to let a virus keep them from their favourite French pastries, with one even resorting to a fishing rod to reel in his baguettes. Residents in...

    More than 30 French studies under way into coronavirus treatment

    More than 30 French studies under way into coronavirus treatment

    20 Apr 2020

    More than 30 studies are under way in France — of a world total of 860 — in search of drugs to treat the COVID-19 disease sweeping the world,...

    20 sailors in hospital after French navy coronavirus outbreak

    20 sailors in hospital after French navy coronavirus outbreak

    16 Apr 2020

    Around 20 French sailors remain in hospital following a large outbreak of the coronavirus in the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle's naval group, a spokesman for the French...

    Manchester United midfielder Pogba says he has grown used to criticism

    Manchester United midfielder Pogba says he has grown used to criticism

    16 Apr 2020

    Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has said he is no longer bothered by criticism from soccer pundits because he has grown used to it. The France international, who joined...

    Tour de France organisers working on new start date amid coronavirus lockdown

    Tour de France organisers working on new start date amid coronavirus lockdown

    14 Apr 2020

    Tour de France organisers are working feverishly in the shadows to find a new start date for Cycling’s biggest stage race after public gatherings were banned until mid-July in the...

    Cannes Film Festival will not be held this year in its original form organisers

    Cannes Film Festival will not be held this year in its original form organisers

    14 Apr 2020

    The Cannes Film Festival will not be held this year in "its original form" due to the Coronavirus, organisers said on Tuesday. The festival will nevertheless be made "real"...

    Cycling faces economic ‘meltdown’ if Tour de France cancelled

    Cycling faces economic ‘meltdown’ if Tour de France cancelled

    13 Apr 2020

    The Tour de France is not only a French monument, but also the economic heartbeat of professional cycling itself and analysts fear heavy consequences if the coronavirus crisis forces its...

    Top French fashion brands start making free masks for health workers

    Top French fashion brands start making free masks for health workers

    09 Apr 2020

    Louis Vuitton is converting five of its French workshops to make masks for frontline health workers, the luxury brand said Wednesday. Its chairman Michael Burke praised employees who had...

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