Notre Dame reopens after five-year refit

Agence France Presse 12/08/2024

France celebrated the re-opening of the newly restored Notre Dame cathedral on Saturday at a special church service that featured a standing ovation for the firefighters who saved the 12th-century landmark during a 2019 blaze. A two-hour…

Notre Dame: France shows off cathedral after ‘impossible’ restoration

Agence France Presse 11/30/2024

PARIS, France — France on Friday showed off to the world the gleaming restored interior of Notre Dame cathedral, just over a week before the 850-year-old mediaeval edifice reopens following painstaking restoration after the devastating 2019 fire.…

France’s Gisele Pelicot says ‘macho’ society must change attitude on rape

Agence France Presse 11/24/2024

Gisele Pelicot, the French woman drugged by her ex-husband so she could be raped and sexually abused by him and dozens of strangers, said that it was time for a “macho” society to change its attitude on…

Mass rape trial sparks demonstrations across France

Agence France Presse 11/24/2024

  Tens of thousands demonstrated in major French cities Saturday against violence targeting women, as campaigners push for the country to learn from a mass rape trial that has shocked the public. The prosecution in the southern…

Teen ‘stabbed 50 times’ then burned alive in France

10/07/2024

Marseille, France–The southern French city of Marseille was shaken this week by two apparently drug-related killings, including the murder of a 15-year-old boy who was “stabbed 50 times” and burned alive, prosecutors said on Sunday. Marseille, France’s second-largest…

Alain Delon: France bids farewell to the screen legend

Agence France Presse 08/19/2024

PARIS, France — As tributes for film legend Alain Delon poured in from around the globe following his death at 88, France was preparing on Monday its farewell to one of its greatest stars. No national tribute…

EURO 2024: Spain beats France, 2-1 to reach tournament final

Associated Press 07/10/2024

MUNICH — Spain reached the European Championship final with a 2-1 victory over France on Tuesday with 16-year-old Lamine Yamal becoming the youngest-ever scorer at the tournament. France took an early lead when Randal Kolo Muani headed…

PH, France to start VFA talks in May

Jane Bautista 04/27/2024

The Philippines and France might start talking formally next month about a Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA). This agreement would let their militaries do joint exercises in the Philippines. Ambassador Marie Fontanel, the top French diplomat in Manila,…

France explores defense collaboration with PH including supplying submarines

Donna Pazzibugan 02/02/2024

France is in talks with the Philippines about selling submarines, fighter planes, and other defense equipment, in addition to negotiating formal agreements for joint military exercises. French Ambassador to Manila Marie Fontanel expresses her country’s strong interest…

French gov’t looking to bolster student exchange programs, mulls edu-fair in Cebu

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/23/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – As part of its commitment to strengthen ties between France and the Philippines, the French government is eyeing to bolster its student exchange programs. These were some of the plans newly appointed France…

NBA: Wembanyama shines for Spurs in pre-season debut

10/10/2023

French prodigy Victor Wembanyama scored 20 points in an impressive pre-season debut for the San Antonio Spurs against Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday. Wembanyama, the 19-year-old No.1 draft pick from Paris who is being tipped as a…

NBA: Wembanyama bulks up ahead of debut season

10/03/2023

San Antonio, United States—French prodigy Victor Wembanyama said Monday he has bulked up significantly as he prepares for the physically demanding rigors of his debut NBA season with the San Antonio Spurs. The 19-year-old 7ft 3in phenomenon’s relatively…

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