France
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France Detains Seven Over New Cryptocurrency Kidnapping
The man, aged 20 according to Swiss media reports, was freed on Sunday in the southeastern city of Valence in a special operation by French gendarmes, said the source, asking not to be named.
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French Surgeon Sentenced to 20 Years for Abusing Children
Le Scouarnec, one of the most prolific convicted sex predators in France’s history, was already in prison after being sentenced in 2020 to 15 years for raping and sexually assaulting four children, including two of…
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Writer Kamel Daoud sued in France over prizewinning book
The novel, banned in Algeria, tells the story of a young woman who loses her voice when an Islamist cuts her throat as she witnesses her family being massacred during the war.
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Jean-Marie Le Pen Afariki Dunia Afariki Dunia Akiwa Na 96
Le Pen, ambaye alikuwa chini ya uangalizi mkali wa matibabu nyumbani kwake, alifariki dunia adhuhuri (1100 GMT) Jumanne “akiwa amezungukwa na wapendwa wake”, familia ilisema katika taarifa.
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French Far-Right Figurehead Jean-Marie Le Pen Passes Away At 96
Le Pen, who had been in a care home for several weeks, died at midday (1100 GMT) Tuesday “surrounded by his loved ones”, the family said in a statement.
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France Mass Rape Trial Triggers Soul-Searching in Spain
A French court is expected to give its verdict this week in the case of Dominique Pelicot, 72, who has admitted drugging his then wife Gisele Pelicot, also 72, for almost a decade so he…
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Scientists Struggle to Explain Record Surge in Global Heat
Scientists are unanimous that burning fossil fuels has largely driven long-term global warming, and that natural climate variability can also influence temperatures one year to the next.
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Pope Cuts Three-Coffin Tradition From Papal Funerals
Deceased popes traditionally have three coffins, one made out of cypress, one of lead and one of elm, which are placed one inside the other, before the papal body is interred.
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France Court Orders Google to Halt News Search Scheme
The union alleged that the search giant was going to start testing on Thursday a scheme under which it would remove from search results some articles from media with which it was clashing over rights…
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World Leaders Pledge To Work With Trump as He Wins US Election
World leaders raced to congratulate Donald Trump on Wednesday as he triumphed in a stunning US election victory over Kamala Harris.
