The lower house of the French parliament on Tuesday approved a law allowing single parents and lesbians to use medically assisted reproduction for the first time. The National Assembly, by 326 votes to 115, approved the comprehensive bioethics law proposed by French President Emmanuel Macron’s
It looks more like a tuba, i.e. a tornado that does not touch the ground. The fire brigade of the Ardèche region has not yet been called to the area. According to several eyewitnesses who posted photos on social networks, a tornado was observed in
Border restrictions introduced by France to curb the spread of coronavirus variants have halved air passenger numbers in the past week, the transport minister said on Sunday, defending the government’s avoidance of a new lockdown. The French government has so far resisted calls from health experts to
A slate of detentions carried out on December 12 during a Paris protest by tens of thousands of people against France’s controversial security bill were “arbitrary”, Amnesty International France said Monday. Out of 142 people who were arrested, including 124 who were taken into custody,
At least ten people were wounded with an 89-year-old in “serious condition” after a blast occurred in a garage in the French city of Bordeaux on Saturday. Preliminary investigations suggest that gas caused the explosion, destroying the garage along with two neighbouring buildings. As many
France will not ratify a draft trade deal between the European Union and the Mercosur bloc “in its current form”, trade minister Franck Riester told AFP on Thursday. The government wants guarantees on the protection of the environment and on health norms from Mercosur’s members
If you’ve been dreaming of a trip to France, you may have to reconsider your destination, as the French government recently banned entry to all nonessential travelers from outside the European Union. This includes the U.K., no longer part of the EU, according to the BBC. Meanwhile, those
French President Emmanuel Macron warned Thursday about the lack of information about China’s coronavirus vaccines, saying they might even encourage the development of variants if they are not effective. Speaking to the Atlantic Council think-tank, Macron conceded that China’s early “diplomatic successes” in distributing vaccines
The Administrative Tribunal in Paris ruled this week that France failed to live up to its promise of reducing greenhouse gases under commitments made in the 2015 Paris Agreement, declaring that France was “responsible for ecological damage.” Several environmental groups were responsible for the case
Air France and its pilot unions protested on Wednesday against EU demands that the airline give up takeoff and landing slots at its Paris base in return for government aid. Brussels wants the French airline, part of Air France-KLM , to cede 24 Orly airport