France
- Feb- 2022 -21 FebruaryDH Latest News
Jaishankar on a 3-day visit to France; to attend EU Ministerial Forum for Cooperation in Indo-Pacific
External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar began a three-day visit to France on Sunday, where he would attend the EU…
Read More » - 17 FebruaryDH Latest News
France to begin military withdrawal from Mali, sparking concerns about emboldened militants
France and its allies fighting Islamist terrorists in Mali announced on Thursday that they will begin their military withdrawal from…
Read More » - 8 FebruaryDH Latest News
Controversial forum proposed by the government to reform ‘Islam’
The French government on Saturday stepped up efforts to reshape Islam in France and rid it of extremism. There was…
Read More » - Jan- 2022 -29 JanuaryUK
Hong Kong reduces quarantine period from 21 to 14 days
Even as the southern Chinese metropolis confronts a new increase of COVID-19 infections, Hong Kong is reducing the time of…
Read More » - 24 JanuaryDH Latest News
France prohibits unvaccinated from entering public spaces
People who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 are no longer allowed in France’s restaurants, pubs, tourist places, or…
Read More » - 23 JanuaryDH Latest News
Jean-Jacques Savin, French adventurer dies on solo attempt to cross the Atlantic
On a solo effort to row across the Atlantic Ocean, a 75-year-old French adventurer, Jean-Jacques Savin, died. Jean-Jacques Savin’s death…
Read More » - 16 JanuaryDH NEWS
Country to suspend flight transits from over 100 countries
Hong Kong: The Airport Authority in Hong Kong decided to ban the transit of flight passengers from more than 100…
Read More » - 16 JanuaryDH Latest News
‘Strong EU borders necessary’, says French Presidential candidate
During a visit to Greece on Friday, French presidential candidate Valerie Pecresse emphasised the importance of strong European borders. Pecresse…
Read More » - 14 JanuaryDH Latest News
Winter brings tighter mask rules in Europe
To mask or not to mask was a question Italy answered emphatically early in the COVID-19 outbreak. Now, the pandemic’s…
Read More » - 14 JanuaryDH Latest News
Plastic bags, covers are banned from packaging vegetables, fruits: Read more…
A new law prohibiting the wrapping of fruits and vegetables in plastic covers became effective on January 1 in France.…
Read More » - 10 JanuaryDH Latest News
For the first time, a university offers a MA course in drinking, eating, and living!
Life is defined by good food, good drinks, and good living. However, a leading French university has gone one step…
Read More » - 7 JanuaryDH NEWS
France issues revised entry rules
Paris: The French government removed South Africa and some other countries from the list of places subject to highly restricted…
Read More » - 7 JanuaryDH Latest News
France fines Facebook Ireland over website cookies issue
The CNIL, data privacy agency of France, penalised Facebook Ireland Limited 60 million euros on December 31, 2021, because users…
Read More » - 6 JanuaryUS
French parliament approves new covid-19 vaccine protocols
On Thursday, the French parliament adopted the government’s latest measures to combat the COVID-19 virus, including a COVID vaccine pass,…
Read More » - 4 JanuaryDH Latest News
French scientists discover new Covid-19 variant ‘IHU’; More infectious, more mutations than Omicron
Amid Omicron scare, scientists in France have identified a new strain of coronavirus with more mutations and more infectious…
Read More » - 3 JanuaryDH Latest News
European Union flag removed from Arc de Triomphe
After an uproar from far-right and right-wing leaders, a giant European Union flag was placed to the Arc de Triomphe…
Read More » - 2 JanuaryDH NEWS
Country to make face masks mandatory for children
Paris: The French government has decided to make face masks mandatory for all children aged 6 and above to board…
Read More » - 2 JanuaryDH Latest News
European country announces new quarantine rules
Paris: France has announced new entry rules for passengers from the USA. As per the new guidelines, all unvaccinated people…
Read More » - 2 JanuaryDH Latest News
France reduces Covid-positive isolation period to 7 days from 10 days
French Health Minister Olivier Veran announced on Sunday that the isolation period for fully immunized patients who test positive for…
Read More » - 1 JanuaryDH Latest News
Iran’s space launh ‘regrettable’ amidst nuclear talk, says France
France criticised Iran’s satellite rocket launch on Friday, calling it “all the more regretful” because nuclear talks with international powers…
Read More » - Dec- 2021 -30 DecemberDH Latest News
Daily Covid cases in US, France hit record
According to data from Johns Hopkins University, the US has reached its highest-ever average of fresh Covid cases, as the…
Read More » - 29 DecemberDH Latest News
France shuts mosque in Beauvais after ‘unacceptable’ preaching
France has ordered the closure of a mosque in the country’s north due to the radical tone of its imam’s preaching, regional…
Read More » - 25 DecemberDH Latest News
Germany and France urge all parties to uphold the truce in eastern Ukraine
In a joint statement released on Thursday, Germany and France urged both Ukrainian government forces and Russia-backed separatists in eastern…
Read More » - 23 DecemberDH Latest News
France rolls out vaccination programs for children
On Wednesday, French children held fearfully to their parents as they entered a massive vaccine centre west of Paris, then…
Read More » - 22 DecemberDH Latest News
France to toughen vaccine rules in effort to avoid a lockdown
Faced with an increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations, France’s government is attempting to pass legislation requiring vaccination before entering any restaurant…
Read More » - 18 DecemberDH Latest News
Covid-19: France announces new restrictions
Paris: French government has decided to impose more restrictions in the country to prevent the spread of Covid-19 during holiday…
Read More » - 16 DecemberDH Latest News
Omicron; France to restrict travel from Britain
Paris: France will restrict arrivals from UK, due to the rapid spread of the omicron variant, limiting the reasons for…
Read More » - 16 DecemberDH NEWS
‘Durga Puja in Kolkata’ declared an ‘intangible cultural heritage of humanity’ by UNESCO
Durga Puja in Kolkata has been inscribed on the representative list of ‘intangible cultural heritage of humanity’ by UNESCO. In…
Read More » - 8 DecemberDH Latest News
Omicron: Country bans passengers from France
Manila: The Philippines government has decided to ban passengers from France. The decision was taken to contain the spread of…
Read More » - 4 DecemberDH NEWS
Omicron: France imposes new travel restrictions
Paris: The French government has announced new travel restrictions. The new rules will come into effect from Saturday, December 4,…
Read More » - 1 DecemberDH Latest News
Josephine Baker, black artist and anti-Nazy spy, honoured at Pantheon in France
Josephine Baker, the American-born performer, anti-Nazi spy and civil rights campaigner, was inducted into Pantheon in France, on Tuesday, becoming…
Read More » - Nov- 2021 -29 NovemberDH Latest News
Will not be held hostage to London’s politics, says France
France’s Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said the country is ready for a serious debate with Britain on matters connected to…
Read More » - 28 NovemberDH Latest News
European country extends travel restrictions
Paris: France has extended travel restrictions from seven southern African countries until December 1. The restrictions were supposed to last…
Read More » - 27 NovemberDH Latest News
France delays vaccine mandate enforcement for health workers in Caribbean islands
As a result of wide spread protests against Covid protocols in French territories, in which police officers were hurt and…
Read More » - 27 NovemberDH Latest News
As Merkel’s departure tests EU, Italy and France seal pact to deepen ties
At a time when EU diplomacy is being tested by Germany’s Angela Merkel’s exit, Italy and France signed a treaty…
Read More »