Tag: France

• Tuesday, May 4th 2021 - 09:18 UTC

  France to return to Argentina Tehuelche remains seized in 1896 and displayed at Paris museums

  

  The French government has, at last, agreed to return the skeleton of a Liempichún Sakamata which ended up in a Paris museum after being seized in 1896 by Count Henry de la Vaulx, who desecrated his grave and took it away with all of its adornments in Argentina.

• Saturday, April 24th 2021 - 08:48 UTC

  Argentine Navy takes delivery of brand new patrol vessel in France

  

  The Argentine Navy last week took delivery in Concarneau, France, of the brand new Ocean Patrol Vessel (OPV) 87 ARA Piedrabuena which is expected to arrive at its future home base in Mar del Plata to start operating along with her sister ship of the Gowind class, the ARA Bouchard, it was reported.

• Tuesday, April 20th 2021 - 17:29 UTC

  France to impose € 1,500 fine to South American travelers who skip quarantine

  

  A ten-day mandatory quarantine for travellers arriving into France from South America, namely from Brazil, Argentina, Chile and French Guiana as well as from South Africa, shall be effective as of this coming Saturday, said French Secretary of State for European Affairs, Clément Beaune.

• Tuesday, April 13th 2021 - 16:59 UTC

  To curb spread of Manaus coronavirus strain, France bans flights to Brazil

  

  France's government has banned all flights to/from Brazil effective following the increase of covid-19 cases of the Manaus strain detected in the European nation.

• Tuesday, March 16th 2021 - 08:20 UTC

  United States accounted for 37% of global arms sales in 2016/20, SIPRI

  

  The United States accounted for 37% of global arms sales during the 2016-2020 period and sold arms to 96 countries. Almost half of its sales went to the Middle East, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said in a report on Monday. US exports increased 15% compared to the 2011-2015 period.

• Thursday, March 11th 2021 - 09:07 UTC

  Major fire at Europe's largest cloud services knocks out some 3,6 million websites

  

  Some 3,6 million websites were knocked out because of a fire at a French cloud services firm in Strasbourg, including French government agencies' portals, banks, shops, news websites, and a chunk of the FR webspace, according to Internet monitors.

• Saturday, March 6th 2021 - 08:40 UTC

  Casino supermarkets sued under French law for selling beef linked to deforestation

  

  French supermarket chain Casino is being sued by indigenous groups from the Amazon, for allegedly selling beef linked to deforestation. The 11 indigenous groups, backed by NGOs in the US and France, are seeking €3.1m in damages.

• Thursday, March 4th 2021 - 08:00 UTC

  France bans extreme right group which incited hatred, violence and attacks immigrants

  

  France agreed on Wednesday to ban the far-right group Generation Identity. Interior minister Gerald Darmanin said it took into account the group's “structure and military organization,” adding that GI can be regarded “as having the character of a private militia.”

• Tuesday, March 2nd 2021 - 08:01 UTC

  Ex president Sarkozy found guilty of corruption: end of political career?

  

  Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was found guilty of corruption on Monday (March 1) and handed a three-year prison sentence after a court in Paris convicted him for trying to illegally influence a judge during his time in office.

• Monday, February 8th 2021 - 10:30 UTC

  France want “environmental and health standards” guarantees from Mercosur to sign the trade accord

  

  Mercosur/European Union trade agreement signing delayed because of a demand from France for guarantees referred to as “environmental and health standards” from country members of the South American block.