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French Lawmaker Caught Buying Designer Drug In Street Deal
A French far-left lawmaker admitted on Tuesday to having been caught by police after purchasing a synthetic drug from an underage supplier in a street deal, earning him a sharp rebuke from France's law-and-order interior minister.
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"No Right To Take Life," Says Vatican As France Stages Landmark Abortion Vote
The Vatican repeated Monday its opposition to abortion as French lawmakers, in a world first, were set to anchor the right in the country's constitution.
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France Set To Make Abortion Constitutional Right
French lawmakers are expected Monday to anchor the right to abortion in the country's constitution, in a global first that has garnered overwhelming public support.
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European Politicians Reach Disneyland After A Technical Glitch In The Train Signalling
European Union lawmakers en route from Brussels to Strasbourg found themselves at Disneyland Paris due to a routing error.
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8 Citizens Killed, Taken Hostage By Hamas In Israel: France MP
At least eight French nationals were missing, confirmed dead or taken hostage after Hamas's weekend attack on Israel, a lawmaker said Monday.
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King Charles To Address French Senate After Urging Stronger France-UK Ties
King Charles III on Thursday follows in his mother Queen Elizabeth II's footsteps by addressing lawmakers in the French upper chamber of parliament on the second day of a visit that has seen him urge stronger ties between the countries.
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France Set To Allow Police To Spy Through Phones
French police should be able to spy on suspects by remotely activating the camera, microphone and GPS of their phones and other devices, lawmakers agreed late Wednesday.
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Video: Seaweed Thrown At Party MP Of France's Macron Over Covid Measures
French politicians from across the spectrum on Monday condemned an attack on a lawmaker from the North Atlantic overseas territory of Saint-Pierre-and-Miquelon by protesters against the government's Covid-19 health pass.
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Vaccine-Sceptic French Lawmaker Dies After Contracting COVID-19
French lawmaker Jose Evrard, whose vaccine-sceptic far-right party had opposed government measures to control the spread of COVID-19, has died after contracting the coronavirus, the president of the parliament said on Friday.
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France Bans Wild Animals In Circuses In "Historic Step" Against Abuse
French lawmakers voted on Thursday to end wild animals being used in live circus shows, spelling an end to performing tigers, lions or bears.
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French Lawmaker Calls Taiwan A "Country" In Visit Protested By China
The head of a French delegation of senators on Thursday called Taiwan a "country" during a visit to Taipei, risking fury from China which has strongly protested against the trip.
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Paris Slams "Unacceptable Comments" From China's Ambassador
France's foreign ministry on Monday condemned "unacceptable comments" from the Chinese ambassador in Paris in recent days, including "insults and threats toward lawmakers and a French researcher."
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French Lawmakers Approve Bill To Fight "Islamist Separatism"
France's lower house of parliament on Tuesday voted in favour of a law to battle "Islamist separatism" that is billed by the government as a riposte to religious groups attempting to undermine the secular state.
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French President Joins Outrage After Magazine Shows Black MP As Slave
French President Emmanuel Macron led nationwide outrage Saturday after an ultra-conservative magazine portrayed a black lawmaker as a slave.
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Citizenship Amendment Act India's Internal Matter, Says France: Report
France considers the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) an internal matter of India, French diplomatic sources said today after nearly 600 lawmakers in the 751-member European Union parliament moved six resolutions against the controversial law.
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French Lawmaker Caught Buying Designer Drug In Street Deal
A French far-left lawmaker admitted on Tuesday to having been caught by police after purchasing a synthetic drug from an underage supplier in a street deal, earning him a sharp rebuke from France's law-and-order interior minister.
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"No Right To Take Life," Says Vatican As France Stages Landmark Abortion Vote
The Vatican repeated Monday its opposition to abortion as French lawmakers, in a world first, were set to anchor the right in the country's constitution.
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France Set To Make Abortion Constitutional Right
French lawmakers are expected Monday to anchor the right to abortion in the country's constitution, in a global first that has garnered overwhelming public support.
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European Politicians Reach Disneyland After A Technical Glitch In The Train Signalling
European Union lawmakers en route from Brussels to Strasbourg found themselves at Disneyland Paris due to a routing error.
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8 Citizens Killed, Taken Hostage By Hamas In Israel: France MP
At least eight French nationals were missing, confirmed dead or taken hostage after Hamas's weekend attack on Israel, a lawmaker said Monday.
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King Charles To Address French Senate After Urging Stronger France-UK Ties
King Charles III on Thursday follows in his mother Queen Elizabeth II's footsteps by addressing lawmakers in the French upper chamber of parliament on the second day of a visit that has seen him urge stronger ties between the countries.
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France Set To Allow Police To Spy Through Phones
French police should be able to spy on suspects by remotely activating the camera, microphone and GPS of their phones and other devices, lawmakers agreed late Wednesday.
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Video: Seaweed Thrown At Party MP Of France's Macron Over Covid Measures
French politicians from across the spectrum on Monday condemned an attack on a lawmaker from the North Atlantic overseas territory of Saint-Pierre-and-Miquelon by protesters against the government's Covid-19 health pass.
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Vaccine-Sceptic French Lawmaker Dies After Contracting COVID-19
French lawmaker Jose Evrard, whose vaccine-sceptic far-right party had opposed government measures to control the spread of COVID-19, has died after contracting the coronavirus, the president of the parliament said on Friday.
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France Bans Wild Animals In Circuses In "Historic Step" Against Abuse
French lawmakers voted on Thursday to end wild animals being used in live circus shows, spelling an end to performing tigers, lions or bears.
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French Lawmaker Calls Taiwan A "Country" In Visit Protested By China
The head of a French delegation of senators on Thursday called Taiwan a "country" during a visit to Taipei, risking fury from China which has strongly protested against the trip.
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Paris Slams "Unacceptable Comments" From China's Ambassador
France's foreign ministry on Monday condemned "unacceptable comments" from the Chinese ambassador in Paris in recent days, including "insults and threats toward lawmakers and a French researcher."
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French Lawmakers Approve Bill To Fight "Islamist Separatism"
France's lower house of parliament on Tuesday voted in favour of a law to battle "Islamist separatism" that is billed by the government as a riposte to religious groups attempting to undermine the secular state.
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French President Joins Outrage After Magazine Shows Black MP As Slave
French President Emmanuel Macron led nationwide outrage Saturday after an ultra-conservative magazine portrayed a black lawmaker as a slave.
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Citizenship Amendment Act India's Internal Matter, Says France: Report
France considers the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) an internal matter of India, French diplomatic sources said today after nearly 600 lawmakers in the 751-member European Union parliament moved six resolutions against the controversial law.
