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French Surgeon, Who Sexually Abused 299 Patients, Also Raped Son's Friends
Joel Le Scouarnec, 74, has been on trial in the western city of Vannes since last week in one of the country's largest child sex abuse cases.
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France Confirms First Case Of Mpox Variant
France has detected its first case of a new mpox virus, the health ministry said on Monday. A case of the clade 1b variant was confirmed in the western Brittany region.
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Shootout Linked To Drug Trafficking Injures Five In France
A massive shootout linked to drug trafficking has left a teenager and four others seriously wounded in western France, Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau said.
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Iran Threatens Action Against Western Sanctions Over Arms Supply To Russia
Iran has vowed to respond to fresh sanctions imposed by Britain, France and Germany over what they said was its supply of short-range missiles to Russia for use in Ukraine.
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Schoolteacher Stabbed By Student In Classroom In France
An 18-year-old pupil was detained in western France on Monday after stabbing his English teacher in the face and fleeing, authorities said.
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Opinion | India's Growing Defence Needs Can Force It To Make A Tough Choice Soon
India needs more sophisticated technology than what Russia can offer today. There is now a complex choice that it has avoided making for years: rely on Western states led by the US or on an increasingly inconsistent Russia.
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Magnitude 5.8 Earthquake Strikes France
A rare 5.8 magnitude earthquake hit large parts of western France on Friday evening, with the seismology bureau BCSF calling it "very strong" amid reports of damage to buildings.
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Air France Flight From Japan's Osaka To Paris Turns Back After Malfunction: Report
An Air France KLM SA passenger plane flying from Osaka in western Japan to French capital Paris turned back on Sunday after weather radar and speed meters malfunctioned while flying over the Pacific Ocean, Kyodo news agency reported.
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Time For More Ukraine Support, Not Russia Dialogue, Says France's Macron
Macron has drawn criticism among some NATO allies for delivering mixed messages regarding his policy on the war between Ukraine and Russia, with some considering Paris a weak link in the Western alliance.
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France, Allies "Not At War With Russia": Foreign Minister
Neither France nor its allies are fighting a war against Russia, the French foreign ministry said Thursday, following a Western decision to send heavy tanks to Ukraine to repel the Russian invasion.
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Western Arms Will Only "Prolong Suffering" Of Ukrainians: Russia
The Kremlin on Monday said moves by France and other Western countries to supply Ukraine with weapons -- including light tanks -- would only make life more difficult for Ukrainians.
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France's Golden Boy Kylian Mbappe In Firing Line After Rare Communication Faux Pas
Mbappe burst out laughing along with his coach Christophe Galtier in a press conference when a question was put to them about PSG's decision to travel by private jet to a game in the western city of Nantes.
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Foretaste Of Future? Europe Swelters In Record-Breaking Heat Wave
Spain, France and other western European nations on Saturday sweltered under a blistering June heatwave that has sparked forest fires and concerns that such early summer blasts of hot weather will now become the norm.
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France Records Over 40 Degrees As Heatwave Singes Europe
France, Spain and other western European nations braced on Saturday for a sweltering June weekend that is set to break records and sparked concern about forest fires and the effects of climate change.
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Europe's Early Summer Heat Wave: Record Temperatures In 4 Decades
Spain was headed for record June temperatures in four decades on Friday, one area of France banned outdoor events, and drought stalked Italian farmers, as an early summer heat wave sent Western Europeans hunting for shade.
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French Surgeon, Who Sexually Abused 299 Patients, Also Raped Son's Friends
Joel Le Scouarnec, 74, has been on trial in the western city of Vannes since last week in one of the country's largest child sex abuse cases.
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France Confirms First Case Of Mpox Variant
France has detected its first case of a new mpox virus, the health ministry said on Monday. A case of the clade 1b variant was confirmed in the western Brittany region.
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Shootout Linked To Drug Trafficking Injures Five In France
A massive shootout linked to drug trafficking has left a teenager and four others seriously wounded in western France, Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau said.
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Iran Threatens Action Against Western Sanctions Over Arms Supply To Russia
Iran has vowed to respond to fresh sanctions imposed by Britain, France and Germany over what they said was its supply of short-range missiles to Russia for use in Ukraine.
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Schoolteacher Stabbed By Student In Classroom In France
An 18-year-old pupil was detained in western France on Monday after stabbing his English teacher in the face and fleeing, authorities said.
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Opinion | India's Growing Defence Needs Can Force It To Make A Tough Choice Soon
India needs more sophisticated technology than what Russia can offer today. There is now a complex choice that it has avoided making for years: rely on Western states led by the US or on an increasingly inconsistent Russia.
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Magnitude 5.8 Earthquake Strikes France
A rare 5.8 magnitude earthquake hit large parts of western France on Friday evening, with the seismology bureau BCSF calling it "very strong" amid reports of damage to buildings.
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Air France Flight From Japan's Osaka To Paris Turns Back After Malfunction: Report
An Air France KLM SA passenger plane flying from Osaka in western Japan to French capital Paris turned back on Sunday after weather radar and speed meters malfunctioned while flying over the Pacific Ocean, Kyodo news agency reported.
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Time For More Ukraine Support, Not Russia Dialogue, Says France's Macron
Macron has drawn criticism among some NATO allies for delivering mixed messages regarding his policy on the war between Ukraine and Russia, with some considering Paris a weak link in the Western alliance.
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France, Allies "Not At War With Russia": Foreign Minister
Neither France nor its allies are fighting a war against Russia, the French foreign ministry said Thursday, following a Western decision to send heavy tanks to Ukraine to repel the Russian invasion.
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Western Arms Will Only "Prolong Suffering" Of Ukrainians: Russia
The Kremlin on Monday said moves by France and other Western countries to supply Ukraine with weapons -- including light tanks -- would only make life more difficult for Ukrainians.
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France's Golden Boy Kylian Mbappe In Firing Line After Rare Communication Faux Pas
Mbappe burst out laughing along with his coach Christophe Galtier in a press conference when a question was put to them about PSG's decision to travel by private jet to a game in the western city of Nantes.
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Foretaste Of Future? Europe Swelters In Record-Breaking Heat Wave
Spain, France and other western European nations on Saturday sweltered under a blistering June heatwave that has sparked forest fires and concerns that such early summer blasts of hot weather will now become the norm.
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France Records Over 40 Degrees As Heatwave Singes Europe
France, Spain and other western European nations braced on Saturday for a sweltering June weekend that is set to break records and sparked concern about forest fires and the effects of climate change.
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Europe's Early Summer Heat Wave: Record Temperatures In 4 Decades
Spain was headed for record June temperatures in four decades on Friday, one area of France banned outdoor events, and drought stalked Italian farmers, as an early summer heat wave sent Western Europeans hunting for shade.
