France

London:  In France, where vaccine skepticism, in general, is high, nearly one in three working-age adults were outright opposed to being vaccinated against Covid-19 when they participated in a survey after the first wave of the pandemic in…

Paris: France on Friday reported 23,292 more confirmed Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the country's total infections to 30,11,257, showed the government data website. The country's Covid-19 death toll now stands at 72,647,…

New Delhi: The samples of six UK returnees in Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Pune have been found to be positive with the new variant genome, the central government said on Tuesday, adding that they have been kept in a single-room-isolation in…

Paris:  France on Monday reported 363 Covid-19 deaths, a sign of no improvement of the epidemic situation, which has raised the perspective of a third lockdown, probably at the regional level, after holiday seasons. The country has…

Paris: France reported 146 deaths caused by Covid-19 infection in the past 24 hours, according to data released by the health authorities. In the past 24 hours, 3,093 new cases were recorded, a sharp drop from 20,262 reported the day…

Paris:  A gunman in France has shot dead three police officers who were called to a domestic violence incident, officials said. A woman had fled to the roof of a house in the remote village of Saint-Just early on Wednesday. The gunman…

Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron condemned the "Islamist terrorist attack" in Nice and vowed to take new measures to fight terrorism. "Tomorrow there will be a Defence Council (meeting), in which new measures will be taken,"…

Brussels: The leaders of the European Union (EU) issued a joint statement condemning "terrorist attacks" in France, after the latest one in Nice left at least three dead and several injured. "We, European Leaders, are shocked and…

London/Paris: At least three people have been killed and several others wounded after a knife attack inside a cathedral in Nice, France. One of the victims is believed to be beheaded. The attack took place at 9 am on Thursday morning…

Paris: France will go into national lockdown starting from Friday to stem the second wave of the coronavirus epidemic, President Emmanuel Macron announced. "The virus is circulating at a speed that not even the most pessimistic forecasts…