France

Particulate pollution levels have been reported to have significantly increased in various French regions. The prefects of many French departments have chosen to restrict traffic to the least polluting vehicles and the top…

A man committed suicide by jumping from the top floor of the La Defense shopping mall in Paris, France. Following the incident, people nearby started to run away in panic. Authorities reported that the rumble of the man's fall sounded like…

Upon the call of the Speaker of the Assembly, Yael Braun-Pivet, the deputies of the French National Assembly held a moment of silence for those who lost their lives in the devastating earthquakes that struck Türkiye and Syria. Speaking…

French unions have called for two more days of strikes on Feb 7 and 11 in an effort to force the government to reconsider its pension reform plan. The French Interior Ministry reported over 1.2 million people took to the streets across…

Although the protests that were held throughout about 200 French cities and towns against the pension reform to gradually increase the retirement age from 62 to 64 were peaceful in overall, occasional clashes broke out between police and…

While reactions towards the pension reform in France continues, bakers, who state having a difficult time due to increased electricity and raw material prices, compulsory premiums and taxes, gathered in the Place de la Nation in the capital…

After the announcement of a regulation that would raise the retirement age to 64, French people took to the streets to demand the government retract the decision. Jean-Luc Mélenchon, leader of the French far-left Party of Unyielding…

Thousands of people took to the streets in various parts of France, particularly in the capital city of Paris, in response to a retirement law announced by Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne. The law states that the retirement age will be…

France is currently experiencing shortages of certain drugs such as paracetamol and amoxicillin. Pharmacists have had difficulties obtaining drugs and have reported delays in delivery since the end of last year. According to the…

The energy crisis continues after Russia cut off gas to some European countries that imposed sanctions on Moscow for its attacks on Ukraine. As part of the austerity steps in France, the lights in the symbolic locations of the capital…