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One Ocean Summit: India committed to eliminating single-use plastic, says PM Modi
India | Feb 11, 2022, 11:51 PM ISTOne Ocean Summit is being organised by France from February 9 to 11 in cooperation with the United Nations and the World Bank.
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Environment Minister, French envoy discuss 'One Ocean Summit', other issues
India | Jan 13, 2022, 12:40 AM ISTIn the virtual meeting, Yadav stated that the 'One Ocean Summit' will be an opportunity to gather political leaders and all stakeholders ready to make a decisive contribution with bold, tangible and actionable initiatives and commitments. "However, India is fully determined to protect its maritime interests, while it supports the maintenance of rule-based maritime systems, as mandated under UN Convention on the Law of Seas (UNCLOS), 1982," he emphasised.
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COVID pandemic: New variant detected in France not a threat yet, says WHO
World | Jan 07, 2022, 11:06 AM ISTThe strain is also known as the 'IHU' variant because it was first identified by academics at the IHU Mediterranee Infection institute in Marseille, France, reports Xinhua news agency.
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France allows some COVID infected medics to keep working
World | Jan 06, 2022, 07:28 AM ISTSpecial exemption to France’s quarantine rules being rolled out to hospitals, elderly care homes, doctors’ offices and other essential health services testifies to growing strain on French medical system by fast-spreading omicron variant.
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France logs over 1 lakh daily Covid-19 cases for first time
World | Dec 27, 2021, 09:33 AM ISTMore than 1 in 100 people in the Paris region have tested positive in the past week, according to the regional health service. Most new infections are linked to the omicron variant.
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COVID: France reports new record of 1,04,611 daily cases
World | Dec 26, 2021, 10:10 AM ISTA total of 16,162 Covid patients are currently hospitalised and 3,282 of them are in intensive care, Xinhua news agency reported, citing French Public Health Agency.
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French Defence Minister Florence Parly to begin India's visit today
India | Dec 17, 2021, 09:09 AM ISTFlorence Parly will pay tribute to India's soldiers at the National War Memorial in Delhi.
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France: At least 20 migrants dead after boat capsizes in Channel off northern port of Calais
World | Nov 24, 2021, 11:52 PM ISTBritish and French authorities were searching the area using helicopters and coast guard vessels, according to the French maritime agency for the region.
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Both France, US have strong interests in strengthening respective relationships with India: Blinken
World | Sep 24, 2021, 12:59 PM ISTIndia, the US and several other world powers have been talking about the need to ensure a free, open and thriving Indo-Pacific in the backdrop of China's rising military manoeuvring in the region.
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France recalls ambassadors to US, Australia over submarine deal
World | Sep 18, 2021, 12:41 PM ISTThe Australian government said it regretted France’s decision to recall its ambassador to that nation.
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Joe Biden angers France, EU with new Australia, UK initiative
World | Sep 17, 2021, 12:58 PM ISTThe security initiative, unveiled this week, appears to have brought Biden’s summer of love with Europe to an abrupt end. AUKUS, which notably excludes France and the European Union, is just the latest in a series of steps, from Afghanistan to east Asia, that have taken Europe aback.
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EXPLAINER: What’s at stake in the 2015 Paris attacks trial?
World | Sep 08, 2021, 02:55 PM IST9 gunmen and suicide bombers struck within minutes of each other at the national soccer stadium, the Bataclan concert hall and restaurants and cafes on Nov. 13, 2015.
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Afghanistan crisis: France, Britain to propose 'safe zone' in Kabul at United Nations meet tomorrow
World | Aug 29, 2021, 06:51 PM ISTThe French leader, currently in Iraq, said Sunday that Paris and London would propose at a Security Council meeting on the crisis in Afghanistan a resolution “aimed at defining a safe zone in Kabul under U.N. control.”
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France in talks with Taliban on humanitarian operations in Afghanistan: Emmanuel Macron
World | Aug 29, 2021, 08:40 AM ISTMeanwhile, Paris and London will call on Monday for the creation of a "safe zone" in Kabul, which is expected to allow the continuation of humanitarian operations, Emmanuel Macron said.
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France ends evacuations at Kabul airport
World | Aug 28, 2021, 07:16 AM IST“The team at France's embassy in Kabul reached Abu Dhabi before returning to France,” the statement said, suggesting that Ambassador David Martinon was returning home, too.
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Number of Covid patients hospitalized in France exceeds 10,000 again
World | Aug 17, 2021, 08:28 AM ISTThe number of Covid-19 patients in hospital in France passed the 10,000 mark on Monday for the first time since June.
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France relocates Kabul embassy to airport
World | Aug 15, 2021, 10:59 PM ISTForeign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drain said in a statement Sunday that military reinforcements and aircraft would deploy in the hours ahead to the United Arab Emirates, “so that the first evacuations toward Abu Dhabi can start.”
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Russia, France congratulate India on assuming UNSC presidency
News | Aug 01, 2021, 02:40 PM ISTRussia on Sunday congratulated India on assuming the presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), and said it is "truly impressed" with New Delhi's agenda, which "embraces pressing global issues" including maritime security peacekeeping and counter-terrorism.
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France allows visitors inoculated with India's Covishield vaccine
World | Jul 17, 2021, 07:08 PM ISTThe move to accept visitors vaccinated with AstraZeneca's vaccine made by India's Serum Institute came after a global outcry over the fact that the European Union's COVID-19 certificate only recognises AstraZeneca vaccines manufactured in Europe.
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Eiffel Tower reopens; COVID passes required as of next week
World | Jul 16, 2021, 06:45 PM ISTIts reopening comes four days after President Emmanuel Macron announced new measures aimed at warding off a fourth surge, including mandatory vaccinations for health workers and mandatory COVID-19 passes to enter restaurants and venues such as the Eiffel Tower.