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Macron Has a Profane COVID Strategy for Anti-Vaxxers

'The unvaccinated, I really want to piss them off.'

(Newser) - French President Emmanuel Macron's COVID-19 strategy? Make those who are not yet vaccinated against the coronavirus really angry. "The unvaccinated, I really want to piss them off. And so, we're going to continue doing so, until the end. That's the strategy," Macron said in an...

Unvaccinated Celebrity Twins Die of COVID 6 Days Apart

Friend says Grichka and Igor Bogdanoff thought they were too healthy to be at risk

(Newser) - Celebrity identical twins Grichka and Igor Bogdanoff died identical deaths six days apart after failing to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The 72-year-old Frenchmen were both hospitalized with COVID in mid-December, the BBC reports. Grichka died on Dec. 28 and Igor died Monday. Their friend Luc Ferry, a former education minister,...

Movie Theaters Stay Open in France, but Hold the Popcorn

Snack, drink ban at venues takes effect Monday

(Newser) - No more munching, crunching and slurping at the movies in France: The country's increasingly fraught fight against an unprecedented surge in coronavirus infections is putting a stop to eating and drinking at French cinemas, just as they show signs of recovering from the brutal economic bashing of lockdowns last...

France's First Lady Preps Lawsuit: I Was Not Born Male

Brigitte Macron readies to file complaint over conspiracy theory that she's transgender

(Newser) - The name Jean-Michel Trogneux has been floating around in social media circles for months, and France's first lady isn't happy about it. That's because conspiracy theorists are claiming that's Brigitte Macron's birth name, and that she was born male, prompting the 68-year-old wife of Emmanuel...

New Caledonia Overwhelmingly Votes to Stick With France

Macron praises result, though independence supporters sat referendum out

(Newser) - Voters in the French island territory of New Caledonia chose overwhelmingly Sunday to stay part of France, in a referendum boycotted by pro-independence forces and closely watched around the South Pacific. French President Emmanuel Macron hailed the result as a resounding confirmation of France's role in the Indo-Pacific, the...

Woman Behind Spectacular Tour de France Crash to Pay

The 31-year-old was issued a fine

(Newser) - Update: The French woman who caused one of the worst crashes in Tour de France history by stepping into the road to hold up a sign will have to pay for that choice. The 31-year-old was ordered to pay a roughly $1,350 fine, as well as what the BBC...

Rape Case Against Director Luc Besson Takes a New Turn

Paris judge dismisses allegation against French moviemaker; meanwhile, his accuser has left acting

(Newser) - A Paris judge has dismissed a rape allegation against French director Luc Besson by the actress Sand Van Roy. The Dutch-Belgian actress, who starred in Besson films including 2017's Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets and 2018's Taxi 5, claimed the director raped her in a...

Khashoggi Slaying Suspect Arrested
Khashoggi Arrest Falls Apart
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Dec 8, 2021 10:30 AM CST

Khashoggi Arrest Falls Apart

Man arrested in Paris isn't the right Khaled Alotaibi

(Newser) - Update: Officials didn't get their guy after all. ABC News reports the man arrested Tuesday at Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport in connection with the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul was the wrong man. In what was apparently a case of...

Anti-Racism Activists Beaten at Far-Right Rally

French candidate holds first campaign event, drawing demonstrators

(Newser) - Anti-racism activists were beaten up Sunday as far-right former French TV pundit Eric Zemmour held his first presidential campaign rally near Paris, a few days after he formally declared his candidacy in a video highlighting his anti-migrant and anti-Islam views. Zemmour has drawn comparisons in France to Donald Trump because...

Male, Female Judo Stars Accuse Each Other of Assault

French Gold medalist Margaux Pinot posts image of her bruised face

(Newser) - A nasty dispute in the world of judo has emerged in France, where a female star and a male star are accusing each other of physical assault in a domestic dispute. Olympic gold medalist Margaux Pinot, 27, alleges that partner Alain Schmitt—a 38-year-old coach and former world-class competitor—assaulted...

Nonbinary Pronoun Causes Uproar in France

First lady has spoken out against 'iel'

(Newser) - A move toward accepting gender-neutral language has, predictably, caused controversy in France, where every noun has a gender and a conservative 386-year-old institute works to keep the language "pure." One of the country's most influential dictionaries is facing a backlash after including the nonbinary pronoun "iel”...

American Legend Is First Black Woman Given French Honor

Josephine Baker makes history nearly 50 years after her death

(Newser) - France is inducting Josephine Baker—Missouri-born cabaret dancer, French World War II spy and civil rights activist—into its Pantheon, the first Black woman honored in the final resting place of France’s most revered luminaries. On Tuesday, a coffin carrying soils from the US, France and Monaco—places where...

After Deaths, Macron Tells UK to 'Get Serious' on Migrants

France disinvites British official from meeting over unwelcome proposals

(Newser) - France and Britain are butting heads over how to address the migrant crisis in the Channel following the deaths of 17 men; seven women, one of whom was pregnant; and three children on Wednesday, per the BBC . French President Emmanuel Macron told Britain to "get serious" after Prime Minister...

France Decides on Third Shots but Not More Restrictions

As cases surge, officials cut gap between second and third shots to 5 months

(Newser) - France launched a plan Thursday to give COVID-19 booster shots to all adults, as it opted against a further lockdown or curfew to help combat an uptick in infections in the country. Coronavirus infections have jumped in France over the past few days, with daily new cases rising above the...

At Least 31 Dead in English Channel Disaster

Migrants' boat capsized after leaving France

(Newser) - At least 31 people bound for Britain died Wednesday when their boat sank in the English Channel, in what France’s interior minister called the biggest tragedy involving migrants on the dangerous crossing to date. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said 34 people were believed to have been on the boat,...

Mass Marches Decry Violence Against Women
Mass Marches Decry
Violence Against Women
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Nov 20, 2021 3:25 PM CST

Mass Marches Decry Violence Against Women

Pleas for French government to act have been growing louder

(Newser) - Tens of thousands of protesters marched Saturday through Paris and other French cities to demand more government action to prevent violence against women. The demonstrations come amid growing outrage in France over women killed by their partners, the AP reports. French women are increasingly speaking out about sexual harassment and...

The French Flag Changed Last Year. No One Said Anything

Macron started putting up flags at the presidential palace with a darker shade of blue

(Newser) - For more than 40 years, the tricolor French flag has sported a bright shade of blue to match that found on Europe's flag . If you've been wondering over the past year, however, why that blue seems darker of late, you don't need an eye exam—you've...

Teen Who Disappeared for 24 Hours: I Was Kidnapped
Prosecutor
on 'Kidnapped'
Teen: She Lied
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Nov 13, 2021 7:30 AM CST

Prosecutor on 'Kidnapped' Teen: She Lied

17-year-old turned up bloody at French eatery after vanishing 24 hours earlier, claiming an abduction

(Newser) - Update: She wasn't abducted after all. A 17-year-old who vanished during a run, then turned up bloody 24 hours later at an eatery in western France, claiming she'd been kidnapped by two men, has now admitted she made the whole thing up, reports the BBC . Local prosecutor Celine...

Paris Man Gets Life for Murder of Holocaust Survivor

Mireille Knoll was stabbed 11 times

(Newser) - Update: A 32-year-old Paris man has been sentenced to life for the horrific murder of a Holocaust survivor in 2018. Yacine Mihoub was convicted of stabbing 85-year-old Jewish woman Mireille Knoll 11 times during what prosecutors said was a botched robbery fueled by anti-Semitism and the belief that she had...

In French Soccer Attack, 'What Is Suspected Is Implausible'

Aminata Diallo suspected of arranging beating of PSG teammate Kheira Hamraoui

(Newser) - A member of one of the world's most prominent women's soccer teams was arrested Wednesday—six days after masked men attacked a woman the New York Times describes as "her rival for playing time." Police in France say that after Paris St. Germain midfielder Aminata Diallo...

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