Morocco's Travel Receipts Hit Record High of $8.12 Billion in 2019Rabat – Morocco garnered a new high of MAD 78.8 billion ($8.12) in travel receipts in 2019, up from 73 billion ($7.5 billion) in 2018, according to the Exchange Office's annual report on the balance of payments and Morocco’s international investment position. France issued the majority....
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Anti-racism groups in Paris call out slave trader statuesPARIS (AP) — Anti-racism groups are leading a "de-colonial tour" of Paris on Sunday to call attention to monuments and streets honoring historical figures tied to the slave trade or colonial-era abuses.
The march, starting at the French capital's Museum of Immigration, is being held on the 58th....
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Algeria buries fighters whose skulls were in Paris museumALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria at last buried the remains of 24 fighters decapitated for resisting French colonial forces in the 19th century, in a ceremony Sunday rich with symbolism marking the country's 58th anniversary of independence.
The fighters' skulls were taken to Paris as war trophi....
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Algeria buries repatriated remains of anti-colonial fightersALGIERS, Algeria – Algeria prepared Sunday, July 5, to bury the remains of 24 resistance fighters repatriated after more than a century and a half, as it marks the 58th anniversary of its independence from France.
The skulls of the fighters, shot and decapitated in the early years of the Fren....
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Algeria awaits apology for French colonialismAlgeria is waiting for an apology for France's colonial occupation of the North African country, the president said, expressing hope that Emmanuel Macron would build on recent conciliatory overtures.....
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France-Turkey spat over Libya arms exposes NATO's limitsThe festering dispute between France and Turkey over a naval standoff in the Mediterranean Sea has shone a glaring searchlight on NATO's struggle to keep order among its ranks and exposed weaknesses in a military alliance that can only take action by consensus.....
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Tiafoe joins list of tennis stars testing positive for coronavirus
PARIS, France – Frances Tiafoe on Saturday, July 4, joined the list of tennis players to contract coronavirus, pulling out of an exhibition in Atlanta organized by former top 10 player John Isner who had controversially dismissed critics of the tournament as "coronabros."
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Mexico surpasses France in coronavirus death tollMexico reported 523 more coronavirus deaths on Saturday, pushing its tally to 30,366, overtaking France to become the fifth-highest in the world.....
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Mexico becomes 5th-hardest hit country in pandemic, surpassing FranceMEXICO CITY, Mexico – Mexico's death toll from the new coronavirus rose to 30,366 Saturday, July 4, propelling it past France to become the country with the fifth-highest number of fatalities in the global pandemic , according to the health ministry.
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Mexico's COVID deaths pass 30,000, world's 5th highest totalMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico topped 30,000 COVID-19 deaths Saturday, overtaking France as the country with the fifth-highest death toll since the coronavirus outbreak began.
Officials reported 523 more confirmed coronavirus deaths for the day, bringing the nation's total to 30,366 for the pandemic....
Coronavirus-hammered Air France announces 7,500 job cutsAir France and regional subsidiary Hop announced 7,500 job cuts Friday after the virus pandemic grounded most flights and darkened prospects for future air travel.Activists from multiple unions protested at Air France headquarters.......
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CSMD Chairman: Morocco's Development Requires Public Spending ReformRabat – The Chairman of Morocco's Special Commission on the Development Model (CSMD), Chakib Benmoussa, has presented the kingdom's logic behind drafting a new development model, explaining that public spending is an important factor that needs renovation. Benmoussa made the presentation durin....
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Paris Louvre museum reopens July 6 after crippling lossesPARIS, France – The Louvre in Paris, the world's most visited museum and home to the Mona Lisa, reopens on Monday, July 6, but with coronavirus restrictions in place and parts of the complex closed to visitors.
The Louvre has been closed since March 13 and this has already led "to .......
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EU says Iran has triggered nuclear deal dispute mechanismThe European Union's top diplomat said Friday that he has received a letter from Iran that triggers a dispute mechanism in the international agreement limiting Tehran's nuclear ambitions, citing concerns that Britain, France and Germany are not living up to their side of the deal.....
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Runway revolution: Is this the end of fashion as we know it?PARIS, France – Paris fashion week goes online for the first time in its history Monday, with fashion rocked not just by the coronavirus but by a growing revolt from within the industry.
The virus has brought designers' long-suppressed frustrations with the system and its unforgiving pace bubb....
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An old piece of Android malware is back and more dangerous than beforeAn old piece of Android malware called FakeSpy has resurfaced and is now targeting users across the United States and Western Europe.
The app is capable of stealing a user's text messages, banking information, and app data.
The malware spreads via a text message that seemingly comes from a....
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Air France, Hop! to shed 7,580 jobsPARIS, France – Air France management said on Friday, July 3, it planned to eliminate 7,580 jobs at the airline and its regional unit Hop! by the end of 2022 because of the coronavirus crisis .
The carrier wants to get rid of 6,560 positions of the .......
Air France to cut more than 7,500 jobsAir France plans to shed 7,580 jobs, or 17.5% of its current workforce, over the next few years, the company said on Friday.....
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Ivorian Prime minister, Amadou Gon Coulibaly, returned home on Thursday after a two-month absence for medical treatment in France.
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Opposition lawmakers: Resist anti-terror law – the 'death warrant to human rights'MANILA, Philippines – Opposition lawmakers on Friday, July 13, said that the signing of the anti-terrorism bill into law did not come as a surpise, so the Duterte administration should also expect widespread protests against the measure.
Calling the anti-terror law the "death warrant to human....
England publishes quarantine-free travel listPassengers arriving from certain destinations will no longer need to self-isolate when arriving in England transport secretary, Grant Shapps, has confirmed. A full list of countries has now been published, including popular destinations Spain, Germany, France and Greece.....
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The full list of countries English people can now travel to without a coronavirus quarantineGetty
The UK government has lifted the coronavirus travel quarantine for people returning to England from almost 60 countries around the world.
Previously all people arriving in England had to quarantine themselves for 14 days.
Most European countries are included in the list.
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Edouard Philippe: France's unshowy but popular PM bows outPARIS, France – Edouard Philippe served President Emmanuel Macron for 3 years as a loyal and unshowy prime minister, but his rising popularity and refusal to join the ruling party put his future on the line.
With the French government resigning on Friday, July 3, in the wake of disappointing....
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French court rejects fresh probe of plane downing that sparked Rwanda genocidePARIS, France – French appeals judges on Friday, July 3, threw out a bid to reopen an investigation into the 1994 assassination of Rwanda's president which sparked a 100-day genocide that killed 800,000 people.
While families of those who died when Juvenal Habyarimana's plane was shot down v....
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France Appoints Jean Castex New Prime Minister to Replace Edouard PhilippeRabat – President Emmanuel Macron appointed on Friday, July 3, Jean Castex as new Prime Minister after Edouard Philippe announced his resignation. The appointment is part of a "major cabinet reshuffle" following Philippe's decision to handhis resignation letter to the government. Macron's re....
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France's Macron picks new prime minister to reinvent presidencyPresident Emmanuel Macron named Jean Castex, a top civil servant and local mayor who orchestrated France‘s coronavirus lockdown exit strategy, as his new prime minister on Friday as he acted to reinvent his administration and win back voters. Castex, 55, hails from the centre-right of French ....
Can I travel to France? New rules explainedFRANCE has been included on the Government's new list of countries Brits can travel to without needing to self-quarantine, it has been announced. So can you now travel to France?....
French government resigns as Macron vows 'new course'PARIS, France – The French government resigned Friday, July 3, ahead of a cabinet reshuffle that President Emmanuel Macron says will set out a "new course" as the country grapples with the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic.
A government source confirmed to Agence France-Presse (AFP) that P....
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French PM Edouard Philippe resigns, successor to be namedFrance is to name a new prime minister "in the coming hours," the country's presidency said Friday, shortly after announcing Edouard Philippe's resignation amid an expected reshuffle.....
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UK to relax England's quarantine rules for summer travellersBritain’s government said it will lift its COVID-19 quarantine requirement for people arriving in England from countries including Germany, France, Spain and Italy from July 10. A full list of countries covered by the relaxation would be announced on Friday, the country's transport ministry sa....
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England begins lifting coronavirus quarantineLONDON, United Kingdom – The British government on Friday, July 3, revealed the first exemptions from its coronavirus quarantine, with arrivals from Germany, France, Spain, and Italy no longer required to self-isolate from July 10.
But in a potentially confusing move, the exemptions – applie....
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London hospital sees spike in child abuse during lockdownPARIS, France – A major London children's hospital registered a 15-fold increase in the number of apparent child abuse cases it dealt with during the COVID-19 lockdown compared to previous years, researchers reported Thursday, July 2.
From March 23 to April 23 – corresponding to the height o....
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Twitter appears to joke that it will add an edit button once 'EVERYONE' starts wearing masksTwitter said it would include an edit button once everyone starts wearing masks.
Users have repeatedly asked for an edit feature to be added.
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey told Wired that he hasn't added an edit button to preserve the platform's text message like vibe.
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Report: Mourinho keen to sign £27m 'priority' Everton target, player offered to Euro giantsReport: Mourinho keen to sign £27m 'priority' Everton target, player offered to Euro giants - originally posted on Sportslens.com
According to reports from France, Chelsea have offered Kurt Zouma to Paris Saint-Germain ahead of the summer transfer window. The central defender has racked....
E-waste levels surge 20% in 5 years – U.N.PARIS, France – Humans discarded more than 50 million tonnes of electronic waste last year – an increase of 20% in just 5 years – making tech refuse the world's fastest growing waste problem, the United Nations said Thursday, July 2.
In its annual report on e-waste – tossed .......
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Algeria says France to return remains of 24 resistance fightersAlgerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said Thursday that France will return the remains of 24 resistance fighters who were killed during its colonization of the North African country.....
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European banks team up to offer alternative to Visa, MastercardPARIS, France – Sixteen European banks have teamed up to deliver by 2022 a new unified payment system that will offer consumers on the continent both cards and digital wallets that could offer a serious alternative to the giants in the sector such as Visa and Mastercard.
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