During a special operation in northern France, in the Somme department, the gendarmerie detained 37 people. All of them, as stated in the report of law enforcement officers, collaborated with the “transnational Russian-speaking mafia.” Members of the criminal group are suspected of stealing vehicles and trafficking in tobacco products, the agency said on Twitter. Operational […]
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France: dreams of prosperity in Europe ended in death under a train
The four migrants were run over by a passenger train in southwestern France. Three died, the fourth was hospitalized in critical condition. All of them fell asleep on the railway tracks and did not hear the approach of the train, Ouest France reports today. The incident took place early in the morning near Saint-Jean-de-Luz station […]
Financial and migrant issues between London and Paris
Friendship is friendship, but money apart. British Home Secretary Damian Hinds vowed to pay France for the migrants. According to The Associated Press, the money promised to fight the flow of migrants will be paid within “the coming weeks.” This comes against the backdrop of recent tensions between the two countries. Gerald Darmanen, French Interior […]
France: the salvation of Notre Dame
In Paris, arrested a former pilot who was going to ram Notre Dame. The ex-pilot of civil aviation was detained by law enforcement officers in the south-west of France after they received information from the man’s relatives. They said that the 50-year-old former pilot was in an extremely depressed state and said in a conversation […]
Prime Minister criticizes opposition to Greco-French defense agreement
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis criticized the country’s left-wing opposition for refusing to support a defense agreement with France. After passing through the parliamentary committee stage, the agreement was to be ratified on Thursday by the entire parliament following a debate between party leaders. Ratification of the agreement is guaranteed and has already been backed […]
Half an hour over Paris
In the French capital, the tightrope walker Nathan Pauline overcame 670 meters, passing between the Eiffel Tower and the National Dance Theater of Chaillot, setting a new record. Enthusiastic spectators could watch the show of the French tightrope walker from the Trocadero, the Seine River and near the Eiffel Tower, according to Actu Paris. And […]
Denmark copes with coronavirus, France extends quarantine, Sicily introduces new measures
From September 10, Denmark is lifting the restrictions that were imposed in connection with the pandemic, the country’s health department said. Today, 80% of the adult population of Denmark (over 12 years old) is fully vaccinated, the country has reached the level of so-called herd immunity, so the government does not now consider COVID-19 as […]
Tourists expelled from the Antilles
The authorities of one of the Lesser Antilles in France, Martinique, are introducing unprecedented measures in connection with the spread of the coronavirus. The “second phase of restrictive measures” involves the closure of beaches and the expulsion of tourists. The decision was announced yesterday by the prefect Stanislas Kazel, urging “everyone who goes on vacation”, […]
France: new protocol for schools threatens with new protests
The protocol for educational institutions for the coming academic year has been published in France. Some children will be able to study in classrooms, while others will have to switch to distance learning. He talks about innovations European truthreferring to Euractiv. The main difference between the new school year during a pandemic is the different […]
Carefully! The infectivity of the gamma strain for the vaccinated is 60%
Scientists from France and Guiana warn about 60% infectivity of the gamma variant of coronavirus for vaccinated. The results of the research of scientists are published on the official website of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, RIA Novosti reports. In May this year, a surge in coronavirus infection was recorded at a gold […]
France: € 25 “bonus” when visiting the Eiffel Tower
The system of special sanitary passes began to operate in France on July 7 – for attending events where more than 50 people are present. You need to show one in order to climb the Eiffel Tower. However, even in his absence, you will not be denied a visit to the world famous sight. If […]
France: even seasoned policemen were horrified
An eerie sight appeared before the eyes of the French police officers who arrived at the villa on Sunday night at the call of a male neighbor who noticed a bag with human limbs: the dismembered and decapitated body of a teenager. A 32-year-old man, allegedly a cannibal, is charged with a gruesome crime committed […]