French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte confronted unmasked protesters during a Bastille Day walk in a public garden, raising further concerns about their security arrangements. A group of “vests jaunes” – yellow vests – protesters saw the Macrons and followed them, asking the president to resign and shouting …
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Antigovernment jaunes vests (yellow vests) abused Emmanuel Macron while walking with his wife, Brigitte, on Bastille Day in a public garden in Paris, prompting calls from opposition leaders to increase security. The protesters clashed with the French president and his wife, Brigitte, as they walked with bodyguards in the Tuileries …
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TOPLINE Facing around 500 new infections each day, England and France announced new nationwide mask mandates on Tuesday to curb minor resurgences of the virus, highlighting a marked difference in approach from the significantly hardest hit United States, whose leaders have reprimanded strongly the need for a national requirement despite …
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To honor front-line workers who have been risking their lives for months during the coronavirus pandemic, France celebrated Bastille Day by giving them “historic” pay increases. The country hosted small-scale celebrations honoring health workers during the national holiday on Tuesday as its partial closure continued. While health workers around the …
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union (EU) is preparing countermeasures against China in response to Beijing’s new security law on Hong Kong, the bloc’s top diplomat said on Monday, but the envoys stressed that the likely steps will not amount to Economic sanctions. FILE PHOTO: Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde …
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