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Black boxes from Karachi crash plane sent to France

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The flight recorders from the Pakistan International Airlines' Airbus which crashed short of the runway at Karachi airport on May 22nd, killing 97 people on board, have been sent to France for examinsation by the country's air accident investigation agency, the BEA.

Renault tries to defuse union outcry over French factories

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Chairman Jean-Dominique Senard said he was not planning to shut the factory at Maubeuge in northern France.

Ex-sports minister says French league cancelled too early

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Patrick Kanner, sports minister from 2014-17, thinks the leagues felt pressured following PM's televised address into calling their seasons off, and that play might have been able to go ahead in the right conditions.

France’s daily virus death toll under 100 for ninth day in a row

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The French health ministry said that the number of fatalities had risen by 52, or 0.2 percent, to 28,714, the fourth-highest coronavirus total in the world.

Algeria recalls envoy over protest documentaries on French TV

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Algeria  singled out two documentaries broadcast on Tuesday by France 5 and the former colonial power's Parliamentary Channel, about the recent protests.

Renault to cut 15,000 jobs worldwide including 4,600 in France

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Of the 4,600 jobs to go in France, many would be through a voluntary departure plan and a retirement scheme, said Franck Daout of the CFDT trade union.

France to reopen cafes, bars and restaurants as lockdown relaxed

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A ban on travelling more than 100km (60 miles) has also been relaxed, but the bar on gatherings of more than 10 people remains in France.

Former French mayor Patrick Balkany jailed for 'persistent fraud'

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Patrick and Isabelle Balkany, right-wing politicians who for years governed the wealthy Paris suburb of Levallois-Perret, were sentenced to prison terms of five and four years respectively.

France set to announce further easing of lockdown

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Daily data on impact of virus paves way for further lockdown easing, which could include the reopening of bars and restaurants in some parts of France.

Macron says EU must act quickly on €750bn recovery plan

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French president said that the Franco-German agreement had enabled progress to be made and that EU needed an ambitious agreement with 'all our European partners'.