Huge rallies in Myanmar as backlash grows over protester killings
Tens of thousands of anti-coup protesters have returned to the streets of cities and towns across Myanmar, undeterred by the
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France
French Assembly passes bill aiming to curb Islamism.
France’s National Assembly approved legislation designed mainly to counter a rise in Islamism in towns and cities which the government
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France scores seven tries in Six Nations opener
Rugby: France swept Italy aside to start the 2021 Six Nations with an emphatic 50-10 bonus-point win in Rome. The
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France toughens COVID-19 testing rules for non-EU travellers
France has announced that people travelling from non-EU countries will no longer be able to get into the country by
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France mobilises 100,000 police to stop New Year’s Eve gatherings
France is to mobilise 100,000 police and gendarmes on New Year’s Eve to crack down on parties and enforce a
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France finds first case of new coronavirus variant.
France has confirmed the first case in the country of the more contagious coronavirus variant that recently emerged in the
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The United Kingdom welcomes the President’s Climate Change Actions.
The UK will host the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties in Glasgow in November 2021. With less
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Global coronavirus infections top 60 million
Johns Hopkins University in the United States says the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide has topped 60 million.
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/Rugby: England wins the 2020 Women’s Six Nations.
England has won the 2020 Women’s Six Nations with one game to play after France failed to beat Scotland. France
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