Tag: France
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Art detective returns stolen statue to France after 50 years
Arthur Brand, a Dutch art detective, returned a valuable artifact to a French museum that was stolen 50 years ago. arthur Brand is also known as the”Indiana Jones of the art world”. The statue of Roman god Bacchus found its way back to France after being stolen for 50 years. The Dutch art detective gave…
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US official says time is running out for Iran nuclear talks, urges action
A senior US official said Monday that time was running out for nuclear talks with Iran and urged Tehran to agree to direct talks to help reach an agreement.
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President Zelensky expresses disappointment with the West
KYIV (The Washington Post): Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine has reportedly criticized Western states for their “handling” of Russia’s military buildup. According to international media reports, President Zelensky of Ukraine has disapproved of the way Western countries are handling the Russia-Ukraine conflict with regards to the military buildup by Russia at Ukraine’s border. According to…
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Covid-19: Latest Updates from across Europe
Read on for a quick round-up of the COVID-19 situation from across Europe as per reports from The Guardian.
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Bloody protests in Kazakhastan attract global attention
Bloody protests in Kazakhastan have drawn the attention of regional powers Russia and China, as well as Western capitals
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France opens terror probe in to Dakar Rally blast in Saudi Arabia
The blast at Jeddah saw French driver Philippe Boutron needing surgery for serious leg injuries before returning to France.
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France Places the United States onto its Travel Red List
France has announced a tightening of the health rules applicable to travelers arriving from the United States (US), with, among other things, a mandatory ten-day quarantine for people not vaccinated against Covid-19, unless there is a compelling reason. According to the details, France has updated its red list of countries at risk because of their…
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COVID-19 Tsunami: Highly transmissible Omicron sets fresh records in US, Europe
The highly transmissible Omicron pummeled the United States, France and Denmark to set new records on Wednesday, with 6.55 million infections reported worldwide in seven days through Tuesday.
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France reports record daily tally of 208,000 COVID-19 cases
France breaks another national and European record of daily COVID-19 infections, as Omicron and Delta variants spread
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France orders closure of mosque
According to a report by AFP, France had ordered the closure of a mosque in the north of the country because of the “radical nature” of its imam’s preaching