Tag: France
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6 things you may not know about Zinedine Zidane
There’s little left to say about ‘Zizou,’ undoubtedly one of the greatest ever figures in football history. But here are six things you may not know about Zinedine Zidane, from his remarkable trophy-winning statistics as Real Madrid coach to starring in his own TV documentary, 1. HE AVERAGES A TROPHY EVERY 19 GAMES The 2019-20…
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France, Germany announce fresh lockdown as second COVID-19 wave sweeps Europe
French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel ordered their countries back into lockdown on Wednesday, as a massive second wave of coronavirus infections threatened to overwhelm Europe before the winter. World stock markets went into a dive in response to the news that Europe’s biggest economies were imposing nationwide restrictions almost as severe…
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Saudi Arabia wades in on French cartoon debate as row escalates
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday waded in on a debate surrounding France’s defence of the right to show cartoons of Prophet Mohammed, calling the image of the prophet ‘offensive’. A foreign ministry official said in a statement that “the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia rejects any attempt to link Islam with terrorism and denounces cartoons offensive to…
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Pogba denies quitting France team over Macron comments
Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba on Monday denied media reports which said he quit the France national team over comments made by the country’s President Emmanuel Macron. The comments were perceived to be against Islam. The French leader this month had declared war on “Islamist separatism”, which he believes is taking over some Muslim communities…
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Former France goalkeeper, Bruno Martini is dead
Bruno Martini former France goalkeeper and deputy director of Montpellier’s training centre has died at 58, the Ligue 1 club said on Tuesday. Martini was hospitalised after suffering a cardiac arrest at the training centre last week. He spent majority of his career at Auxerre and Montpellier and also played 31 times for France. Following…
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COVID-19: PTF warns Nigerians against travelling to US, UK, France, others
The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Monday warned Nigerians against travelling to or receiving travellers from the United States of America, United Kingdom, India, Russia and France. The warning came on the backdrop of increased COVID-19 cases in those countries. It also warned #EndSARS protesters against contracting and spreading the virus while gathering to…
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Fire breakout at Nantes Cathedral in France, authorities suspect arson
A fire in the 15-century cathedral in the western French city of Nantes blew out stained glass windows and destroyed the grand organ on Saturday, and officials said they suspected arson. Prosecutor Pierre Sennes told reporters three fires had been started at the site and authorities were treating the incident as a criminal act. He…
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Brother of Tottenham’s Aurier shot dead in France
The brother of Tottenham Hotspur’s Cote d’Ivoire defender Serge Aurier has been shot dead in France, the English Premier League (EPL) club said on Monday. The brother, Christopher Aurier, was shot at a nightclub in the early hours of Monday morning in the southern French city of Toulouse, according to La Depeche, a French media…
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Mexico surpasses France in coronavirus death toll
Mexico reported 523 more coronavirus deaths on Saturday, pushing its tally to 30,366, overtaking France to become the fifth-highest in the world. The health ministry also reported 6,914 new infections and a total of 252,165 confirmed cases. Deputy Health Minister Hugo Gatell reiterated that the actual number of infected was probably significantly higher. “We knew…
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France counters U.S, bans use of Hydroxychloroquine as treatment for COVID-19 patients
The French government on Wednesday canceled a decree allowing hospital doctors to administer hydroxychloroquine as a treatment to patients suffering severe forms of COVID-19, the illness caused by the new coronavirus. The ban, which takes immediate effect, is the first by a country since the World Health Organisation said on Monday it was pausing a…