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That was too late to stop an outbreak in the town of Quiberon in the western region of Brittany, unleashed by a night club party last month. Authorities urged everyone in the area to get tested — a mammoth task on a peninsula where the population swells from 5,000 to 60,000 in the summer. Some partygoers were foiled by long lines at a makeshift testing station, and gave up. And the virus spread on. … [Read more...] about Closed for vacation: France faces new virus testing troubles

Christodoulides told The Associated Press in an interview that Cyprus is ready to host an EU task force to achieve that goal. He said Macron will host a summit of the EU’s seven Mediterranean nations on Sept. 10 to discuss developments in the region. … [Read more...] about Cyprus, France to boost defense ties under cooperation deal

Crowds protesting on Beirut’s street called for Macron to help oust the country’s leadership. Shock has quickly turned to anger in the city, with many commentators and protesters saying that corruption and incompetence among the political classes were responsible for the deadly explosion. … [Read more...] about 44,000 sign petition for France to take control of Lebanon

The Border Force union rep also explained that returns at sea could also result in “protests in France or civil unrest if you tried to return them. That’s why the French don’t do it” — essentially an admission that the authorities are failing to act because they fear criminal retribution on the part of illegal migrants and their supporters. … [Read more...] about Border Force Union: Royal Navy Needed to Return Channel Migrants to France

PARIS (Reuters) - A second wave of the coronavirus epidemic is highly likely to hit France in the autumn or winter, the government’s top scientific body warned on Tuesday as authorities seek to contain an increase in new cases over the past two weeks. … [Read more...] about Second COVID wave highly likely to hit France this year, scientists say