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The TV grab shows French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe (L) delivering a speech in Paris, France, on March 14, 2020. With the COVID-19 confirmed actively spreading across the country, France entered "stage 3" of its epidemic response plan, which means it is now at highest epidemic alert at national level, announced Director-General of Health Jerome Salomon on Saturday evening. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

France reports over 32,000 coronavirus cases, lockdown extended

xinhuanet.com - Mar 27, 2020 0

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in France has risen by 13 percent within a day to reach a total of 32,964 as of...

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe (Front) leaves the Elysee Palace after a cabinet meeting on the COVID-19 in Paris, France, on Feb. 29, 2020. France has confirmed 73 cases of coronavirus infection by Saturday noon and the government has decided to impose stricter measures to contain its spreading, Minister of Health Olivier Veran announced. (Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua)

France extends coronavirus lockdown by two weeks

xinhuanet.com - Mar 27, 2020 0

France will extend the lockdown by two weeks until April 15 to combat the spread of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced on...

Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) meets with his US counterpart Donald Trump on the sidelines of a Group of 20 (G20) summit, in Hamburg, Germany, July 8, 2017. The two heads of state exchanged in-depth views on bilateral ties and global hot-spot issues. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)

G20 and its summits

xinhuanet.com - Mar 26, 2020 0

Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend a virtual summit of the Group of 20 (G20) leaders on responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in Beijing...

Coronavirus deaths top 1,000 in France as government struggles to contain “unprecedented” epidemic

xinhuanet.com - Mar 25, 2020 0

French Director General of Health Jerome Salomon on Tuesday announced that 1,100 people diagnosed with the COVID-19 have died, an increase of 240 in...

Botswana imposes travel ban on people entering from 18 high-risk countries

xinhuanet.com - Mar 16, 2020 0

Botswana's Health and Wellness Minister Lemogang Kwape on Monday imposed a travel ban on people entering the southern African country from 18 high-risk countries...

Algeria to suspend cruises, flights with France

xinhuanet.com - Mar 16, 2020 0

Algeria on Sunday announced the suspension of all flights and sea voyages with France as of March 17 in a move to contain the...

Construction workers help hoist a girder on the 230-meter-high Yuanjiang Railway Bridge along the Yuxi-Mohan section of China-Laos Railway. Photo by Ye Chuanzeng, Li Hong, People’s Daily

Work resumption in China raises hope for virus-hit European economies

xinhuanet.com - Mar 15, 2020 0

As the new virus continues with its rampage worldwide, the European continent has started to feel the toll the novel coronavirus has taken on...

Pedestrians wearing masks are seen in downtown Tehran, Iran, Feb. 23, 2020. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday issued an order to form a national headquarters to cope with the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in the country, state TV reported. Since Iran announced the first batch cases of the coronavirus in the country on Wednesday, 43 Iranians have been confirmed infected by the virus, eight of whom have died. (Photo by Ahmad Halabisaz/Xinhua)

France, Germany, UK offer Iran €5 million with material support to fight coronavirus

xinhuanet.com - Mar 2, 2020 0

France, Germany and Britain are offering a package of financial aide close to 5 million euros (5.6 million U.S. dollars) with material support to...

COVID-19 confirmed cases reach 100 in France

xinhuanet.com - Feb 29, 2020 0

In a daily press conference about the novel coronavirus outbreak, French Health General Director Jerome Salomon announced 43 new cases of coronavirus in France...

France to take stricter measures to curb spreading of coronavirus as confirmed cases climb...

xinhuanet.com - Feb 29, 2020 0

France has confirmed 73 cases of coronavirus infection by Saturday noon and the government has decided to impose stricter measures to contain its spreading,...

France’s main operators apply for new 5G telecoms spectrum

xinhuanet.com - Feb 26, 2020 0

French telecoms companies Bouygues Telecom, Free Mobile, Orange and SFR have applied for the country's new 5G telecoms spectrum, the electronic communications regulation authority...

France reports two new cases of novel coronavirus

xinhuanet.com - Feb 26, 2020 0

France has confirmed two new cases of infection by COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in France to 14, Health Director General...

Ghanaian businesses urged to exhibit creativity at 2020 Africa-France Summit

Ghana News Agency - Feb 20, 2020 0

Madam Anne Sophie Avè, the French Ambassador to Ghana, has encouraged Ghanaian businesses to exhibit their creativity at the 2020 Africa-France Summit to be...

France allocates US$50 million for cooperation with Lebanon on fight against terrorism

xinhuanet.com - Feb 12, 2020 0

French Ambassador to Lebanon Bruno Foucher said on Wednesday that his country has allocated 50 million U.S. dollars to support projects related to the...

China calls on France not to discriminate against Huawei in 5G rollout

xinhuanet.com - Feb 10, 2020 0

The Chinese Embassy in Paris said it took note of recent media reports that Chinese technology company Huawei could face restrictions on its 5G...

Patapaa to kick start Europe tour on February 18

Ghana News Agency - Feb 10, 2020 0

Justice Amoah popularly known as Patapaa will kick start his tour of some selected European countries starting on February 18, 2020. The one-month tour would...

France to deploy 600 more soldiers to Africa’s Sahel region

xinhuanet.com - Feb 2, 2020 0

France will send 600 more soldiers into the Africa's Sahel region in order to reinforce its military operation to uproot Islamist militants in the...

China reports 5,974 confirmed cases of new coronavirus pneumonia, 132 deaths

xinhuanet.com - Jan 29, 2020 0

Chinese health authorities announced Wednesday that 5,974 confirmed cases of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus had been reported in 31 provincial-level regions by...