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Ronaldo-less Portugal beat hosts France 1-0 to win Euro 2016 title

​Ronaldo-less Portugal, which had never won any major soccer tournament title, upset hosts France 1-0 in the extra time of the breathtaking Euro 2016 final on Sunday night.

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"Germany are the best, but we will give it our all," says France coach after shattering Icelandic fairy tale at Euro 2016

Olivier Giroud scored two goals and set up another as the Euro 2016 hosts France thrashed Iceland 5-2 on Sunday to set up a semi-final clash against world champions Germany.

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China's ICT giant Huawei opens global research center in France

Celebrating Huawei Innovation Days here Tuesday, the Chinese giant of information and communications technology (ICT) inaugurated its mathematics research center in France.

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Uber and its executives are fined in France

Uber and two of its senior European executives were convicted and fined nearly $500,000 in France on Thursday for running an illegal transportation business.

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Uber fined 900,000 USD in France for illegal service

​Ride-hailing firm Uber has been fined 900,000 U.S. dollars in France for using non-professional drivers between February 2014 and July 2015, local media reported Friday.

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Euro 2016 football tournament in France could be terror target, US warns

"The large number of tourists visiting Europe in the summer months will present greater targets for terrorists," the State Department said.

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Merkel, Hollande together mark 100 years since Verdun battle

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande marked the 100-year anniversary of the Battle of Verdun side-by-side on Sunday, laying a wreath at a cemetery in northeastern France for the 300,000 soldiers killed.

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China-France installation art exhibition program kicks off

The installation art exhibition program "Elsewhere is Here" that involves Chinese and French artists was launched in Beijing on Sunday.

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Chinese, French presidents congratulate first Sino-French cultural forum

​Chinese President Xi Jinping and French President Francois Hollande on Thursday conveyed messages of congratulation to the first ever Sino-French cultural forum in Beijing.

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French labour dispute: Nuclear power plant workers to join strike

Workers at French nuclear power stations are due to down tools amid growing industrial action over controversial labour reforms.

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At least two killed in France's industrial area explosions

​Two explosions, probably due to gas, hit an industrial area of southwest France's Bayonne Thursday, killing at least two people, local media reported.

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China, France debut intern exchange program

China and France have launched an exchange scheme under which 1,000 young people in China can apply for internships in enterprises in France.

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French court greenlights eviction of migrant camp

The Administrative Court in Lille, north France upheld the decision to evacuate thousands of migrants camping in Calais, rejecting NGOs request to halt the eviction's order, Pas-de Calais prefecture said on Thursday.

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France urges Turkey to stop bombing Kurdish zones in Syria

France on Sunday urged Turkey to immediately halt shelling Kurdish militia in Syria, an offensive that could cast doubts to implement an already fragile ceasefire deal in the war-torn country, French presidential office the Elysee has announced.

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France and Belgium agree new anti-terrorism measures

Belgium and France have agreed a series of measures to improve co-operation in the fight against terrorism, the Belgian prime minister's office announced in a statement on Monday.

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India, France sign MoU on purchase of Rafale fighters

India and France Monday signed an MoU on purchase of Rafale fighter jets, the delayed multi-billion U.S. dollar arms deal between the two countries, said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi

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HK bans import of poultry meat and products from France's Lot Department

​Hong Kong authorities announced Wednesday that they have banned the import of poultry meat and products from France's Lot Department because of outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza.