France lifts Covid testing requirement for travellers from China
France has dropped Covid testing restrictions imposed on travellers from China, the French embassy in Beijing has announced.
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Deadline looms for vote on French pension reform after fifth day of strikes
Though fewer people mobilised on Thursday, France’s fifth day of strikes against an overhaul of the pension system, trade unions hope to keep pressure on lawmakers as the deadline approaches to vote on the core of the contested reform: raising the ret…
HAL’s Dhruv helicopters to have obstacle avoidance systems
The helicopter that crashed after flying into a mountainside, killing General Bipin Rawat and 12 othersBy Ajai ShuklaYelahanka, BengaluruBusiness Standard, 16th Feb 23 Periodic helicopter crashes, such as the one in December 2021 that caused the d…
Reforms to address France’s ‘medical deserts’ pit doctors against nurses
The French Senate has passed a bill intended to address a lack of medical services that has divided nurses and private practice doctors, several thousand of whom protested in Paris this week.
New pension strikes grip France as MPs wage legislative battle
French unions on Thursday called workers out on a new strike against a bitterly opposed pension reform being debated in parliament, but turnout was sharply down.
Survey shows nearly all black people in France have experienced racism
A survey carried out by the French representative council of black associations has found that almost all black people in France say they have experienced discrimination based on their skin colour.
French prosecutors close rape investigation into model agency boss
Case on alleged crimes by Gérald Marie in 1980s and 90s closed due to statute of limitations French prosecutors have closed an investigation into possible rape and sexual assault by the model agency boss Gérald Marie, who was accused of a string of off…
What to expect on France’s fifth day of strikes against pension reform
French unions are geared up for a fifth day of strikes on Thursday against President Emmanuel Macron’s overhaul of the pensions system, which is being debated in parliament.
Rolls-Royce offers engine “co-creation” for India’s medium fighter
“We are keen to partner India for co-development of combat engine technology in the country. We believe that such a partnership should result in the transfer of both know-how and know-why”, says Rolls-Royce By Ajai ShuklaBusiness Stand…
Paris set to open new cycling routes linking 2024 Olympic venues
Paris visitors will be able to cycle all the way from the city centre to 2024 Olympics sports sites on its outskirts next summer, local officials said on Tuesday.