French envoy leaves Australia, calls submarine deal mess a ‘huge mistake
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New York Post ^
| September 18, 2021 | Eileen AJ Connelly
On his way out the door, France’s ambassador to Australia said he wished he could go back in time to avoid the mess that’s resulted from the surprise cancellation of a major submarine contract in favor of a deal with the U.S. “This has been a huge mistake, a very, very bad
handling of the partnership,” French envoy Jean-Pierre Thebault said Saturday as he left his residence in the capital of Canberra, the Associated Press reported. France recalled Thebault and the French ambassador to the U.S. over the deal, which nixed a $66 billion contract from 2016 with the French...
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WH Readout of Biden Call With Macron Leaves Out Damning Afghan Comments From French President
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https://ijr.com ^
| August 24, 2021 at 7:27am | By Cameron Arcand
The White House left out an important point from the readout of a recent call between U.S. President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron. A readout provided by the French government mentioned the “collective moral responsibility toward the Afghan men and women” that the two leaders reportedly discussed in the call
Thursday. “The head of state emphasized our collective moral responsibility toward the Afghan men and women who need our protection and who share our values. We cannot abandon them,” the French readout of the call said. “The two presidents agreed to strengthen their efforts in the humanitarian and...
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Wardrobe malfunction leaves French ice dancer exposed during Olympic performance
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WCVB ^
| 2/19/2018
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (AP) — The first notes of Ed Sheeran’s “Shape of You” had just played when Gabriella Papadakis suddenly became aware that people were about to see a whole lot more of her shape than she had planned. The
French ice dancer’s glittering emerald costume at the Olympics had come unhooked at the neckline and later in the routine her left breast was exposed live on television. When the clasp became unhooked, the 22-year-old Papadakis was more worried about holding up her outfit than making sure her twizzles and rhumba were in sync. Her swinging short program with...
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French drug trial leaves one brain dead and five critically ill
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theguardian.com ^
| January 15, 2016 | Angelique Chrisafis
One person is brain dead and five others are seriously ill after taking part in a drug trial for an unnamed pharmaceutical firm at a clinic in north-west France. The French health ministry said the six patients had been in good health until taking the oral medication. It
did not say what the new medicine was intended to be used for, but a source close to the case told AFP that the drug was a painkiller containing cannabinoids, an active ingredient found in cannabis plants. The health minister, Marisol Touraine, said on Friday the six had been taking part in...
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Amid Terror in Paris, Gun Control Leaves French Defenseless
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The New American ^
| 1/9/2015 | Alex Newman
With terrorists rampaging through Paris for a second time this week after gunmen massacred 12 victims in the Charlie Hebdo attack, at least four more victims are dead as panic grows across the city and even the nation of France. And thanks to draconian gun-control laws severely infringing on the French people’s
right to keep and bear arms, actual and potential victims of the ongoing slaughter have been left largely defenseless, to cower in the face of Islamists armed with Kalashnikovs and other weaponry. Despite all of that, rather than discussing more respect for gun-rights and liberty, experts say it...
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