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FRANCE

WORLD
Jul 31, 2016
London Metropolitan Police chief warns terrorist attack a case of 'when, not if'
Britain cannot be fully protected against terrorism and an attack similar to those seen recently in mainland Europe is a question of "when, not if," London's police chief said Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 29, 2016
Islamic State video of church attacker Paris was tipped off to urges all Muslims to destroy France
Islamic State's affiliated news agency Amaq on Thursday released a video purportedly showing one of the two men who attacked a church in northern France this week urging all Muslims to destroy the country.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 26, 2016
Two attackers 'neutralized,' one hostage killed in France church attack
French police "neutralized" two men armed with blades who had taken several people hostage in a church in northern France on Tuesday, the police said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 17, 2016
Profile of Islamist attackers shifting from idealists to disillusioned, unstable criminals
As authorities investigate the motives for a mass killing in Nice late Thursday that was claimed by the Islamic State group, analysts say the case appears to highlight a shift in the profile of those launching attacks in the name of hard-line Islamist groups.
WORLD
Jul 17, 2016
Flight recorder on EgyptAir MS804 indicates fire before crash
Audio from the flight recorder of crashed EgyptAir Flight MS804 mentions a fire on board the plane in its final moments, the investigation committee said on Saturday, confirming what sources on the committee had previously told Reuters.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 15, 2016
Abe condemns Nice attack; officials scramble to find out if Japanese are among victims
Japan's prime minister and other world leaders on Friday condemned the massacre of revelers on a seafront promenade in the French city of Nice by the driver of a speeding, swerving truck on Thursday.
WORLD / Society
Jul 12, 2016
Mayor says remaining part of Calais 'Jungle' migrant camp to be razed
French authorities will soon announce that the remaining half of the "Jungle" migrant camp near Calais will be dismantled, the mayor of the northern port city said on Monday.
BUSINESS
Jul 7, 2016
U.S. Army, France's Sanofi to speed effort to develop Zika vaccine
French drugmaker Sanofi said on Wednesday it had struck a research and development deal with the U.S. Army to speed up the development of a vaccine against the mosquito-borne Zika virus.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 1, 2016
Bureaucratic blockage in Japanese society
Japan has kept the external appearances of social dialogue, but politicians and managers have failed to adapt institutions to the new social realities.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 29, 2016
France sends data files from crashed EgyptAir jet's repaired black box back to Egypt
Data files from crashed EgyptAir flight MS804 were sent to Egypt on Tuesday after one of the plane's black box flight recorders was repaired in France, bringing investigators closer to explaining the doomed jet's fate.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 18, 2016
California surpasses France as world's sixth-largest economy
California is now the sixth-largest economy in the world, surpassing France, thanks to a robust state economy and a strong U.S. dollar.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 16, 2016
Germany warns Brexit could start 'disintegration' of EU
The foreign ministers of Germany and France Wednesday cautioned against a Brexit vote, with Berlin's top envoy warning it could eventually lead to the "disintegration" of the European Union.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 3, 2016
Two dead, thousands evacuated in France flood emergency
Torrential rain forced thousands of people from their homes south of Paris while the River Seine surged to its highest level for over 30 years in the French capital, shutting down the famed Louvre and Orsay museums and a metro line.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 26, 2016
French nuclear plants to strike Thursday but blackouts unlikely: CGT union
Staff in France's 19 nuclear plants have voted to go on strike on Thursday as part of protests over a labor reform, a CGT union official told Reuters on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 25, 2016
No sign EgyptAir plane had any technical problems before takeoff, crash: sources
The EgyptAir jet that disappeared last week did not show any technical problems before taking off from Paris, sources within the Egyptian investigation committee said late Tuesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 23, 2016
Can France foster Mideast peace?
France deserves applause for its brave effort to revive the Middle East peace process, but success will require more than courage.

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