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France suspends iPhone 12 sales over concerns of high electromagnetic radiation emissions

September 14, 2023 -

The move gives Apple 15 days to correct the issue and bring the iPhone 12's specific absorption rate (SAR) within acceptable levels. The ANFR has urged the tech giant to implement all available means quickly to remedy the malfunction before a full recall of the copies already sold begins. (Related: Apple warns users with medical devices to keep iPhones away from body because they emit EMF.)

The ANFR monitors public exposure to electromagnetic waves using SAR – the ...

France deploys 7,000 soldiers all over the country for counterterrorism operations following fatal school stabbing by radical Islamist

October 17, 2023 -

The terror attack took place in the northeastern French town of Arras, which is home to a large Jewish and Muslim population. The suspected attacker, Mohammed Moguchkov, allegedly cried the Arabic phrase "Allahu Akbar" during the attack. French President Emmanuel Macron himself has denounced the incident as an act of "Islamist terror." (Related: Macron visits school where French teacher was killed in KNIFE attack by "radical Islamist" on Global Day of Jihad.)

"This school ...

France goes after several right-wing organizations that protested against racially motivated stabbing of white teenager by migrant gangs

December 08, 2023 -

Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin announced that he will personally oversee the dissolution of three separate organizations that encouraged its members to travel to Romans-sur-lsere, the place where a youth gang had traveled from to gatecrash a winter ball that took place in nearby Crepol.

This youth gang had previously vowed to "stab white people" at the ball. Once they got there, the teens proceeded to stab to death a 16-year-old promising rugby player named Thomas, ...

France promises to supply Ukraine with long-range cruise missiles, putting a target on itself for Russia’s nuclear weapons

July 12, 2023 -

Emmanuel Macron announced the move in tandem with the 31-member NATO alliance summit in Lithuania, at which he revealed that the goal is to mount a larger counteroffensive to Russia.

"I have decided to increase deliveries of weapons and equipment to enable the Ukrainians to have the capacity to strike deeply," Macron said, failing to reveal precisely how many missiles he is planning to send to Ukraine.

It is suspected based on statements made by a French diplomatic ...

France’s new prime minister announces new measures in effort to calm farmer protests

February 05, 2024 -

The farmers, who brought heavy-duty tractors to highways in and around Paris as part of their protest, have been seeking better pay, fewer restrictive agricultural regulations and protection against unfair competition from abroad.

Protesters labeled the government's so-called pro-agriculture measures as "insufficient." French farmers say their incomes are still getting squeezed due to increasing costs of fertilizer and energy, which are necessary for growing crops and ...

France is “decriminalizing” cannabis nationwide

June 07, 2017 -

It will still be a long time before France truly "decriminalizes" cannabis, but it's clear that a monumental shift is taking place. Many hope that French President Emmanuel Macron will continue to reform current marijuana legislation in the country, and that current laws will continue to be modified. Encouraging cannabis law reform was a key component of Macron's electoral campaign, and so far it seems that he is beginning to deliver on his promise.

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France fines Monsanto for illegal data collection

August 13, 2021 -

The CNIL confirmed the penalty on Monsanto in a July 28 statement. The fine was in response to a complaint filed in 2019. News agency Agence France-Presse (AFP) was among the parties that filed the complaint, claiming that some of its journalists were included in Monsanto's list. AFP said it considers practices of this kind "totally unacceptable."

French media outlets were the first to report the existence of Monsanto's lobbying files, which were compiled by ...

iPhone sales in France halted over radiation concerns

September 18, 2023 -

As a response to the halt, the gadget manufacturer Apple contested the findings, claiming that the iPhone 12 was certified by multiple international bodies as compliant with global standards. However, they plan to issue an over-the-air update in the coming days for the particular handset model users to accommodate the testing methods used in France.

"After discussions and as requested by the ANFR, Apple has assured me that it will be rolling out an update ...

France forced to POSTPONE ‘health dictatorship’ vaccine legislation

December 31, 2020 -

(Article by Paul Joseph Watson republished from Summit.news)

The proposed law mandates that citizens have proof of a negative COVID test or “preventative treatment, including the administration of a vaccine” in order to “access transport or to some locations, as well as certain activities.”

However, the government has been forced to delay the legislation after angry protests.

French Health Minister Olivier Véran publicly postponed the bill in an announcement ...

France and China are working on bionic “terminator” troops

January 03, 2021 -

France said it is seeking to enhance the cognitive, perceptive, psychological and physical capabilities of its troops through medical treatments to prevent stress and pain, substances to improve mental resilience if a soldier is taken prisoner, implants and prosthetics. The ministry has been researching drugs that can help troops stay awake for long periods of time and fight stress. They are also exploring surgery that can give them sharper hearing.

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Hungarian expert: MIGRATION is the major reason for France riots

July 13, 2023 -

Viktor Marsai, executive director of the Hungarian Migration Research Institute (MRI), made the comment on July 2. He told the Hungarian channel M1 News that the riots taking place on French streets demonstrate the multitude of problems associated with mass migration.

"In France, in recent decades, there have been several street riots like the current one," said Marsai. He continued that the riots mostly involve "young people from immigrant backgrounds who are ...

RIOTS erupt across France as EU falls to migrant invasion

July 02, 2023 - franceViolence #Emeute #Nael #Paris #Apple #LouisVuitton pic.twitter.com/DvHBKyMfLf

— Santosh Gupta (@santoshskm) June 30, 2023

All of this began after the police killed a 17-year-old person during a traffic stop – sound familiar? Between Thursday night and Friday morning, which constituted day-three of the resulting chaos, more than 600 people were arrested, most of them between the ages of 14 and 18.

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France may have to cut back on natural gas usage

August 10, 2022 -

Energy Minister Agnes Pannier-Runacher said France's strategic gas reserves were 80 percent full at the moment, which means that they could reach 100 percent capacity before November. Yet, she insisted later on that full stocks may not be enough to avoid gas cuts as the government continues to seek alternative sources.

"It's not so simple. We might have a particularly cold day and because of the size of the pipelines, we can't pump all of the gas we have," she ...

France threatens to imprison restaurant owners who serve the “unvaccinated”

August 05, 2021 -

Restaurants that refuse to check patrons' Chinese Virus injection cards or smartphone apps at the door could face prosecution by the state for failing to keep everyone "safe" against Chinese Germs.

After rolling out an authoritarian "vaccine passport" scheme that is already being widely rejected by the French people, Macron is now attempting to enforce his edict using violence if necessary.

Hundreds of thousands of people, some of them police officers, converged ...