Tag: France
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Marseille Port Blocked By Burning Barricades Amid Nationwide Protests
December 12: The entrance to the port of Marseille has been blocked by protester’s actions on Thursday. Videos show burning barricades blockading the entrance. The secretary general of the CGT […]
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Dock Workers in Rouen and Marseille Join French Protests Against Pension Plans
December 10: Large protests took place on Tuesday in Paris and other French cities, as people returned to the streets to reject President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to overhaul the country’s […]
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8 Stowaways Found Aboard Cargo Ship Arriving From Saint Nazaire, France in Waterford, Ireland
December 04: 8 stowaways were found on board of a general cargo ship, unconfirmed but likely the FLEX EMDEN (IMO #9184823), berthed at Belview port, Waterford, southeast Ireland, on Dec […]
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Sixteen People Found in Lorry on Ferry to Rosslare, Ireland
November 21: Sixteen people have been discovered in a lorry on a ferry travelling from France to the Irish port of Rosslare. They were found in a “sealed trailer” on […]
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Over 750kg of Cocaine Washes Up on French Atlantic Beaches
November 11: More than 750kg (1,654lb) of cocaine – most of it 83% pure – has washed up in plastic packages along France’s Atlantic coast this month. The drugs have […]
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333 kg of Cocaine Seized at Brazilian Port of Paranagua
October 30: “Authorities seized 333 kg of cocaine concealed among a cargo of iron at Paranagua port. Authorities found the narcotics after identifying several suspicious packages among the iron cargo […]
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France Announces 3-Pronged Security Partnership with India for Southern Indian Ocean
October 26: French President Emmanuel Macron announced a three-pronged security partnership with India in the southern Indian Ocean in the backdrop of China’s growing ambitions in the region. Macron stated that India and France were sharing […]
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140kg of Cocaine Seized in Port of Montoir-de-Bretagne, France
October 14: Three people have been arrested, and 140kg of cocaine from the West Indies have been seized at the port of Montoir-de-Bretagne in France near Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique). The seizure […]
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Stowaways Discovered In Engine Room of Cargo Ship En Route From Rouen France to Ireland via Cherbourg
September 28: EEMS DART, a general cargo ship, was sailing from Rouen France to Dogheda Ireland, and turn to Cherbourg, when the crew exposed eight Albanian illegal migrants in the […]
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France’s Cannes to Ban Polluting Cruise Ships
September 23: Mediterranean resort town Cannes, France’s fourth-biggest cruise ship port, will ban the most polluting cruise ships from next year in a bid to boost air quality in the […]