However, masks must still be worn in most workplaces, in shops, on public transport, and in outdoor spaces where lots of people are gathered, for example in stadiums

People walk in a street in Paris without protective face masks as they are no longer required outdoors, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, France, June 17, 2021.

Paris celebrates, cautiously, as France ditches face masks outdoors

Prosecutors allege that Sarkozy's conservative party splurged nearly double the 22.5 million euros ($27.28 million) allowed under electoral law on extravagant campaign rallies, and then hired a friendly public relations agency to hide the cost

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrives for a hearing in a trial over alleged illegal financing of his failed re-election campaign in 2012, with 13 other defendants, former officials of Bygmalion and representatives of the UMP, at the courthouse in Paris, France, June 15, 2021.

Ex-French president Sarkozy denies wrongdoing at campaign finance trial

The company's French unit was fined one million euros ($1.2 million) and former CEO Jean-Louis Baillot was handed a suspended two-year prison sentence

The ruling was less severe than recommended by prosecutors, who accused the furniture company of illicitly carrying out "mass surveillance"

French court convicts Ikea in mass spying scandal

President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to complete the monument's restoration for 2024, and more than 800 million euros has already been received or pledged from private and corporate donors

Notre-Dame cathedral seeks more money for interior repairs

A 28-year-old Damien T., has been in custody since the incident on Tuesday

French President Emmanuel Macron (L) and his wife Brigitte Macron (C) interact with members of a crowd while visiting Valence on June 8, 2021 during a visit in the French southeastern department of Drôme, the second stage of a nationwide tour ahead of next year's presidential election

Man who slapped Macron risks jail at court hearing

Georges Tron resigned from his cell at the end of May after more than 25 years at the helm

Tron, a junior minister under right-president Nicolas Sarkozy, began serving a three-year sentence in February for raping a council employee who the court found had been pressured into sex

End of era for convicted French mayor who ran town from prison

Auction house Christie's is to put the work on sale on Friday, with the quality of the reproduction and the unusual back story setting the replica apart from other versions of one of the most copied paintings in the world

The painting is known as the "Mona Lisa Hekking", named after Raymond Hekking, an art dealer based in the south of France who cast doubt on the authenticity of the original masterpiece owned by the Louvre museum in Paris

Sale of Mona Lisa replica set to raise up to 300,000 euros

Sixteen countries will remain largely off-limits because of a worrying surge in coronavirus variants that are more contagious or serious and could prove less responsive to the four vaccines authorised in Europe

From July 1, France will recognise a European "health pass" proving inoculation against the coronavirus that authorises travel within the bloc

Green, orange or red: France eases summer travel rules

In 2020, the festival that draws stars from across the world, had to be cancelled because of the pandemic

Cannes 2021: A glimpse of the Martinez hotel where most of the action takes place

Cannes 'can't wait' for film festival after 'horrible' year

The source also said the man, who was released from jail in March following a conviction for violence, had psychological disorders

French special police forces and firefighters are seen after an assailant stabbed and badly wounded a policewoman in La Chapelle-sur-Erdre, western France, May 28, 2021.

Man who attacked policewoman in Western France was radicalised in jail

Authorities appealed for residents to maintain collective responsibility

Bars, restaurants and cafes can only open outdoor seating areas with 50% capacity

Public places in France set to reopen with restrictions

Authorities also reported further declines in the number of patients requiring intensive care in hospitals

France aims to have 30 million first doses injected by June 15

France closing in on 20 million target in Covid vaccination drive

Scar steps gingerly through vast caverns, loaded with sensors for taking measures in places where humans might fear to tread

"Scar" at the Cigeo lab in eastern France, destined to house thousands of tons of nuclear waste

Researchers' new best friend? Robot dog gets to work

An Australian naval ship is also taking part in the week-long air, land and sea exercises involving 300 ground troops from the three countries

The drill is the first involving all three countries and coming with rising concern about China's stance in the region

Japan launches first joint military drill with US, France

The exhibition will be opened until May 15, when the week of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is marked

French Ambassador to B&H Christine Toudic

French Ambassador opens 'Women humanitarians' exhibition

Assadollah Assadi, 49, was convicted in February by an Antwerp court of supplying explosives for the planned June 30, 2018 attack on the exiled opposition group the National Council of Resistance in Iran (NCRI)

Heavy security at the Antwerp court during February's trial for Iranian diplomat Assadollah Assadi

Paris celebrates, cautiously, as France ditches face masks outdoors

Ex-French president Sarkozy denies wrongdoing at campaign finance trial

French court convicts Ikea in mass spying scandal

Notre-Dame cathedral seeks more money for interior repairs

Man who slapped Macron risks jail at court hearing

End of era for convicted French mayor who ran town from prison

Sale of Mona Lisa replica set to raise up to 300,000 euros

Green, orange or red: France eases summer travel rules

Cannes 'can't wait' for film festival after 'horrible' year

Man who attacked policewoman in Western France was radicalised in jail

Public places in France set to reopen with restrictions

France closing in on 20 million target in Covid vaccination drive

Researchers' new best friend? Robot dog gets to work

Japan launches first joint military drill with US, France

French Ambassador opens 'Women humanitarians' exhibition

Iran diplomat's 20-year sentence for France bomb plot confirmed

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Paris celebrates, cautiously, as France ditches face masks outdoors

Ex-French president Sarkozy denies wrongdoing at campaign finance trial

French court convicts Ikea in mass spying scandal

Notre-Dame cathedral seeks more money for interior repairs

Man who slapped Macron risks jail at court hearing

End of era for convicted French mayor who ran town from prison

Sale of Mona Lisa replica set to raise up to 300,000 euros

Green, orange or red: France eases summer travel rules

Cannes 'can't wait' for film festival after 'horrible' year

Man who attacked policewoman in Western France was radicalised in jail

Public places in France set to reopen with restrictions

France closing in on 20 million target in Covid vaccination drive

Researchers' new best friend? Robot dog gets to work

Japan launches first joint military drill with US, France

French Ambassador opens 'Women humanitarians' exhibition

Iran diplomat's 20-year sentence for France bomb plot confirmed