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- French police close beaches & set up patrols as cocaine packages keep washing ashore
Beaches in south west France have been closed as blocks of high-quality cocaine continue to wash ashore prompting a major police operation to retrieve the powdery packages before the opportunistic public snaps them up.Nov 12, 2019 20:22World News - French riot police join Catalan cops harshly DRAGGING independence protesters blocking border crossing (VIDEO)Catalan independence protesters who blocked a border crossing with France were routed – in some cases physically dragged away – by French riot police working with Catalan police, just a day into a planned three-day protest.Nov 12, 2019 16:52World News
- 150kg of ‘diamond’ cocaine washes up on French beaches, locals urged against ‘treasure hunting’Dozens of cocaine-containing packets labelled ‘diamante’ have washed ashore on beaches along France’s Atlantic coastline, and more are likely to come, with police now warning residents against helping themselves.Nov 10, 2019 05:55World News
- French culture ministry official spiked 200 female interviewees’ drinks with diuretics to watch them URINATEA former senior manager at the French ministry of culture is on trial for spiking young women’s drinks with diuretics to watch them urinate in front of him and with taking upskirt photos over a 10-year period, local media report.Nov 8, 2019 19:27World News
- Macron ‘hit the mark’ by calling NATO ‘brain-dead’ – ZakharovaFrench President Emmanuel Macron hit the nail on the head when he diagnosed NATO as “brain dead,” Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson has said.Nov 8, 2019 05:33World News
- NATO’s ‘free-rider problem’: Macron wants independent Europe, but ‘it’s not something he can change JUST LIKE THAT’By calling NATO brain-dead and criticizing the US’ role in the alliance, Emmanuel Macron has shown a desire for European military independence but the political reality works against his will, analyst John Laughland told RT.Nov 7, 2019 13:53World News
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