Edouard Philippe

Passers by and enthusiasts listen to French tenor singer Stephane Senechal singing at dusk, the U.S. national anthem and Tosca of Puccini, from his apartment window during the monthlong partial lockdown to stop fast-rising virus hospitalizations and deaths, in Paris, Monday, Nov. 09, 2020. With more than 1.8 million infections since the start of the health crisis, France has Europe's highest cumulative total of recorded cases and the fourth-highest worldwide. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

France opens probe on virus handling on complaints by 100s

Nov. 10, 2020 10:00 AM EST

FILE - In this May 2, 2020 file photo, French Health Minister Olivier Veran, left, and French Government's spokesperson Sibeth Ndiaye attend a press conference after the cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace, in Paris. French police searched the homes of the former prime minister, the current and former health ministers and other top officials Thursday in an investigation into the government response to the global coronavirus pandemic. Among those whose homes were searched include former Prime Minister Edouard Philippe, Veran, his predecessor Agnes Buzyn, top health official Jerome Salomon, and Sibeth Ndiaye, former government spokeswoman. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, Pool, File)

French police search homes of top officials in virus probe

By Lori Hinnant Oct. 15, 2020 04:52 AM EDT

Newly named Prime Minister Jean Castex, center right, and outgoing French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe speak after the handover ceremony in Paris, Friday, July 3, 2020. French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday named Jean Castex, who coordinated France's virus reopening strategy, as the country's new prime minister as the country focuses on reviving an economy hard-hit by the pandemic and months of strict lockdown. (Thomas Samson, Pool via AP)

France: Macron ousts security chief after police protests

By Sylvie Corbet And Angela Charlton Jul. 06, 2020 01:23 PM EDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, June 3, 2020 file photo, French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe leaves after a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris. The French Presidency announced on Friday, July 3, 2020 that Philippe has resigned and a government reshuffle is expected in the coming days. (Gonzalo Fuentes/Pool via AP, File)

French government ministers investigated over virus crisis

Jul. 03, 2020 03:40 PM EDT

FILE - In this May 19, 2020 file photo, French government coordinator for the end of lockdown Jean Castex leaves after a videoconference with the French President and French mayors at the Elysee Palace in Paris. French President Emmanuel Macron has named Jean Castex, who coordinated France's virus reopening strategy, as new prime minister on Friday July 3, 2020. Emmanuel Macron is reshuffling the government to focus on reviving the economy after months of lockdown. (Gonzalo Fuentes/Pool via AP, File)

Reopening strategist Castex named new French prime minister

By Sylvie Corbet Jul. 03, 2020 04:24 AM EDT

Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo gets a bouquet of flowers after her victorious second round of the municipal election, Sunday, June 28, 2020 in Paris. France on Sunday held the second round of municipal elections that has seen a record low turnout amid concerns over the coronavirus outbreak and anger at how President Emmanuel Macron's government handled it. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Paris mayor reelected, green wave in France local elections

By Sylvie Corbet Jun. 28, 2020 02:33 AM EDT

French court upholds end to the country's soccer season

Jun. 09, 2020 10:53 AM EDT
PARIS (AP) — France's highest administrative court on Tuesday upheld the decision to cancel the rest of the domestic soccer season amid the coronavirus...

A woman walks past an empty terrace of a restaurant in Paris, Thursday, May 28, 2020. France is reopening its restaurants, bars and cafes starting next week as the country eases most restrictions amid the coronavirus crisis. Edouard Philippe defended the gradual lifting of lockdown up to now, saying the strategy was meant to avoid provoking a second wave. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Virus count revised, new clusters emerge as France reopens

By Angela Charlton May. 29, 2020 01:35 PM EDT

Employees demonstrating outside a nursing home of the Korian group, one of the market leaders in the lucrative industry of providing care and assisted living facilities for older adults, Monday, May 25, 2020 in Paris. In France, the group is facing several lawsuits filed by families who have lost loved ones during the coronavirus pandemic that has caused thousands of deaths in French care homes. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

French nursing homes employees protest pay, conditions

May. 25, 2020 03:30 PM EDT

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe presents the details of the health procedures to be adopted for the upcoming mayoral elections, Friday May 22, 2020 in Paris. French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced that France would hold the second round of municipal elections on June 28 _ nearly four months after the first round in March in an electoral process interrupted by lockdown to fight spread of the coronavirus. (Benoit Tessier/Pool via AP)

Lyon boss asks PM to reconsider early end of French season

By Samuel Petrequin May. 25, 2020 11:45 AM EDT

In this May 12, 2020 photo, Adriano Cuzco, a relative of Manuel Dutan, tosses flowers into the grave of Dutan, who died of COVID-19, at St. John's Cemetery in the Queens borough of New York. The Rev. Joseph Dutan lost his mentor and the first Catholic priest in the United States to die from the coronavirus. Days later, Dutan's own father, Manuel Dutan, contracted COVID-19. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Companies begin to navigate a world that is vastly changed

The Associated Press May. 14, 2020 01:51 PM EDT

Sanofi walks back after saying US would get vaccine first

By Sylvie Corbet May. 14, 2020 06:31 AM EDT

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe presents his plan to exit from the lockdown at the National Assembly in Paris, Tuesday, April 28, 2020. French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has outlined a stringent plan to fight coronavirus in France by automatically testing everyone who's come in contact with someone infected with COVID-19. (David Niviere, Pool via AP)

French government calls off French rugby and soccer leagues

By Jerome Pugmire Apr. 28, 2020 10:53 AM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 19, 2019, file photo, TCU coach Gary Patterson watches during the first half of the team's NCAA college football game against Kansas State in Manhattan, Kan. Patterson, president of the American Football Coaches Association, says his level of optimism is “very high” that there will be a 2020 college football season. He's just not sure when it will start or how it will look. “At some point in time, whether it’s fall or spring ... or if it’s shortened, we’re talking about five, six, seven, eight different options right now,” Patterson said during a Zoom call with media on Tuesday, April 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

The Latest: TCU coach optimistic 2020 season will be played

Apr. 28, 2020 07:06 AM EDT

Three nuns look at the coffin of Inmaculada Louzan, a sister of Nazareth who died at age 80 of coronavirus related complications, during her burial at the Poble Nou cemetery in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, April 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

The Latest: Positive tests at Afghan presidential palace

By The Associated Press Apr. 19, 2020 01:25 AM EDT

Maurice Cooley is wheeled out of SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital to the cheers and applause of nurses in Richmond Heights, Mo. on Sunday, April 19, 2020. Cooley is the 100th COVID-19 patient discharged from the hospital since the start of the coronavirus epidemic. (David Carson/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)

Lockdown politics increasingly pit economic, health concerns

By Will Weissert, Jill Colvin And Frank Jordans Apr. 19, 2020 12:51 AM EDT