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Added on the 29/03/2021 14:46:03 - Copyright : France 24 EN
A French court has found pharma giant Servier guilty of "aggravated fraud" and "involuntary manslaughter" over a diabetes and weight loss pill blamed for hundreds of deaths in one of the country's worst health scandals. The drug Mediator was on the market for 33 years and used by about five million people before being pulled in 2009 over fears it could cause serious heart problems -- more than a decade after such concerns had first been raised. IMAGES of criminal court in Paris
The lawyer of French comedian Pierre Palmade arrives at the Paris courthouse for a closed-door appeal hearing on his house arrest, following his serious road accident under the influence of cocaine. IMAGES
The parents and sister of Maëlys, an eight-year-old girl murdered in 2017, arrive at court in Grenoble, France for the final day in the trial of Nordahl Lelandais. Lelandais has already confessed to the killing and is scheduled to be sentenced later in the day. IMAGES
Omar Raddad, a Moroccan gardener convicted of the 1991 murder of wealthy French widow Ghislaine Marchal, arrives at a Paris courthouse to file a new appeal. IMAGES
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the UK's position on a row with France over post-Brexit fishing rights is unchanged, as officials hold a second day of talks to resolve the dispute. SOUNDBITE
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