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French PM seeks 'jolt of authority' in bid to tame violent teenagers

France, April 18 -- French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal has called attention to youth violence on his 100th day in office, laying plans for a "jolt of authority" in the face of what he says is increas... Read More


Paris Olympics organisers mark 100-day countdown with sale of 250,000 tickets

France, April 17 -- Paris Olympics organisers launched the sale of 250,000 tickets on Wednesday as part of initiatives to mark the start of the 100-day countdown to the Opening Ceremony along the Rive... Read More


Man behind recycled plastic seats in Olympic venues plots ways to stop the trash

France, April 17 -- Marius Hamelot recalls his fine April morning at the inauguration of the Olympic Aquatics Centre chatting to President Emmanuel Macron as well as a phalanx of politicians and Paris... Read More


Climate finance and debt relief loom large at World Bank, IMF meetings

France, April 17 -- The urgent issues of climate financing and global inequality will underpinthis week's spring meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund - coming amid growing ca... Read More


Police clear France's largest squat ahead of Paris Olympics

France, April 17 -- France's largest squat, which housed up to 450 mostly legal immigrants, was on Wednesday evacuated in the southern suburbs of Paris- 100 days ahead of the Olympic Games. The opera... Read More


UN falls short of billion-dollar pledge to tackle Ethiopia's hunger crisis

France, April 17 -- A UN donor conference held in Geneva had hoped to raise significant pledges towards a $1 billion target (€940 million) to address the "critical" humanitarian situation in Eth... Read More


World oceans summit nets $10bn in sustainability pledges

France, April 17 -- More than 400 commitments amounting to $10 billion were made this week at an international summit on saving the oceans, host country Greece has said. The annual fundraiser, now in... Read More


Mbappe strikes twice to lead PSG past Barcelona into Champions League semis

France, April 17 -- Kylian Mbappe bagged a brace on Tuesday night as Paris Saint-Germain overturned a two-goal aggregate deficit to beat Barcelona and advance to the Champions League semi-finals for t... Read More


Doubts over launch site cloud 100-day countdown to Paris Olympics

France, April 17 -- Organisers of the Paris Olympic Games began their 100-day countdown on Wednesday amid uncertainty over the site of the Opening Ceremony on 26 July. Since December 2021, a six-kilo... Read More


EU looks to expand Iran sanctions after attack on Israel

France, April 17 -- EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has said that Brussels was starting work on expanding sanctions against Iran after Tehran's attack on Israel, ahead of two day European leader... Read More