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Heat-related deaths rise by 30 percent in Europe due to extreme weather

France, April 22 -- Data published by two leading climate monitors this Monday says that Europe endured a record number of 'extreme heat stress' days in 2023, underscoring the threat of increasingly d... Read More


'Titanic' task of finding plundered African art in French museums

France, April 21 -- With tens of thousands of African artworks in French museums, curators face a huge task in trying to identify which of these were plundered during colonial rule in the 19th and 20t... Read More


French 'first lady' Brigitte Macron inspires television series

France, April 21 -- Film production company Gaumont says it intends to make a short series based on the life of Brigitte Macron, wife of the French president. Still in its early stages, it is not clea... Read More


French publishers voice concerns over rise in used book sales

France, April 21 -- French President Emmanuel Macron's announcement of a new tax on used book sales to protect new books is the latest proposal from a government with a history of intervening in the p... Read More


Women's long battle to vote in France and the generations who fought it

France, April 21 -- This 21 April marks 80 years since women secured the right to vote in France. A wartime decree finally granted equal suffrage in 1944 - decades later than other European countries,... Read More


Chad is 'not a slave who wants to change masters', says president

France, April 20 -- Chad goes to the polls next month for a presidential election hoped tomark a return to democratic rule three years after military leaders seized power. Growing Russian influence in... Read More


More than half of African migrants remain in Africa, report finds

France, April 20 -- People in African countries primarily migrate within the continent rather than trying to leave it, new analysis shows. A report by theInternational Organisation for Migration (IOM)... Read More


PSG return to local labour against rising Lyon as Champions League glory beckons

France, April 20 -- It's just as well Paris Saint-Germain's players enjoy a 10-point lead in Ligue 1 or they might have to think seriously about the French top flight rather than their impending clash... Read More


African feminism pumps the heart of Benin's debut at Venice Biennale

France, April 20 -- For the first time since its inception in 1895, the Venice Biennale contemporary art fair has invited the West African nation of Benin to host a pavilion. Curator Azu Nwagbogu and ... Read More


Nearly a billion people to vote as India kicks off colossal elections

France, April 19 -- India on Friday launched the largestelections in human history, with ruling Hindu nationalists expected to win a third term in power with an even larger majority than in 2019. Ind... Read More