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France reports sharp rise in deaths after record June heatwave

France, July 3 -- Sante Publique France, the national public health agency, said a new report found "an increase of 29.1 percent, corresponding to 2,025 additional deaths compared with the previous we... Read More


France deaths rose by 30 percent during heatwave

France, July 3 -- Public Health France said in a new report there had been "an increase of 29.1 percent, corresponding to 2,025 additional deaths compared with the previous week" while noting that the... Read More


France advances assisted dying law with strict rules and safeguards

France, July 2 -- While supporters say the bill - approved on Tuesday after a lengthy legislative process - would give seriously ill patients a final choice, opponents warn it remains too permissive. ... Read More


US shows 'increasingly blatant' bias over DRC peace deal, says Rwandan minister

France, July 2 -- The eastern DRC has been torn apart by decades of conflict involving the country's army and more than 100 armed groups competing for land, power and valuable minerals such as gold an... Read More


France issues water safety alert after more than 90 drowning deaths

France, July 2 -- France's Sport and Youth Minister Marina Ferrari said on Thursday the death toll had risen sharply since the latest extreme heatwave began, calling the figure "worrying" and urging f... Read More


Wildfires spread across southern France, as heatwave reignites forest concerns

France, July 2 -- Firefighters were battling on Thursday to bring a major blaze in the Aude region, near the border with Spain, under control, after flames spread through dry vegetation in difficult c... Read More


World Bank drops climate funding target, raising fears for Africa

France, July 2 -- The bank's five-year Climate Change Action Plan expired on Tuesday. Last year it put 48 percent of its lending - worth $51 billion - into projects with climate benefits, surpassing i... Read More


Google loses final appeal against EU's record €4.1bn anti-trust fine

France, July 2 -- The Court of Justice of the European Union announced on Thursday that it had rejected the appeal brought by Google against a 2022 ruling by the EU's General Court, which upheld the b... Read More


Paris death penalty congress warns abolition cannot be taken for granted

France, July 2 -- Speaking on Tuesday at the ninth World Congress Against the Death Penalty (ECPM) in Paris, Macron said abolition should not be treated as a settled achievement, 45 years after France... Read More


Algeria votes in parliamentary elections amid public apathy and football fever

France, July 2 -- Nearly 25 million registered voters across Africa's largest country by territory are being asked to choose from 1,235 candidates competing for 407 seats in the lower house of parliam... Read More