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Organisers hail success, vision of world cycling event in Kigali

France, Sept. 27 -- Elite women and men cyclists are this weekend vying for glory in the final races of the UCI road world championships in Rwanda's capital Kigali. As the event wraps up, organisers a... Read More


France's Republican calendar and the doomed battle to revolutionise time

France, Sept. 27 -- When France founded a new republic, 233 years ago this week, it opened a new era - literally. For a brief period the country ran on a unique calendar, designed to liberate the peop... Read More


Earth fails another critical health check, but scientists say it's not too late

France, Sept. 27 -- With oceans showing dangerous levels of acidity, seven of nine crucial planetary boundaries - the limits beyond which Earth risks becoming uninhabitable for humans - have now been ... Read More


How Russian disinformation flooded Moldova's media landscape ahead of election

France, Sept. 27 -- As Moldova approaches its parliamentary elections of 28 September, it finds itself at the epicentre of an unprecedented Russian disinformation campaign that has fundamentally alter... Read More


France warns it could go it alone as European fighter jet project stalls

France, Sept. 26 -- France, Germany and Spain are struggling to keep their ambitious next-generation fighter jet project on course, with Paris now warning it is prepared to forge ahead on its own if n... Read More


Growing calls for France to lift 'collective punishment' ban on visas for Gazans

France, Sept. 26 -- France's recognition of Palestinian statehood at the United Nations this week has led to calls for it to reinstate evacuations from Gaza, which were halted on 1 August following an... Read More


Ghana accused of dumping West African migrants deported from US in Togo

France, Sept. 26 -- West African migrants deported from the United States to Ghana earlier this month have been transferred to neighbouring Togo by force, according to their lawyers, who are pursuing ... Read More


Divided by the Dniester: Transnistria casts a shadow over Moldova's EU ambitions

France, Sept. 26 -- The separatist region of Transnistria has long been the thorn in the side of Moldova's pursuit of European Union membership - a fact thrown into sharp relief as parliamentary elect... Read More


Deadly protests erupt in Madagascar over chronic blackouts and water cuts

France, Sept. 26 -- Anger over chronic water and electricity shortages has exploded into deadly unrest in Madagascar, prompting a night-time curfew in the capital. At least five people were killed in ... Read More


Calls for Covid vaccine boycott spur tensions in French pharmacy sector

France, Sept. 26 -- As French pharmacists call for a boycott of Covid-19 vaccine orders, professional bodies and unions have issued stern warnings over the threat to public health. France's national ... Read More