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Mural celebrating life of star performer Josephine Baker unveiled in Paris

France, July 20 -- Just over 50 years after Josephine Baker's death and nearly four since she was inducted into the Pantheon in Paris, a street art festival in the north-eastern part of the city has h... Read More


France hatches plan to boost egg production amid soaring demand

France, July 20 -- Despite being Europe's largest egg producer, France is struggling to keep up with soaring domestic demand as shoppers look for cheaper sources of protein. A plan to build 300 new fa... Read More


Madagascar man guilty of rape and murder of child sentenced to surgical castration

France, July 20 -- For the first time in Madagascar, a court has ruled that surgical castration be carried out on a sex offender, who raped and murdered a six-year-old girl. The 24-year-old man has b... Read More


South Africa and Ghana advance to semis at women's Africa Cup of Nations

France, July 20 -- Defending champions South Africa and Ghana advanced to Tuesday's semi-finals at the women's Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco following penalty shoot-out victories over Senegal and A... Read More


'Rewriting history': Claim filed to ICC over Russian looting of Ukrainian heritage

France, July 20 -- A French organisation has lodged a complaint with the International Criminal Court (ICC) over the plundering of Ukrainian museums by Russia, which it claims is 'the biggest looting ... Read More


Elite anti-riot squad to remain in Limoges after armed gangs clash with police

France, July 20 -- An elite "snatch squad" of police is scheduled to stay in Limoges, south-western France, on Sunday after hundreds of masked rioters wielding iron bars and baseball bats rampaged alo... Read More


Germany beat France on penalties to set up Spain semi-final at women's Euros

France, July 20 -- Germany moved into the semi-finals at the 2025 women's European championships on Saturday night following a penalty shoot-out victory over France. Germany were reduced to 10 player... Read More


'The urban space has a subconscious': a tour of Marseille's colonial history

France, July 20 -- In the port city of Marseille in the south of France, a local artist is leading tours that shed light on the city's colonial past - a history little known today. One morning onMars... Read More


A beach in Biarritz closed to swimming due to a toxic algae

France, July 19 -- A beach in Biarritz, in southwestern France, was closed to swimming on Thursday due to a high concentration of a toxic micro-algae, which had caused a wave of panic and the closure ... Read More


Why do French people want to have fewer children, or none at all?

France, July 19 -- In the last 20 years, the desire to have children has fallen sharply in France, according to a study published by theFrenchInstitutefor Demographic Studies last week - and the count... Read More