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Shell appeals court ruling ordering it to slash emissions by 2030

France, April 3 -- A Dutch court has begun hearing an appeal brought byShell against alandmark 2021 rulingordering themultinational oil giantto reduce itscarbon emissionsby 45 percent by 2030. Shell ... Read More


Uganda court rejects petition against harsh anti-gay law

France, April 3 -- Uganda's Constitutional Court on Wednesday rejected a bid to overturn its highly contentious Anti-Homosexuality Act- one of the toughest such laws in the world. Despite internation... Read More


Endangered brown bears bounce back in the French Pyrenees

France, April 3 -- The population of brown bears in France's Pyrenees mountains has risen to levels not seen since the 1990s,authorities have said. Brown bearsin the area were hunted almost to the po... Read More


Egyptian President Sisi sworn in for third term

France, April 2 -- Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was sworn in Tuesday for his third term as leader of the Arab world's most populous nation, in the country's new $58bn administrative capital ... Read More


French teachers strike over 'unfair' classroom groups, lack of resources

France, April 2 -- Several unions representing middle and high schools in France are calling for another round of strikes and demonstrations on Tuesday to demand the abandonment of a scheme separating... Read More


France mulls New Caledonia electoral reform ahead of key vote

France, April 1 -- The future of New Caledonia's electoral system is up for debate as the French Senate examines a constitutional reform that would broaden the roll of eligible voters ahead of provinc... Read More


France to send ageing armored vehicles, advanced missiles to Ukraine

France, March 31 -- Defence MinisterSebastien Lecornu has confirmedFrance will deliver hundredsof old armoured vehicles and new surface-to-air missiles to Ukraine for its war against Russia. In an in... Read More


France deploys 'protection' to thousands of churches for Easter celebrations

France, March 31 -- France's Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin has said 13,500 police and anti-terror soldiers had been deployed outside 4,530 churches to protect them against any 'terrorism' as they ... Read More


Pope calls for Gaza ceasefire, Ukraine-Russia prisoner exchange in Easter message

France, March 31 -- Rallying from a winter-long bout of respiratory problems, Pope Francis has led some 30,000 people in Easter celebration, making a strong appeal for a cease-fire in Gaza and a priso... Read More


French antique art dealers lobby against EU rules that threaten trade

France, March 31 -- Antique art dealers in France are campaigning against forthcoming EU regulations that aim to restrict illicit imports of cultural artefacts, but which critics say risk criminalisin... Read More