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French health watchdog warns of pesticide dangers to young children

France, April 25 -- French health authorities have warned that some widely used pesticides are putting human health at risk - especially the developing brains of unborn babies and very young children.... Read More


Trump signs executive order to ramp up US deep-sea mining

France, April 25 -- US President Donald Trump has defied international norms on the nascent field of deep-sea mining, signing an executive order expanding the practice for rare earth minerals in domes... Read More


French PM calls for tighter security in schools after deadly knife attack

France, April 25 -- French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou has urged "an intensification of controls in and around schools" after a student killed a teenage girl and wounded three other pupils in a sta... Read More


West African group Ecowas turns 50 amid struggle to stay united

France, April 24 -- Celebrations marking 50 years of the Economic Community of West African States - known as Ecowas - began in Ghana this week, but the mood was far from jubilant. The region's main p... Read More


EU court condemns French failure to protect rights of underage rape victims

France, April 24 -- The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that France failed to protect the rights of three teenage girls who reported being raped, as the country debates changing how the crime... Read More


French medics continue hunger strike as Gaza humanitarian crisis worsens

France, April 24 -- A group of French healthworkers who launched a movement named Hungry for Justice for Palestine are in their third week of a hunger strike, to raise awareness over the humanitarian ... Read More


Macron seeks 'forgiveness' for colonialism on visit to Madagascar

France, April 24 -- Emmanuel Macron said he wants to seek "forgiveness" for France's colonisation of Madagascar, starting with the return of looted cultural artefacts. During his two-day visit, the Fr... Read More


Cote d'Ivoire judge rules main opponent out of presidential election

France, April 24 -- Tensions are rising in Cote d'Ivoire after a court ruled that opposition candidate Tidjane Thiam is not eligible to run in October's presidential election because he lost his Ivori... Read More


France to seize drug users' phones in crackdown on prison attacks

France, April 24 -- France will start seizing drug users' phones across the country as part of a crackdown on gangs blamed for a wave of prison attacks. The move expands a trial in Bayonne aimed at st... Read More


DR Congo government, M23 make joint declaration to work towards ceasefire deal

France, April 24 -- The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have jointly pledged to halt fighting in the east of the country while they work towards a permanent truce. The surpri... Read More