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Artemis heads to the Moon as old rivals race to stake their claim

France, April 1 -- Artemis II will carry four astronauts - three Americans and one Canadian - around the Moon, in what will be the first crewed mission of the programme. The launch is expected at Cap... Read More


France plans inquiry as cost of nuclear waste project hits €33bn

France, April 1 -- The new estimated cost replaces a €25 billion figure set in 2016. It reflects updated costs and sits within a €26.1 to €37.5bn range set in May 2025 by the Nationa... Read More


France and Japan deepen ties, urging calm as Middle East tensions escalate

France, April 1 -- Meeting in Tokyo on Wednesday, the two leaders stressed the importance of restoring stability and ensuring the free passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz, a vital artery for... Read More


Sudan: rebels using sexual violence in Darfur as 'war weapon', says MSF

France, April 1 -- The report, titled "There is something I want to tell you.": Surviving the sexual violence crisis in Darfur, provides the most comprehensive documented accounts of sexual viole... Read More


France denies blocking US flights as Israel cuts defence ties

France, April 1 -- The office of President Emmanuel Macron, who is in Tokyo this week, said on Tuesday it was "surprised" by criticism from US President Donald Trump, who claimed France woul... Read More


Cadmium warning triggers backlash from France's organic farmers

France, April 1 -- Anses, France's public health agency, said last week that people in France are overexposed to cadmium through food. It added that organic farming could be "potentially just as... Read More


Senegal doubles jail terms for same-sex relations amid crackdown

France, April 1 -- President Bassirou Diomaye Faye signed the law after it was published in the official journal on Tuesday, finalising legislation that parliament had already approved on 11 March by ... Read More


Bucha's dead demand justice as Europe stands with Ukraine four years on

France, March 31 -- The European Union's top diplomat Kaja Kallas, was accompanied by the foreign ministers of Germany, Poland, Italy, Romania, Ireland, Sweden, Bulgaria and the Baltic states on a vis... Read More


France's top magazine publisher Prisma Media to cut 40 percent of staff

France, March 31 -- Founded by the German company Bertelsmann, Prisma Media has already lost more than a third of its workforce since its takeover in April 2021 by Vivendi - the Bollore group whi... Read More


'Paris, I'm ready': Celine Dion announces comeback concerts in Eiffel Tower message

France, March 31 -- Addressing fans in a video released on French television and social media, the Canadian diva said her condition had improved and she would perform a series of shows in Paris. "Thi... Read More