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France launches €35m fund to attract private investment to overseas territories

France, Oct. 2 -- Overseas Territories Minister Naima Moutchou unveiled the "Outre-mer One" fund in Paris on Thursday during the first Choose Outre-mer economic summit at the Banque de France. The fu... Read More


Bardella under pressure as new evidence emerges in anti-Semitic messages row

France, Oct. 2 -- The row over anti-Semitic messages attributed to Bardella intensified on Friday, after investigative website Mediapart published technical evidence it says authenticates private conv... Read More


EU approves tougher migration rules in latest push to tighten borders

France, Oct. 2 -- The talks in Luxembourg were EU ministers' first in-person meeting since this summer's migrant rush to Ceuta tested European border security. The influx of 70,000 migrants crossing ... Read More


France closes 400 schools as student unrest over conditions continues

France, Oct. 2 -- Around 400 of France's 3,700 secondary schools were closed on Friday on the orders of police prefects, with many schools switching to online lessons. Education Minister Edouard Geff... Read More


Europe hit by four of its 10 worst heatwaves in a single summer

France, Oct. 2 -- Fuelled by climate change, Europe - the fastest-warming continent in the world - endured a succession of heatwaves that began unusually early in the year, breaking temperature record... Read More


More than half of Europe exposed to extreme heat stress this summer

France, Oct. 2 -- Europe - the world's fastest-warming continent - endured a succession of heatwaves fuelled by climate change this summer. Beginning unusually early in the year, these extreme weather... Read More


Nuremberg trials: 'When you see these people in the dock, the world changes'

France, Oct. 1 -- The Nuremberg trials concluded by sentencing 12 Nazi defendants to death and seven to periods of imprisonment ranging from 10 years to life. Prior to this, international law dealt p... Read More


'Absolutely nothing' justifies arrest of Niger journalist, rights expert tells RFI

France, Oct. 1 -- Kaka, a prominent figure in Nigerien journalism and a former RFI correspondent, has spent more than three decades reporting from the country. He was previously imprisoned in Niamey ... Read More


Family feud yields sour grapes at French drinks empire Castel

France, Oct. 1 -- The ruling will mark a major development in a dispute that became public late last year and centres on who will take over from the company's ageing founder - his family members or hi... Read More


'Catastrophic': Swiss glaciers lose fifth of mass in five years

France, Oct. 1 -- Swiss glaciers saw 5.5 percent of their volume melt away this year, the Glacier Monitoring in Switzerland (Glamos) network found in a new study, published after a record hot summer p... Read More