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France turns page on Code Noir as Parliament approves symbolic repeal

France, Oct. 21 -- Nearly two centuries after France abolished slavery in its colonies, Parliament has given its final approval to legislation formally repealing the Code Noir - the royal edicts that ... Read More


French PM to meet unions as government prepares for more protests

France, Oct. 21 -- The eurozone's second-largest economy was rocked on the weekend by some of its worst rioting in recent years, just six months before voters head to the polls to elect a successor to... Read More


EU pushes for stronger Arctic presence amid Russian pressure and US uncertainty

France, Oct. 20 -- From icebreakers and undersea cables to satellite connections and critical raw materials, the strategy aims to give Europe a stronger role in a region increasingly contested by Russ... Read More


Japan takes aim at the moons of Mars with French and German technology

France, Oct. 20 -- Japan's next space adventure has a small, potato-shaped destination - and ambitions that reach far beyond its size. The Japanese space agency JAXA on Tuesday successfully launched ... Read More


New Caledonia looks to EU for new markets for troubled nickel sector

France, Oct. 20 -- The memorandum of understanding, signed in New Caledonia's capital Noumea, sets out cooperation on raw materials, cleaner production and investment, as Brussels seeks to diversify t... Read More


How people in Libya and beyond are living with Khadafi's legacy, 15 years on

France, Oct. 20 -- Kadhafi seized power in Libya in a military coup in 1969 and went on to build one of the most idiosyncratic states of the 20th century. Funded by vast oil wealth and enforced by ru... Read More


Alberta rejects plan for referendum on independence from Canada

France, Oct. 20 -- Public broadcaster CBC and leading private network CTV projected a comfortable victory for the federalist side, with official results showing more than 76 percent support for nation... Read More


Alberta votes on path to independence in test of Canadian unity

France, Oct. 19 -- Alberta is putting its relationship with the rest of Canada under the spotlight - with a vote that could either bolster the independence movement or give supporters of national unit... Read More


French PM calls for partial curfews after weekend of violence, looting

France, Oct. 19 -- "I am absolutely determined to restore order," Lecornu said after an emergency meeting with senior government officials on Monday. He said a state of emergency remained an option b... Read More


French PM calls for partial curfews after weekend of violence and looting

France, Oct. 19 -- The Paris police prefecture said a partial curfew would be in effect from 11pm on Monday until 6am on Tuesday in several neighbourhoods of the French capital. Demonstrations were a... Read More