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What can France learn from Spain's heatwave protection for workers?

France, July 3 -- After last week's heatwave put 72 mainland French departments on red alert, Green party leader Marine Tondelier announced her party would table a bill introducing up to five days of ... Read More


Belgium opens up Congo archives amid global minerals race

France, July 3 -- Teeming documents charting the rich subsoil of what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo fill nearly 500 metres of shelving at the AfricaMuseum in Tervuren, outside the Belgian ca... Read More


El Nino set to be 'strong' as UN warns of heatwaves and floods

France, July 3 -- The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said the climate phenomenon would rapidly gain strength, as it warned countries to brace for impact. El Nino warms surface temperatures i... Read More


As Sahel states withdraw from ICC, NGOs warn of 'impunity' over war crimes

France, July 3 -- In a statement published on Wednesday, the International Criminal Court (ICC) confirmed that Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger had initiated the one-year process of withdrawing from the R... Read More


Hunt for Ukrainian woman after Monaco bomb attack targeting sanctioned tycoon

France, July 3 -- Interpol's Red Notice identifies 39-year-old Anastasiia Berezovska as a suspect in a bombing on Monday in an apartment building in Monaco. An individual left a package in the entran... Read More


DRC trials experimental treatment for rare Ebola strain as outbreak worsens

France, July 3 -- Health authorities say 1,460 confirmed cases have been recorded since the Ebola outbreak was declared on 15 May, while 447 have been killed by the disease, giving a fatality rate of ... Read More


Switzerland beat Algeria 2-0 to move into World Cup last 16

France, July 3 -- Johan Manzambi set up the first goal with a dazzling run and Gregor Kobel made two saves as the Swiss reached the round of 16 for the fourth consecutive World Cup. Switzerland will ... Read More


France reports sharp rise in deaths after record June heatwave

France, July 3 -- Sante Publique France, the national public health agency, said a new report found "an increase of 29.1 percent, corresponding to 2,025 additional deaths compared with the previous we... Read More


France deaths rose by 30 percent during heatwave

France, July 3 -- Public Health France said in a new report there had been "an increase of 29.1 percent, corresponding to 2,025 additional deaths compared with the previous week" while noting that the... Read More


France advances assisted dying law with strict rules and safeguards

France, July 2 -- While supporters say the bill - approved on Tuesday after a lengthy legislative process - would give seriously ill patients a final choice, opponents warn it remains too permissive. ... Read More