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'One injection protects up to six months': what is new HIV drug lenacapavir?

France, June 21 -- New long-acting antiretroviral treatment lenacapavir requires just two injections a year, reducing the need for daily pills. But questions remain over access, cost and whether enoug... Read More


Poland and Germany renew historic ties to defend Europe's eastern flank

France, June 21 -- Relations between Poland and Germany have been marked by a long and complicated history. During World War II, Nazi Germany occupied much of Poland and killed nearly 6 million Polis... Read More


France's street music festivals go ahead despite extreme heat and alcohol ban

France, June 21 -- Every year on 21 June, musicians fill French bars, street corners and rooftops late into the night. But this year the Fete de la Musique coincides with a ferocious heatwave, with a... Read More


Middle East war drives up bitumen costs for African road builders

France, June 21 -- In Madagascar, as in many countries on the continent, bitumen is not produced locally. "We import the raw material that lets us make asphalt. Without bitumen, we cannot make tar," ... Read More


France braces for 'hottest days ever recorded' in second heatwave of 2026

France, June 20 -- France's weather service placed 60 of the country's 101 departments on orange heatwave alert - its second-highest warning - throughout Saturday and Sunday. Ten north-central depart... Read More


France issues unprecedented weather warning as heatwave intensifies

France, June 20 -- France's weather service has placed 35 of the country's 101 departments on red alert for heat from midday Sunday, the highest number to date to be put on its maximum warning. The a... Read More


'We need more athletes to speak out': the future of sport in a warming world

France, June 20 -- Formerly in charge of sports and sustainability at France's Ministry of Sports and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) France, Besson now advises French sports federations, insurance comp... Read More


'United front' on slavery reparations after historic summit in Ghana

France, June 20 -- The three-day summit at Osu Castle in Accra, which ended on Friday, brought together African countries and descendants of enslaved people in the Caribbean, as well as other internat... Read More


'Trump is an aberration in US politics', former security adviser tells RFI

France, June 19 -- Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed a deal on Wednesday intended to bring an end to the current US-Israeli conflict with the Islamic Republic. A two-month negotiat... Read More


Ghana summit charts path from 'recognition to action' on slavery reparations

France, June 19 -- The summit follows the adoption in March of a non-binding United Nations resolution, championed by Ghanaian President John Mahama, calling on countries involved in the slave trade t... Read More