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French doctors begin 10-day strike over new budget

France, Jan. 5 -- Self-employed practitioners and doctors in private clinics will begin a ten-day strike on Monday aimed at denouncing a range of measures in the 2026 Social Security Budget Law. Unio... Read More


All 40 victims of Swiss New Year ski resort blaze identified, including 9 French

France, Jan. 5 -- Half of the victims of the fire in Crans-Montana were teenagers, Wallis canton police said Sunday. They ranged in age from 14 to 39 years old, and included 21 Swiss nationals, nine ... Read More


Diaz sends Morocco to AFCON quarter-finals with 1-0 victory over Tanzania

France, Jan. 4 -- Diaz scored once in each of three group matches and his 64th-minute strike against the Tanzanians created history as he became the first Moroccan to find the net in four consecutive ... Read More


Madagascar's youth revive ancestral rites in search of identity

France, Jan. 4 -- In a small town near Mahajanga, chants of the Sakalava, one of Madagascar's ethnic groups, drift through the open windows of a house where around 60 guests, mostly young people, are ... Read More


France tightens checks on food imports amid farmers' opposition to Mercosur

France, Jan. 4 -- French farmers have been protesting over a ​planned European trade deal with the South American Mercosur bloc, and other issues including measures to contain outbreaks of lumpy... Read More


Conservationists in Kenya pay tribute to the late 'super tusker' Craig

France, Jan. 4 -- "Craig, the legendary super tusker famed for its immense, ground-sweeping tusks and calm, dignified presence, passed on at the age of 54," the Kenya Wildlife service said in a statem... Read More


How has France reacted to the toppling of Venezuela's Maduro by the US?

France, Jan. 4 -- Following early-morning air strikes on Caracus on Saturday, the UScaptured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro. The US administration says the deposed president is now in prison in New ... Read More


Teen Mbaye seals AFCON last-16 victory for Senegal over Sudan

France, Jan. 4 -- The 17-year-old Paris Saint-Germain forward represented France at age-limit levels before switching his international allegiance to Senegal, where his father was born. Former champi... Read More


Swiss launch probe of bar managers after deadly fire in ski resort

France, Jan. 3 -- French couple Jacques and Jessica Moretti owned and managed the Le Constellation Bar in Crans-Montana, which was crammed with young New Year's revellers when a blaze began at around ... Read More


The legacy of Brigitte Bardot: 'She wasn't an actress, she was a phenomenon'

France, Jan. 3 -- RFI: Bardot was very young when she started her film career. It was ultimately quite short but very intense, and left its mark. In what way do you think she embodied an era? Antoine... Read More