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The pill: from symbol of women's liberation to subject of growing mistrust

France, Oct. 4 -- "What seemed to us to be a tremendous liberation - and which was a tremendous liberation - is clearly no longer seen in the same light." At 79, gynaecologist Danielle Hassoun rememb... Read More


Ethiopia captures Tigray capital as its regional rivals meet in Egypt

France, Oct. 4 -- The capture of Mekelle, capital of Tigray, deals a major blow to the opposition alliance that rules the northern region. The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), which leads the... Read More


France struggles to fund farm climate adaptation as losses mount

France, Oct. 4 -- Mathieu Courgeau, who runs a mid-sized dairy farm in Vendee, western France, says his thermometer recorded 45C this summer. "On my farm, the drought caused about €40,000 in lo... Read More


Rwandan genocide hunter Dafroza Gauthier dies after long battle for justice

France, Oct. 4 -- Dafroza Gauthier died on Saturday in Reims, the French city where the couple had lived since the 1980s. She is survived by her husband and three children. The Gauthiers were often c... Read More


France pledges more support to fight DRC Ebola outbreak as deaths top 4,000

France, Oct. 3 -- The latest figures released by DRC's health ministry on Thursday showed that 4,042 people have died, among 8,376 cases recorded since the outbreak was declared in eastern Congo on 15... Read More


As students call for 'act three', can France's school protests keep momentum?

France, Oct. 3 -- "We're quite disappointed," said Marius Mesnil, co-secretary-general of the High School Student Union, after talks at the Education Ministry on Friday. He and representatives of oth... Read More


Ethiopia's government forces look to take regional capital from Tigray rebels

France, Oct. 3 -- Fighting erupted on 23 September as the rebel Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) launched attacks into neighbouring states, raising fears of a return to all-out conflict. But f... Read More


Culture versus climate: how global heating endangers Unesco heritage sites

France, Oct. 3 -- A recent study published by France's EDHEC Climate Institute lists the 10 sites in the country most endangered by extreme weather that is being exacerbated by climate change. At the... Read More


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


Ethiopia's new rebel war redraws alliances across the Horn of Africa

France, Oct. 2 -- Ethiopia announced on Thursday that it was closing its embassy in the Eritrean capital, Asmara, and expelling 10 Eritrean diplomats suspected of activities posing "a direct threat to... Read More