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UN climate vote strengthens calls for rich nations to pay for damage

France, May 21 -- Passed on Wednesday by the UN General Assembly, the resolution endorses last year's historic advisory opinion from the (ICJ), which declared that states have legal duties to combat c... Read More


'French Banksy' and Daft Punk star turn Pont Neuf into Alpine cave

France, May 21 -- JR, dubbed the "French Banksy" after the British street artist, has wrapped the Pont Neuf in fabric painted white, grey and black to create the impression of a rocky grotto. The cre... Read More


Deadly DR Congo Ebola outbreak spreads to rebel-held South Kivu

France, May 21 -- Efforts to get a grip on the latest outbreak of the deadly haemorrhagic disease, which the World Health Organization has declared an international emergency, have been hampered by th... Read More


Campaigners take French state to court over toxic 'forever chemicals'

France, May 21 -- Three organisations - Generations Futures, Notre Affaire a Tous and Bloom - alongside six individuals exposed to PFAS pollution, filed the case before the Paris Administrative Court ... Read More


Court finds Air France, Airbus guilty of involuntary manslaughter over 2009 crash

France, May 21 -- Air France and Airbus, Europe's leading aerospace manufacturer, were ordered to pay €225,000 each, the maximum fine for corporate manslaughter. They had been acquitted by a low... Read More


French court to rule on Air France and Airbus appeal over 2009 Rio-Paris crash

France, May 21 -- The case has once again drawn attention to one of aviation's most haunting tragedies, while reopening painful questions for families who have spent more than a decade seeking account... Read More


French farming reform bill spurs renewed clashes over pesticides and water

France, May 20 -- Presented by the government on Tuesday in response to the anger that swept through the farming sector during last winter's protests, the legislation is intended to offer what ministe... Read More


Mali conflict enters dangerous new phase with banned cluster bombs

France, May 20 -- The weapons were dropped at least twice last week during anti-terror operations in northern Mali, according to local sources, security specialists and a rights group which documented... Read More


Wrist injury forces tennis star Alcaraz to pull out of Wimbledon

France, May 20 -- The 22-year-old Spaniard withdrew from the Barcelona Open on 15 April after hurting his hand during his first round victory over Otto Virtanen the previous day. He said he would ski... Read More


Wrist injury forces Spanish star Alcaraz to pull out of Wimbledon

France, May 20 -- The 22-year-old Spaniard withdrew from the Barcelona Open on 15 April after injuring his wrist during his first round victory over Finland's Otto Virtanen the previous day. He said ... Read More