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Macron pushes fast-track ban on social media for under-15s ahead of MPs debate

France, Jan. 25 -- In a video released late on Saturday by French broadcaster BFM-TV, President Macron said he had asked his government to use an accelerated parliamentary procedure so the bill can be... Read More


The Ivorian entrepreneur feeding young minds in Abidjan's schools

France, Jan. 25 -- "Initially, I trained in mathematics and computer science, then I retrained in professional cooking at the Bassam hotel school and launched my own business - a catering company - as... Read More


France tightens net on Russian 'ghost fleet' with second tanker intercepted

France, Jan. 25 -- The 249-metre tanker was escorted to the Gulf of Fos, near the oil terminal at the port of Marseille-Fos, where its 58-year-old Indian captain was taken into custody on Saturday eve... Read More


Southern Ukraine's winemakers continue production, as war rages on in the region

France, Jan. 25 -- Strikes have intensified in southern Ukraine in recent weeks, prompting the government to order the evacuation of civilians, including around 40 children, from villages near Zaporiz... Read More


Trump remarks on NATO in Afghanistan spark backlash from Paris to Canberra

France, Jan. 25 -- Trumps's remarks before the weekend have drawn sharp rebukes from European partners and forced a partial retreat from the White House. The backlash was swift and wide-ranging, stre... Read More


Race to save Sudan's plundered heritage as museums fall victim to war

France, Jan. 25 -- The Sudan National Museum in Khartoum bears battle scars. Beneath holes left in its facade by rocket fire, a large bay window lies shattered. The gardens are littered with explosive... Read More


Transfer of IS prisoners to Iraq puts renewed pressure on European governments

France, Jan. 24 -- Europeans were among 150 senior Islamic State (IS) detainees transferred this week by the US military from Kurdish custody in Syria to neighbouring Iraq, as Baghdad renewed calls fo... Read More


Growing demand for local products in Africa's €1bn baby food market

France, Jan. 24 -- Ivorian Marie-AngeEhounouisa nutritionist, a state-certified early childhood educator and a mother of young children. In 2018, she fed her baby boy Kylian withcommercially availabl... Read More


Race to patent plankton genes raises concerns over control of ocean's riches

France, Jan. 24 -- The treaty, which took effect a week ago, aims to protect biodiversity in international waters and prevent the takeover of marine life, which belongs to everyone. Among its key con... Read More


'A new battleground': France takes its fight against disinformation online

France, Jan. 24 -- France has set up a new digital rapid-response unit - titled "French Response" - to push back against what it sees as a rising tide of online disinformation, and it wasted little ti... Read More