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Ebola deaths in DRC top 3,000 as WHO prepares vaccine trials

France, Sept. 3 -- The latest official toll released by the Congolese National Institute of Public Health on Wednesday showed 6,186 confirmed cases and 3,007 deaths, making a fatality rate of 48.6%. ... Read More


EU suspends Brazilian meat imports over antibiotic concerns

France, Sept. 3 -- The measure, which takes effect from Thursday, covers a range of Brazilian exports, including poultry, beef, eggs, honey and animal casings intended for human consumption. The Euro... Read More


French filmmakers and local fixer freed after weeks in Togo detention

France, Sept. 3 -- Gael Mocaer, Sebastian Perez Pezzani and their Togolese collaborator Fred Vedomey were arrested on 27 July while making an episode of Les Routes de l'impossible, a documentary serie... Read More


France-UK deal linked to seven-year low in Channel migrant crossings

France, Sept. 2 -- Successive British governments have struggled to curb the rise in small boat crossings, which have become an increasingly contentious issue among voters since they began to increase... Read More


Clooney kicks off Venice as festival wades into war, Gaza and AI

France, Sept. 2 -- Charismatic Clooney, 65, is a frequent red carpet guest at the world's oldest film festival, now in its 83rd year. The American actor, of Ocean's Eleven and Gravity fame, will rece... Read More


Tunisia accused of shutting down civil society through sweeping crackdown

France, Sept. 2 -- Authorities have prosecuted at least 47 people linked to non-governmental groups and held at least 10 in preventive detention for longer than 14 months, the maximum allowed under Tu... Read More


World set to breach 1.5C climate limit as UN urges rapid reversal

France, Sept. 2 -- The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said the 1.5C threshold was the more ambitious goal countries agreed to pursue under the 2015 Paris climate agreement, alongside a commitment to ... Read More


Senegal and IMF strike $2.2bn deal, two years after debt scandal froze funding

France, Sept. 2 -- The 36-month arrangement, announced on Tuesday, is intended to support Senegal's economic and financial reform programme for 2026 to 2029. However, it still requires approval from ... Read More


Macron opens Bayeux Tapestry exhibition before first Burnham talks

France, Sept. 2 -- The tapestry left France for the first time in more than 900 years when it was moved to London in July. Macron backed its loan to the British Museum, where it will be displayed unti... Read More


French schools start new year in shadow of summer cyberattack

France, Sept. 1 -- Teachers returned to work on Monday to prepare for la rentree - France's annual back-to-school return after the summer holidays - but digital services remain restricted in parts of ... Read More