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Eroding coastlines unearth and destroy slave graves in French Caribbean

France, Aug. 22 -- In Saint-Francois, a town on the eastern tip of Guadeloupe, human remains have been appearing for several years on Raisins-Clairs, one of the island's best-known beaches. The popul... Read More


France to send interceptor missiles to Ukraine after Russian strikes

France, Aug. 22 -- The announcement came after a Russian drone strike on a shopping centre in eastern Ukraine on Friday killed at least 16 people and injured more than 100. Posting on X, Macron expre... Read More


France's Fontainebleau forest reopens to public after wildfires

France, Aug. 22 -- Around 4,000 of the more than 20,000 hectares that make up Fontainebleau are still closed as firefighters battle to put out the last embers of the fires that started in mid-July. T... Read More


Ravaged by wildfires, France's Fontainebleau forest reopens to public

France, Aug. 22 -- Around 4,000 of the more than 20,000 hectares that make up Fontainebleau are still closed as firefighters battle to put out the last embers of the fires that started in mid-July. T... Read More


French farmers dip into winter fodder as drought leaves pastures bare

France, Aug. 22 -- The National Federation of Milk Producers, or FNPL, said winter fodder stocks were already being used by many farmers across France by late July. At La Recette farm in Echouboulain... Read More


More Russians seeking to leave as fears of another mobilisation grow

France, Aug. 21 -- Relokatz, a platform linked to exiled Russian opposition figure Maxime Katz, said it is receiving around 120 enquiries a day from people seeking advice on moving abroad - up from 10... Read More


'An invisible avalanche': what happened in Cameroon's 1986 Lake Nyos disaster?

France, Aug. 21 -- The village of Nyos, in north-west Cameroon, was a peaceful place. On that day, its people carried out their work as usual - some in the fields, others leading cattle out to pasture... Read More


France backs down on plan to make patients pay more for healthcare

France, Aug. 21 -- The charges, known in France as franchises medicales, apply to medicines, paramedical care, medical transport and consultations. The government announced the planned increase in Jul... Read More


UN holds second informal straw poll for next leader

France, Aug. 21 -- Costa Rica's Rebeca Grynspan was the front-runner after last month's first informal vote, in which the council's 15 members, including the five with veto power, pass judgment in sec... Read More


DR Congo Ebola outbreak 'growing exponentially' with more than 2,500 dead

France, Aug. 21 -- The Ebola outbreak is already the biggest in the country's history and is spreading faster than any outbreak of the deadly virus on record. According to the latest figures, the vir... Read More