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Schools closed as France's heatwave threatens to break records

France, June 22 -- At least 845 schools will be closed, French Education Minister Edouard Geffray said on Sunday, while around 1,800 will cut classes short. Most of those affected are in the 49 depar... Read More


'Poison in your coffee' report sounds alarm over widespread pesticide use

France, June 22 -- The report's authors say the biggest concern is not what ends up in consumers' cups, but the health and environmental damage linked to intensive coffee farming. "Poison in Your Cof... Read More


Repeated errors in handling of rape case linked to French girl's death: report

France, June 22 -- An investigation by the services of the General Inspectorates of Justice (IGJ) and the National Gendarmerie (IGGN) was delivered Monday morning to Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu. ... Read More


Paris court rejects bid to reopen probe into Caribbean chlordecone contamination

France, June 22 -- After 20 years of legal proceedings, the court confirmed the dismissal of the case, effectively closing the door to any future criminal investigations. Christophe Leguevaques, a la... Read More


UN warns of an 'imminent risk of mass atrocities' in Sudan's Kordofan

France, June 22 -- The majority-Muslim southern city, in the Kordofan region, has been under siege for several months by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), led by General Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, also known... Read More


DRC announces free healthcare for all illnesses in Ituri as Ebola gains ground

France, June 22 -- The free healthcare measure was announced on Sunday by the Congolese Minister of Health, Samuel Roger Kamba, during his visit to Ituri - the province at the epicenter of the latest ... Read More


France's scorching weekend heat leads to elderly deaths, spate of drowings

France, June 22 -- A woman and two men, aged 80 to 95 years old died Sunday in their homes in the Bordeaux suburbs, probably because of the extreme heat, the Gironde department's prefect, Sophie Broca... Read More


'One injection protects up to six months': what is new HIV drug lenacapavir?

France, June 21 -- New long-acting antiretroviral treatment lenacapavir requires just two injections a year, reducing the need for daily pills. But questions remain over access, cost and whether enoug... Read More


Poland and Germany renew historic ties to defend Europe's eastern flank

France, June 21 -- Relations between Poland and Germany have been marked by a long and complicated history. During World War II, Nazi Germany occupied much of Poland and killed nearly 6 million Polis... Read More


France's street music festivals go ahead despite extreme heat and alcohol ban

France, June 21 -- Every year on 21 June, musicians fill French bars, street corners and rooftops late into the night. But this year the Fete de la Musique coincides with a ferocious heatwave, with a... Read More