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Carnac Megaliths get Unesco World Heritage status

France, July 12 -- The megalithic sites of Carnac and the shores of Morbihan in Brittany, western France, have been officially inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage list, the international organisation... Read More


Trump says EU, Mexico to face 30 percent tariff from August 1

France, July 12 -- President Donald Trump on Saturday said major US trading partners the European Union and Mexico would face a 30 percent tariff starting next month, ramping up pressure for deals in ... Read More


Erdogan rejoices as Kurdish PKK fighters destroy weapons at disarmament ceremony

France, July 12 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday his country had achieved victory after Kurdish rebels destroyed their weapons, ending their decades-long armed struggle again... Read More


Greece passes North Africa asylum ban amid rights groups' opposition

France, July 12 -- Greek lawmakers voted on Friday to temporarily stop processing asylum requests from migrants arriving from North Africa by sea in a bid to reduce arrivals into Europe's southernmost... Read More


New Caledonia's political leaders sign historic agreement to shape territory's future

France, July 12 -- New Caledonia's political leaders have signed what is being described as a "historic" agreement near Paris, outlining a new institutional future for the territory. The deal, reached... Read More


French justice to challenge Israeli 'impunity' over alleged Gaza civilian executions

France, July 12 -- Several NGOs, including the International Federation for Human Rights, have filed a legal complaint in Paris against two French-Israeli soldiers accused of carrying out summary exec... Read More


UN says hundreds killed in recent weeks while seeking aid in Gaza

France, July 12 -- Ten Palestinians were reported killed Friday while waiting for rations in Gaza, adding to nearly 800 similar deaths in the last six weeks, according to the UN, with Israel's army sa... Read More


Solar power overtakes nuclear and wind to lead EU energy mix for the first time

France, July 11 -- Solar power became the European Union's biggest source of electricity for the first time in June, overtaking nuclear and wind energy. Coal's share dropped to a record low, data from... Read More


The Dreyfus Affair, French anti-Semitism and the birth of the state of Israel

France, July 11 -- Ninety years after Alfred Dreyfus died, France is still confronting the legacy of the Dreyfus Affair - a scandal that laid bare deep anti-Semitism in the French Republic and shaped ... Read More


Macron declares July 12 annual Dreyfus commemoration day

France, July 11 -- French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday declared July 12 a French day of national commemoration for Alfred Dreyfus, a French army captain wrongly convicted of treason in 1894 i... Read More