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French health watchdog warns of pesticide dangers to young children

France, April 25 -- French health authorities have warned that some widely used pesticides are putting human health at risk - especially the developing brains of unborn babies and very young children.... Read More


Trump signs executive order to ramp up US deep-sea mining

France, April 25 -- US President Donald Trump has defied international norms on the nascent field of deep-sea mining, signing an executive order expanding the practice for rare earth minerals in domes... Read More


'Building trust' key to solving climate crisis, Cop30 president tells RFI

France, April 25 -- With 2024 confirmed as the hottest year on record, pressure is mounting on all countries to step up their climate commitments. In just over six months, world leaders will convene i... Read More


Malaria fight under threat as US funding cuts raise fears in Africa

France, April 25 -- In 25 years, investment in the fight against malaria has prevented two billion infections and 13 million deaths, most of them in Africa, which carries nearly all of the burden of t... Read More


French PM calls for tighter security in schools after deadly knife attack

France, April 25 -- French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou has urged "an intensification of controls in and around schools" after a student killed a teenage girl and wounded three other pupils in a sta... Read More


West African group Ecowas turns 50 amid struggle to stay united

France, April 24 -- Celebrations marking 50 years of the Economic Community of West African States - known as Ecowas - began in Ghana this week, but the mood was far from jubilant. The region's main p... Read More


EU court condemns French failure to protect rights of underage rape victims

France, April 24 -- The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that France failed to protect the rights of three teenage girls who reported being raped, as the country debates changing how the crime... Read More


French medics continue hunger strike as Gaza humanitarian crisis worsens

France, April 24 -- A group of French healthworkers who launched a movement named Hungry for Justice for Palestine are in their third week of a hunger strike, to raise awareness over the humanitarian ... Read More


Macron seeks 'forgiveness' for colonialism on visit to Madagascar

France, April 24 -- Emmanuel Macron said he wants to seek "forgiveness" for France's colonisation of Madagascar, starting with the return of looted cultural artefacts. During his two-day visit, the Fr... Read More


Cote d'Ivoire judge rules main opponent out of presidential election

France, April 24 -- Tensions are rising in Cote d'Ivoire after a court ruled that opposition candidate Tidjane Thiam is not eligible to run in October's presidential election because he lost his Ivori... Read More