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Wild chimpanzees beat the bush telegraph using tree-root rhythms

France, May 18 -- Chimpanzees don't just drum on tree roots for fun - they do it in rhythm, and they may be using it to send messages through the forest. That's what a team of scientists found after ... Read More


How an RFI investigation helped return an ancient treasure to Benin

France, May 18 -- In Benin, a 'katakle' - a ceremonial stool, and the final piece of the royal treasure of Abomey - has been returned by Finland, 133 years after being looted by French troops and late... Read More


Paris to open Seine for swimming this summer after century-long ban

France, May 17 -- One year after the Seine took centre stage at the Paris Olympic Games, hosting open water swimming and triathlon events,public swimming is set to return to the river - for the first ... Read More


Hollywood and the mafia myth: how Italian organised crime went global

France, May 17 -- The Cosa Nostra in Sicily, the Camorra in Naples and the 'Ndrangheta in Calabria - by far the most powerful, but also the least known - are Italy's three main mafia groups. In an int... Read More


Gaza's ancient past revealed as artefacts survive destruction and exile

France, May 17 -- Ancient artefacts from Gaza - amphorae, statues, mosaics, funerary steles and more - tell the story of 5,000 years of a civilisation, in a Paris exhibition that seeks to preserve a h... Read More


Romanian far-right candidate accuses Macron of election interference

France, May 17 -- Romanian nationalist candidate George Simion, on a visit to Paris on Friday, accused French President Emmanuel Macron of interference in his country's tense presidential election rer... Read More


France's rising infant death rate prompts new bill from lawmakers

France, May 16 -- One in every 250 babies born in France in 2024 died before their first birthday - a total of 2,700 deaths - and that number has been going up for several years.French MPs have introd... Read More


France vows to boost security for crypto executives after spate of kidnappings

France, May 16 -- French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau has promised to act swiftly to protect crypto players and their families after a series of violent attacks and kidnappings that have shocked... Read More


Former paratroopers accuse French officers of violent hazing and racism

France, May 16 -- Four former soldiers from the elite 8th Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment in southern France have filed formal complaints accusing their superiors of physical violence, moral harass... Read More


African films at Cannes tell unexpected stories of power, migration and identity

France, May 16 -- Six African films are screening at this year's Cannes Film Festival, which opened this week and runs until 24 May. The selection spans historical fiction, social drama and crime thri... Read More