France told to revisit pesticide rules in 'historic win' for green groups

France, Sept. 3 -- France has been ordered to overhaul its pesticide authorisation procedures after a court ruled on Wednesday that current methods do not adequately protect biodiversity and human hea... Read More

Shell says it will not restart construction of Netherlands biofuels plant

France, Sept. 3 -- British oil giant Shell announced Wednesday it has abandoned construction of one of Europe's largest biofuel plants in the Netherlands, as it focuses on its fossil fuels business. ... Read More

Sudan denies chemical weapons allegations two months after US applies sanctions

France, Sept. 3 -- Sudan's army-backed government has published a report stating that it found no evidence of chemical contamination, two months after the United States imposed sanctions over chemical... Read More

Sudan denies chemical contamination after US sanctions over weapons

France, Sept. 3 -- Sudan's army-backed government has published a report stating that it found no evidence of chemical contamination, two months after the United States imposed sanctions over chemical... Read More

Assad arrest warrant marks end of 'vile impunity', says wounded journalist

France, Sept. 3 -- French journalist Edith Bouvier has welcomed arrest warrants issued by Paris for Syria's ousted president Bashar al-Assad and six of his senior officials, more than a decade after a... Read More

Tanks and missiles roll through Beijing as China commemorates 1945 victory

France, Sept. 3 -- China staged its largest-ever military parade in Beijing on Wednesday to mark 80 years since Japan's surrender in the Second World War. President Xi Jinping stood in Tiananmen Squar... Read More

Belgium to join France and other countries to recognise Palestinian state

France, Sept. 2 -- Belgium has said it will recognise the State of Palestine at the United Nations General Assembly this month, joining France and other western countries in a move that has angered Is... Read More

Belgium to join France and other countries to recognise Palestininan state

France, Sept. 2 -- Belgium has said it will recognise the State of Palestine at the United Nations General Assembly this month, joining France and other western countries in a move that has angered Is... Read More

Two-thirds of Mayotte's coral lost after cyclone and bleaching batter lagoon

France, Sept. 2 -- Nearly half of Mayotte's coral reefs were wiped out when Cyclone Chido hit the French territory in December, a new report has found. The study is the first assessment of marine dama... Read More

Burkina Faso criminalises homosexuality in far-reaching family law reform

France, Sept. 2 -- Burkina Faso has joined a growing list of African nations tightening laws against same-sex relations, with an extensive new code set to reshape family and nationality rules. Burkin... Read More

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