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Paris court to rule on corruption charges against Gabon ex-president's daughter

France, April 22 -- A Paris court is preparing to deliver its verdict on corruption charges against Pascaline Bongo, the daughter and chief of staff of Gabon's late president, Omar Bongo. She is accus... Read More


French MPs start to weigh up issues over assisted dying

France, April 22 -- A French parliamentary commissionon Monday began the long task of examining proposals to be included in a controversial bill backed by French President Emmanuel Macron that would a... Read More


French PM says boarding school key step in preventing juvenile violence

France, April 22 -- Prime Minister Gabriel Attal continued his offensive against juvenile delinquency in Nice, with a visit to an experimental educational boarding school to illustrate the prevention ... Read More


Heat-related deaths rise by 30 percent in Europe due to extreme weather

France, April 22 -- Data published by two leading climate monitors this Monday says that Europe endured a record number of 'extreme heat stress' days in 2023, underscoring the threat of increasingly d... Read More


'Titanic' task of finding plundered African art in French museums

France, April 21 -- With tens of thousands of African artworks in French museums, curators face a huge task in trying to identify which of these were plundered during colonial rule in the 19th and 20t... Read More


French 'first lady' Brigitte Macron inspires television series

France, April 21 -- Film production company Gaumont says it intends to make a short series based on the life of Brigitte Macron, wife of the French president. Still in its early stages, it is not clea... Read More


Chad is 'not a slave who wants to change masters', says president

France, April 20 -- Chad goes to the polls next month for a presidential election hoped tomark a return to democratic rule three years after military leaders seized power. Growing Russian influence in... Read More


French police detain suspect after surrounding Iranian consulate in Paris

France, April 19 -- French authorities on Friday detained a man after receiving an alert from the Iranian consulate in Paris that someone had entered carrying an explosive, the capital's police author... Read More


Sweden ramps up Eurovision security amid outcry over Israel's inclusion

France, April 19 -- The Swedish Eurovision host city Malmo has promised heightened security for this year's song contest, which faces protests over Israel's participation while the war in Gaza continu... Read More


French teen dies of heart failure after knife attack near school

France, April 19 -- A 14-year-old girl has died of a heart attack in eastern France after her school locked down to protect itself from a knife attacker who lightly wounded two other girls, an officia... Read More