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Zelensky heads to France as Ukrainian mission hammers out peace plan with US

France, Nov. 30 -- Zelensky and Macronwill discuss "the conditions for a just and lasting peace", the French presidency said, two weeks after the leaders last met on 17 November. "We will welcome Pre... Read More


Long-lost Rubens found in Paris mansion sells for nearly €3 million

France, Nov. 30 -- "Christ on the Cross" went under the hammer at the Osenat auction house in Fontainebleu just outside Paris, where ittopped an estimate of€1 million to€2 million. Exclud... Read More


France's first woman in space in 25 years counts down to trip to the ISS

France, Nov. 30 -- "The countdown has officially begun, everything is going perfectly." Adenot was all smiles as she greeted journalists in Toulouse on Monday to discuss theEpsilon mission to the Int... Read More


No laughing matter: France moves to tackle recreational use of nitrous oxide

France, Nov. 30 -- Nitrous oxide is sold in high street catering shops, primarily for use in whipped-cream dispensers - but inhaling the gas has euphoric effects.Users, often young people, fill balloo... Read More


Call to put child welfare at the heart of business regulation in Africa

France, Nov. 30 -- The Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA), which brought together lawyers, academics, development experts andhuman rights institutions on the sidelines of a s... Read More


Touadera says peace deals are proof of progress as CAR readies for election

France, Nov. 30 -- RFI: On 28 December, you will be seeking a new mandate as president of the Central African Republic. Was it always your intention to run again? Faustin-Archange Touadera: Yes. Cent... Read More


Gunmen storm party headquarters as military cements power in Guinea-Bissau

France, Nov. 29 -- Gunmen on Saturday morning raided the headquarters of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC), a former liberation movement and Guinea-Bissau's oldes... Read More


Change on the horizon for the Netherlands' strained asylum system

France, Nov. 29 -- With negotiations ongoing between leading parties including the Democrats 66 (D66) and the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), observers are watching for signs of a more balanced app... Read More


French minister says most Airbus A320 planes fixed after emergency recall

France, Nov. 29 -- Airbus issued one of its biggest ever recalls after looking into what cause one of its best-selling A320 planes to make a sudden nosedive at the end of October. It concluded that "... Read More


Haitian prisoners dying as crowded jails buckle under impact of gang violence

France, Nov. 29 -- Cells are packed far beyond capacity, medical care is scarce and most detainees have not yet seen a judge, the UN warned, adding that Haiti's deep humanitarian crisis has fed this c... Read More