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Digital boom makes Marseille a global data hub - but at what cost?

France, April 20 -- Marseille has emerged as the world's sixth-largest internet hub, surpassing even Hong Kong and becoming a global crossroads for internet traffic. Data centres continue to prolifera... Read More


Reunion Island health chiefs call for more doctors to fight chikungunya epidemic

France, April 20 -- Health chiefs on the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion on Sunday called for more doctors and medicines to help them combat an epidemic of the mosquito-borne chikungunya disease... Read More


Ghana fails to protect women forced to flee from witch hunts, report finds

France, April 20 -- Ghanaian authorities have failed to protect the human rights of hundreds of women accused of witchcraft, Amnesty International has warned. Attacks by their accusers are forcing the... Read More


Pope Francis calls for Gaza ceasefire and release of hostages in Easter address

France, April 20 -- Pope Francis appeared on Sunday in St Peter's Square to deliver a quick Easter greeting before a senior archbishop delivered his "Urbi et Orbi" benediction which, like last year, c... Read More


Yinka Shonibare's debut African solo show highlights hybrid nature of identity

France, April 20 -- Renowned British-Nigerian visual artistYinka Shonibare is celebrating hisfirst solo exhibition on the African continent, at the age of 62 - an explosion of colour that raises quest... Read More


Easter joy as Lourdes declares new miracle after Italian woman walks again

France, April 19 -- The reported healing of an Italian woman during a pilgrimage to Lourdes has been officially recognised as the 72nd "miracle" linked to the Catholic shrine in south-western France. ... Read More


Tunisian government opponents handed jail terms ranging between 13 and 66 years

France, April 19 -- ATunisian court handed jail terms ranging from 13 to 66 years to 40 opposition leaders, businessmen and lawyers on charges of conspiring against state security, Tunisia's state new... Read More


Birds in France still ingesting toxic lead pellets 20 years after ban

France, April 19 -- Waterbirds in France's largest wetland are still being poisoned by toxic lead pellets almost two decades after the ammunition was banned, a study has warned this week. The researc... Read More


PSG boss Enrique urges squad to continue quest for unbeaten season in Ligue 1

France, April 19 -- Four days after reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League to maintain their quest for a quadruple of trophies, Paris Saint-Germain's players take on relegation-threatened Le... Read More


Does Macron's pledge on Palestine signal a return to France's 'Arab policy'?

France, April 19 -- As pressure mounts ahead of a key UN summit, France is weighing whether to recognise a Palestinian state - a move President Emmanuel Macron says could come within months. The two-s... Read More