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Exhibition celebrates Marseille as 'gateway to the Global South'

France, April 7 -- Visitors to Marseille's art venue, La Friche la Belle de Mai, can expect visual arts, performances, films and more in a gigantic space at the heart of the mediterranean city. Until ... Read More


French archaeologists dig out medieval castle from under Brittany manor

France, April 7 -- France's National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research (Inrap) says it has unearthed the remains of a medieval castle in Vannes, on the coast of Brittany. Unexpected dis... Read More


Ethiopia takes double gold in Paris 2024 Marathon

France, April 7 -- Despite their relative lack of marathon experience, Ethiopia's Mulugeta Uma and Mestawut Fikir beat off the favourites to win the men's and women's race in the Paris Marathon on Sun... Read More


Rwanda marks 30 years since genocide that horrified the world

France, April 7 -- Rwanda has begun 100 days of commemorations to mark the 30th anniversary of the 1994 genocide, in which 800,000 people, most of them from the Tutsi ethnic group, were massacred by H... Read More


Early bloom of cherry blossoms another marker of climate change

France, April 6 -- Climate change is causing Japanese cherry blossoms, a famous symbol of spring, to burst into peak bloom early. From Tokyo to Paris and Washington DC, nature's calendar has been disr... Read More


Senegal's youngest president names 'breakaway' government

France, April 6 -- Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has named a "breakaway" government, appointing a host of fresh faces to top roles following his landslide election win last month. The 44-... Read More


More than games: photography festival celebrates sport as statement

France, April 6 -- As France gears up for the 2024 Olympics, the L'Oeil Urbain (Urban Eye) photo festival is celebrating sport not only as competition, but as a form of social engagement. Entitled "T... Read More


Fifteen-year-old boy dies after attack outside school near Paris

France, April 6 -- A French teenager has died from wounds suffered during a violent assault outside a school. It's the second brutal attack on a pupil in a week, prompting President Emmanuel Macron to... Read More


Rebooted Paris Saint-Germain count down to ecstasy on three fronts

France, April 6 -- What does it say about the essence of a football championship when a team can lose the likes of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Marco Verratti and still be 12 points clear with seven games... Read More


International sports stars join forces in Paris to promote peace

France, April 6 -- Former footballer Didier Drogba joined South Africa's rugby World Cup-winning captain Siya Kolisi and Olympians Marlene Harnois and Masomah Ali Zada in Paris to launch the 2024 whit... Read More