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EU unlocks 710 mn euros' aid for crisis-hit communities

France, Sept. 27 -- "Conflicts, extreme weather and rising living costs are disrupting the lives of many around the globe," von der Leyen said in a statement to the UN General Assembly. "With today's... Read More


Paris psychiatric hospital's art collection challenges myth of the 'mad genius'

France, Sept. 27 -- The exhibition at Sainte-Anne brings together 145 drawings and paintings dating from 1858 to 2020, offering a window onto more than a century of changing attitudes towards art and ... Read More


Inside the business of gony bags, Madagascar's ubiquitous plastic sacks

France, Sept. 27 -- In Enduma's vast warehouse on the outskirts of Antananarivo, the looms are running at full capacity. The company's six-shuttle circular weaving machines operate round the clock, am... Read More


UK counter-terrorism police probe incident near air base

France, Sept. 27 -- Villagers were evacuated and Army bomb disposal experts were "currently examining a number of vehicles," police in the southwestern county of Gloucestershire said in a statement. ... Read More


Trump says UK terror suspects aimed for 'big damage' at airbase

France, Sept. 27 -- "We had them under investigation. They, they were looking to do big damage to our fort, and working with the British worked out great," Trump said while on a visit to Chicago. "We ... Read More


Future of Paris's Montparnasse Tower uncertain after planned revamp collapses

France, Sept. 27 -- The plan to transform the 1970s tower into a lighter, greener skyscraper has collapsed after its co-owners overwhelmingly rejected the first stage of the renovation. More than 76 ... Read More


UK's PM urges 'calm' as thousands seek to thwart flashpoint N.Ireland parade

France, Sept. 27 -- The tensions spiked after a court in the early hours of Sunday cleared the march by the Orange Order to go ahead. The Parades Commission, Northern Ireland's independent body regul... Read More


France's first divorce law, a social revolution ahead of its time

France, Sept. 26 -- When France first legalised divorce on 20 September, 1792, it was revolution at its most intimate. The French Revolution had begun three years earlier and was overhauling customs ... Read More


Munich picked for Germany's bid to host the Summer Olympics in 2036, 2040 or 2044

France, Sept. 26 -- German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier announced Munich as the selection at a glitzy event hosted by the German Olympic Sports Confederation on Saturday. He said it was a "huge o... Read More


Volunteers step up to help Paris stamp out its cigarette butt problem

France, Sept. 26 -- Paris City Hall estimates that between 1.5 and 2 billion cigarette butts are discarded on the capital's streets each year, costing around €10 million annually to clean up. "... Read More