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Cop17 biodiversity summit to confront funding gap for wildlife conservation

France, Oct. 19 -- Cop17 runs in the Armenian capital Yerevan until 30 October. At its core is the first global review of progress since the adoption of a landmark nature pact in 2022. That agreement... Read More


Macron begins Gulf tour focused on fuel supplies and strategic ties

France, Oct. 19 -- On Sunday, Macron's office said he might not leave for the trip and could stay in France to deal with the aftermath of nationwide rioting and looting during protests over poor condi... Read More


Macron promises tough punishments for rioters during nationwide day of action

France, Oct. 19 -- Nearly 2,400 arrests were made and 997 police and gendarmes were injured during clashes with hooded and masked demonstrators who looted shops and offices. In eastern France, the Mu... Read More


Three years on from Kenya's Shakahola cult murders, families still seek closure

France, Oct. 18 -- In March 2023, a man reported to Kenyan police that relatives who had joined a new church had not come home. Authorities began searching the area, around the Shakahola forest, near ... Read More


Ebola vaccine trials 'reason for hope' in DR Congo and beyond

France, Oct. 18 -- The DRC's worst-ever Ebola outbreak has now passed the 9,000-case mark, with the number of deaths topping 4,000 at the beginning of this month. Among the many challenges is the lac... Read More


France counts the cost of violence and looting during day of action

France, Oct. 18 -- More than 1,200 people were arrested and 150 police officers and gendarmes were injured during the protests over the poor conditions in schools and rising prices. Several demonstra... Read More


Poison and remedy: secrets of the botanic garden at Paris's Pharmacy Faculty

France, Oct. 18 -- Accessed by passing between majestic buildings designed in the late 19th century by famed architect Charles Laisne - as well as others added during the 1960s - the botanical garden ... Read More


Violence mars day of action over poor state of French schools and rising prices

France, Oct. 17 -- Authorities said 272 people had been arrested by mid-afternoon after violent incidents involving hooded individuals ​in Paris, Marseille, Rennes and Angers, the Interior Minis... Read More


AI midwife seeks to fill gaps in Zimbabwe's maternal health care

France, Oct. 17 -- When Harare resident Samantha Murungweni found out she was pregnant for the first time earlier this year, she felt scared. The 25-year-old, who lives in Greendale, one of the capit... Read More


Zelensky says US move to waive sanctions 'rewards' Russia's Putin

France, Oct. 17 -- Trump signed an executive order that waived US sanctions aimed at reducing the money Russia receives from the sale of its oil and gas. The move came despite Russia increasing strik... Read More