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Mao still revered in China as criticism remains risky 50 years on

France, Sept. 9 -- Mao died on 9 September 1976 after more than 25 years at the head of China. In Beijing, many retired people still gather in parks to sing revolutionary songs praising Mao, mixing n... Read More


Roman Abramovich loses third attempt to overturn EU sanctions

France, Sept. 9 -- The former owner of Chelsea football club, who has close ties to the Kremlin, was added to bloc's asset freeze and visa ban blacklist in 2022 after Moscow's invasion of its neighbou... Read More


A 1,000-year-old mystery: what's really stitched into the Bayeux Tapestry?

France, Sept. 9 -- But this is not the world-renowned 70-metre long Bayeux Tapestry on loan from France at the British museum. It is the little known Bayeux Tapestry of Reading, a commuter-belt town ... Read More


PSG boss Enrique urges squad to forget about past Champions League triumphs

France, Sept. 9 -- "I always try to transmit the same thing to my players: the past is the past," said Enrique ahead of Wednesday night's clash against Slovan Bratislava at the Parc des Princes. "You... Read More


Former PM Bayrou returns to court in long-running EU assistants case

France, Sept. 9 -- Bayrou, who was acquitted at the first trial in 2024, will appear alongside ten former party officials in the decade-old case involving parliamentary assistants to MEPs. "I am appr... Read More


EU chiefs slam Serbia over Mladić funeral 'disgrace'

France, Sept. 9 -- Serbia's commemoration of the so-called "Butcher of Bosnia", who was buried on Monday in a service attended by thousands, has put Brussels on a collision course with Belgrade, an EU... Read More


Dembele leads PSG's nine-man charge for 2026 Ballon d'Or

France, Sept. 9 -- The 29-year-old France international was joined by fellow PSG strikers Desire Doue and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia in the race for the sport's most prestigious individual award. PSG defe... Read More


France among twelve nations to sanction trade with Israeli settlements

France, Sept. 9 -- Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Sweden also plan to restrict trade with the settlements, the nations' foreign ministers said in a joint state... Read More


France among 12 nations to sanction trade with Israeli settlements

France, Sept. 9 -- Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Sweden also plan to restrict trade with the settlements, the nations' foreign ministers said in a joint state... Read More


French billionaire Olivier Bouygues faces suspended jail term over wildlife killings

France, Sept. 9 -- The case is being heard in Orleans, around 120 kilometres south-west of Paris, where public prosecutor Emmanuelle Bochenek-Puren on Tuesday also requested the maximum €750,000... Read More