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Louvre picks architects for €800m overhaul and new Mona Lisa space

France, May 18 -- Studios Architecture Paris, Selldorf Architects and Base Landscape Architecture were selected by a 21-member jury from a shortlist of five candidates for the "Louvre - New Renaissanc... Read More


Iran drives global executions to highest level since 1981: Amnesty

France, May 18 -- The UK-based rights group said Iran carried out 2,159 executions in 2025, more than double the previous year's total and the country's highest figure since 1981. Amnesty said the ri... Read More


Can sugar cane waste replace plastic? The Kenyan firm pushing sustainable packaging

France, May 18 -- In the sugar-growing regions of western Kenya, harvest season leaves behind more than just refined sugar. After extracting the juice from sugar cane, large amounts of fibrous residu... Read More


France's 'free party' crackdown ignites debate over who controls public space

France, May 18 -- Supporters of the bill, which would impose heavy fines and prison sentences on organisers of unauthorised raves - known as "free parties" - say the crackdown is about tackling the is... Read More


Gilgeous-Alexander wins NBA's top player title ahead of French star Wembanyama

France, May 18 -- The 27-year-old Oklahoma City Thunder point guard came in ahead of Denver's Nikola Jokic and the 22-year-old Frenchman Victor Wembanyama who plays for the San Antonio Spurs. Gilgeou... Read More


WHO declares Ebola outbreak in DRC a health emergency 'of international concern'

France, May 17 -- A total of 88 deaths and 336 suspected cases of the highly contagious haemorrhagic fever have been reported, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC Africa) said i... Read More


Shock threat by billionaire Bollore's Canal+ group rocks French cinema

France, May 17 -- The announcement, made at the Cannes Film Festival, is likely to send shockwaves through the European industry at the annual gathering of the world's movie elite on the French Rivier... Read More


Botswana eases anti-LGBTQ laws as repression grows elsewhere in Africa

France, May 17 -- On 17 May 1990, the World Health Organization removed homosexuality from its list of mental illnesses and since then many countries mark International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobi... Read More


French regional accents rarely heard thanks to 'deeply rooted' stereotypes

France, May 17 -- "At school, at university or in the mass media, it's common to consider having an accent a bit of a bad thing. It's not something positive," says Mederic Gasquet-Cyrus, a sociolingui... Read More


UK police make 43 arrests at far-right rally, counter pro-Palestinian demo

France, May 17 -- More than 4,000 police officers were deployed in London, the biggest operation in years by the city's Metropolitan Police, to manage a so-called "sterile zone" between Robinson's "Un... Read More