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'My home wasn't safe anymore': lessons from France's hottest summer yet

France, Sept. 19 -- The turning point, Decq says, came in late May, when the first heatwave kicked in - weeks before most people expected any extreme heat. By the end of the month, temperatures in the... Read More


Congolese cyclist dies in crash during 'Pedals for Peace' journey

France, Sept. 19 -- The Congolese sports ministry confirmed the death of 23-year-old Masaisai on Saturday. "It is with deep sorrow and great sadness that the Ministry of Sport and Leisure has learnt ... Read More


Nigeria names panel to probe deaths of 37 miners held in detention

France, Sept. 19 -- Police have set up an investigation into the deaths, which the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) initially blamed on an outbreak of disease, the interior ministry a... Read More


Europe weighs the cost of sending its own astronauts into space

France, Sept. 19 -- Europe is already a major space power. It builds satellites and launches them on European rockets, and operates Copernicus, one of the world's leading Earth observation programmes,... Read More


Denmark welcomes deal with US over Greenland after Trump annexation threats

France, Sept. 19 -- The United States, Denmark and Greenland said late on Friday they had entered into an agreement for the US to ‌develop a significant military presence on Greenland, while pro... Read More


France calls on Moscow to reverse takeover of European assets

France, Sept. 19 -- A decree signed by President Vladimir Putin late Thursday transferred the Russian operations of Nestle, French retailer Auchan and the former Leroy Merlin DIY chain, now known as L... Read More


As far right gains ground in Germany, Berlin election tests Europe's centre

France, Sept. 19 -- The AfD won 43.8 percent of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt on 6 September, falling three seats short of an absolute majority in the state parliament. The result has intensified debate ... Read More


Nestle to face retrial over illegal dumping near French bottled water plants

France, Sept. 18 -- A court of appeal in Nancy ruled on Thursday that the Nestle Waters case should be sent back to the city's criminal court for a fresh hearing, overturning a March decision that had... Read More


Tiny French outpost off Canada the unlikely stage for new transatlantic courtship

France, Sept. 18 -- Home to around 6,000 people and lying about 20 kilometres off Newfoundland, the archipelago is the last surviving territorial remnant of France's former North American empire - Fre... Read More


Locked in Arctic ice, the floating lab studying climate and wildlife

France, Sept. 18 -- Named Tara Polaris I, the mission will carry the igloo-shaped station through the central Arctic Ocean, where it is now drifting with the sea ice. Part boat, part research station... Read More