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Shein reported to French justice over sale of 'childlike' sex dolls

France, Nov. 3 -- France's top official for child protection has called for checks on people who purchase "childlike" sex dolls online, amid growing outrage over their sale on major e-commerce platfor... Read More


EU considers 'brake clause' in race to agree on 2040 climate goals

France, Nov. 3 -- EU ministers are closing in on a deal for the bloc's 2040 climate target, with a proposed 'brake clause' offering flexibility if Europe's forests fail to absorb enough carbon. The s... Read More


French MPs scramble to strike budget deal as deadline looms

France, Nov. 3 -- French MPs will on Monday resume their race against time to draft a budget bill to be pushed through parliament by the end of the year. On Friday, during negotiations over how to ra... Read More


Sinner claims his first Paris Masters crown and a return to world number one

France, Nov. 2 -- Jannik Sinner claimed the Paris Masters 1000 crown for the first timeon Sunday following a straight sets win over Felix Auger-Aliassime. The 24-year-old triumphed 6-4, 7-6 in just u... Read More


Succession questions loom after Cote d'Ivoire re-elects ageing president

France, Nov. 2 -- As President Alassane Ouattara prepares for a fourth term after winning last week's election in Cote d'Ivoire in a landslide, the exclusion of his two main challengers from the race ... Read More


The chocolate maker leading a sweet revolution in cocoa capital Cote d'Ivoire

France, Nov. 2 -- Cote d'Ivoire is the world's main source of cocoa beans, yet for decades, Ivorians rarely tasted chocolate made from their own crops. Determined to change that, Axel Emmanuel Gbaou f... Read More


EU urges Tanzanian authorities to show restraint following Hassan's poll win

France, Nov. 2 -- The European Union on Sunday urged the Tanzanian authorities to exercise "maximum restraint in order to preserve human lives," following violence during the re-election of President ... Read More


Auger-Aliassime and Sinner battle for supremacy at new-look Paris Masters

France, Nov. 2 -- Felix Auguer-Aliassime will take on Jannik Sinner on Sunday afternoon in the final of the 2025 Paris Masters. The two will vie in front of 17,500 spectators to hoist the prize for th... Read More


Tanzania's opposition condemns vote as President Hassan calls for unity

France, Nov. 2 -- Tanzania's main opposition party Chadema on Sunday rejected President Samia Suluhu Hassan'slandslide victoryin elections that triggered deadlyprotestsacross the country over the excl... Read More


Crying the news with Ali Akbar, the last paperboy of Paris

France, Nov. 2 -- Ali Akbar of Rawalpindi, Pakistan, has been hawking newspapers in Paris's Left Bank district for more than five decades. While sales are dwindling, the job has allowed him to lift hi... Read More