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Lafarge on trial in Paris over alleged payments to Islamic State in Syria

France, Nov. 4 -- In what is shaping up to be a landmark case in France, the multinational cement giant Lafarge, along with several former senior executives are set to go on trial on Tuesday, accused ... Read More


Nigerians push back on Trump's military threat over Christian killings

France, Nov. 3 -- Nigerians from both Christian and Muslim communities on Monday pushed back against US President Donald Trump's threat of military intervention after he accused the Nigerian governmen... Read More


Olympic torchbearer and 1948 gold medallist Charles Coste dies at 101

France, Nov. 3 -- Charles Coste, the French cyclist who won Olympic gold in London in 1948 and later became the world's oldest living Olympic champion, has died at the age of 101. A quiet hero of Fre... Read More


Seizure of Sudan's El Fasher a 'political and moral defeat' for RSF militia: expert

France, Nov. 3 -- The fall of El Fasher, the last army stronghold in Darfur, has become a turning point in Sudan's war. Last week, after an 18-month siege, the powerful paramilitary Rapid Support Forc... Read More


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