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Notre-Dame sees record number of visitors, one year on from reopening

France, Jan. 5 -- A tear rolls down Jessica's cheek as she leaves Notre-DameCathedral in Paris. Inside, she and her brother had lit a small candle in tribute to their father, who passed away earlier ... Read More


All 40 victims of Swiss New Year ski resort blaze identified, including 9 French

France, Jan. 5 -- Half of the victims of the fire in Crans-Montana were teenagers, Wallis canton police said Sunday. They ranged in age from 14 to 39 years old, and included 21 Swiss nationals, nine ... Read More


France's last paper Braille publisher fights to survive in the digital age

France, Jan. 5 -- 2025 marked the 200th anniversary ofLouis Braille's invention of the six-dot tactile writing system that opened the door to literacy for millions of blind people. Two centuries on, ... Read More


Diaz sends Morocco to AFCON quarter-finals with 1-0 victory over Tanzania

France, Jan. 4 -- Diaz scored once in each of three group matches and his 64th-minute strike against the Tanzanians created history as he became the first Moroccan to find the net in four consecutive ... Read More


Madagascar's youth revive ancestral rites in search of identity

France, Jan. 4 -- In a small town near Mahajanga, chants of the Sakalava, one of Madagascar's ethnic groups, drift through the open windows of a house where around 60 guests, mostly young people, are ... Read More


France tightens checks on food imports amid farmers' opposition to Mercosur

France, Jan. 4 -- French farmers have been protesting over a ​planned European trade deal with the South American Mercosur bloc, and other issues including measures to contain outbreaks of lumpy... Read More


Conservationists in Kenya pay tribute to the late 'super tusker' Craig

France, Jan. 4 -- "Craig, the legendary super tusker famed for its immense, ground-sweeping tusks and calm, dignified presence, passed on at the age of 54," the Kenya Wildlife service said in a statem... Read More


Meet Francisco Serrato, the French sculptor with nerves of steel

France, Jan. 4 -- Industrial materials are becoming more prominent in contemporary art, particularly in sculpture and installations, with artists experimenting with recycled metals to explore light, p... Read More


How has France reacted to the toppling of Venezuela's Maduro by the US?

France, Jan. 4 -- Following early-morning air strikes on Caracus on Saturday, the UScaptured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro. The US administration says the deposed president is now in prison in New ... Read More


Teen Mbaye seals AFCON last-16 victory for Senegal over Sudan

France, Jan. 4 -- The 17-year-old Paris Saint-Germain forward represented France at age-limit levels before switching his international allegiance to Senegal, where his father was born. Former champi... Read More