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First urban cable car unveiled in Paris region

France, Dec. 14 -- Authorities inaugurated the C1 line in the suburb of Limeil-Brevannes in the presence of Valerie Pecresse, the head of the Ile-de-France region, and the mayors of the towns served b... Read More


Legacy of conscription shapes France's new version of military service

France, Dec. 14 -- Faced with an increasingly threatening Russia, the continuing risk of terrorism and a United States administration that wants to pull back military support from Europe, France is lo... Read More


Morocco boss Regragui includes injured PSG star Hakimi in Cup of Nations squad

France, Dec. 13 -- The Paris Saint-Germain star was injured on 4 November when Bayern Munich striker Luis Diaz tackled him during theChampions League clash between the sides. Hakimi was helped off th... Read More


Belarus frees political dissidents Bialiatski, Kolesnikova and others

France, Dec. 13 -- Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has locked up thousands of his opponents, critics and protestors since an election in 2020 that rights groups widely said was rigged and tr... Read More


How a scandal and a socialist MP broke the French state's ties to the church

France, Dec. 13 -- Under the monarchy, the Catholic Church held major privileges and played a central role in society. The French Revolution of 1789 upended this order. Revolutionaries nationalised ch... Read More


Germany to send soldiers to fortify Poland border

France, Dec. 13 -- Poland, a strong supporter of Ukraine in its fight against Moscow, announced plans in May last year to bolster a long stretch of its border that includes Belarus and the Russian exc... Read More


Sarkozy prison memoir a bid to 'control the story' and protect image for political future

France, Dec. 13 -- RFI: What is your impression of Diaryof a Prisoner? Philippe Moreau-Chevrolet: Nicolas Sarkozy leans heavily on emotion and this fits with his wider media defence strategy, which a... Read More


Farmers clash with police in southwest France over mass cattle culls and trade fears

France, Dec. 13 -- According to authorities, two police officers were slightly injured when law enforcement used tear gas to disperse demonstrators occupying sections of the A64 motorway near Lescar a... Read More


Human use of controlled fire dates back 400,000 years, new study finds

France, Dec. 12 -- how New research suggests deliberate fire-setting took place in what is now eastern England around 400,000 years ago, pushing back the earliest known date for controlled fire-making... Read More


Human use of controlled fire dates back 400,000 years, new study suggests

France, Dec. 12 -- New research suggests deliberate fire-setting took place in what is now eastern England around 400,000 years ago, pushing back the earliest known date for controlled fire-making by ... Read More