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French weather service under fire after winter forecasts miss the mark

France, Jan. 9 -- Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot said that heavy snowfall in northern France on Monday had been "slightly underestimated" by Meteo-France. Similar concerns have been raised befor... Read More


EU countries green-light Mercosur trade deal despite France's opposition

France, Jan. 9 -- Aqualified majority of member states - at least 15 countries representing 65 percent of the EU's population - backed the deal at a meeting in Brussels on Friday. France, Ireland, Au... Read More


Africa Cup of Nations: last eight line up for next step on road to glory

France, Jan. 9 -- That they have even reached the last eight has brought tributes from the Mali boss Tom Saintfiet, who hailed his players as "heroes" following their comeback in adversity against Tun... Read More


Violent Storm Goretti brings wind, snow and disruption to Europe

France, Jan. 9 -- Some 380,000 households were left without electricity on Friday, grid operator Enedis said, as the storm swept across the north of the country. Most outages were reported in Normand... Read More


France hit hard as Storm Goretti sweeps across northern Europe

France, Jan. 9 -- In France, around 380,000 households have been left without electricity, according to grid operator Enedis this Friday, as Storm Goretti swept across the north of the country. The v... Read More


The ambiguous legacy of Francois Mitterrand, France's transformational president

France, Jan. 8 -- Mitterand died on 8 January 1996, yet he remains a presence in French politics. The Socialist Party figurehead did not merely lead France from 1981 to 1995; he rearranged the countr... Read More


Why Greenland's melting ice cap threatens humanity, and could serve Trump

France, Jan. 8 -- Greenland is vast, and highly coveted. Covering some 2 million square kilometres, it is almost four times the size of France. Above all, it is the second-largest body of ice on Eart... Read More


Russia frees French researcher Laurent Vinatier in prisoner swap

France, Jan. 8 -- Russia's FSB security service said Vinatier, 49, had been pardoned by President Vladimir Putin, according to the RIA news agency. The announcement came after France freed Russian ba... Read More


DRC remembers fatal plane crash in Kinshasa city centre, 30 years on

France, Jan. 8 -- The Antonov An-32B cargo plane was flying under the name of Air Africa, operated by Moscow Airways and leased to the private airline Scibe Airlift. Dangerously overweight, according... Read More


Macron accuses US of 'breaking free from international rules'

France, Jan. 8 -- Macron delivered his annual speech to French ambassadors at the Elysee Palace as European powers are scrambling to come up with a coordinated response to US assertive foreign policy ... Read More