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France rolls out 'strong protection' label for 63 marine areas

France, Dec. 19 -- The French government says the label is meant to ensure strict protection in parts of the ocean where human activity is limited or banned. Its stated goal is to place 14.8 percent o... Read More


Mercosur meets in Brazil, EU eyes January 12 trade deal

France, Dec. 19 -- Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay had hoped they would on Saturday finally seal a deal with the EU to create the world's largest free trade zone. However, the deal, which has... Read More


Frenchwoman sent back from Syria sentenced to 10 years for terrorist conspiracy

France, Dec. 19 -- Carole Sun was convicted at the end of a three-day trial by the special assize court in Paris. The sentence includes five years of supervision after her release and a court-ordered ... Read More


EU delays Mercosur trade deal amid farmers' protests and political divide

France, Dec. 19 -- The signing of the agreement between the EU and Mercosur, 25 years in the making, has been pushed back until January. The European Commission informed the Mercosur countries of the... Read More


EU greenlights €90bn loan for Ukraine, without frozen Russian assets

France, Dec. 19 -- The deal, struck in the early hours of Friday during summit talks in Brussels, comes at a critical moment for Ukraine. With the war approaching its fifth year and United States Pre... Read More


EU green lights €90bn loan for Ukraine, without frozen Russian assets

France, Dec. 19 -- The deal, struck in the early hours of Friday after marathon summit talks in Brussels, comes at a critical moment for Ukraine. With Russia's invasion now approaching its fourth yea... Read More


Nairobi sounds alarm over recruiters luring Kenyans into Russian war effort

France, Dec. 19 -- The government announced this week that 18 Kenyanswho had been sent to fight on the Ukrainian front had been repatriated from Russia as part of a diplomatic push to assist Kenyans w... Read More


China's power paradox: clean energy surge conflicts with coal safety net

France, Dec. 18 -- China produced around 60 percent of the world's new solar power in 2025, making it the world's largest manufacturer and deployer of renewable energy. It is installing more solar and... Read More


French parliament unanimously exonerates women punished for abortion

France, Dec. 18 -- The vote, held on Thursday inthe National Assembly, the lower house of the French parliament, finalised the adoption of the bill after it was backed by the Senate in March and suppo... Read More


Guadeloupe: 16,000 cars equipped with defective Takata airbags still on the road

France, Dec. 18 -- "At the beginning of the crisis, 42,000 vehicles were equipped with Takata airbags. We were able to identify a large number of them," Guadeloupe's prefect Thierry Devimeux said on W... Read More