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Europe scrambles to boost defence as US wavers on Ukraine support

France, Feb. 18 -- The EU is urging member states to ramp up arms production- including air defence, missiles, and at least 1.5 million artillery shells- as European leaders contend with Washington's ... Read More


Mayotte mayors suspend distribution of food aid amid reports of misappropriation

France, Feb. 18 -- Mayors on the French overseas territory of Mayotte have suspended their involvement in distributing food and water following reports by Le Monde daily that it was being diverted. Th... Read More


Failing economy, rising far right and Ukraine war define Germany's divisive elections

France, Feb. 17 -- Germany is entering its final week of campaigning ahead of nationwide elections on 23 February amid economic turmoil, political uncertainty, and growing concerns over its place in t... Read More


Brisbane's Olympic factfinders learn from the Paris teams who reframed the Games

France, Feb. 17 -- Five months on from that balmy summer of love for all things Olympic and Paralympic, the graft goes on in the chill midwinter for Mathieu Hanotin, mayor of Saint-Denis. The 46-year... Read More


Mbappe and Kolo Muani sparkle as Deschamps hails Zidane as likely France coach

France, Feb. 17 -- France strikers Kylian Mbappe and Randal Kolo Muani continued their rich vein of form over the weekend to stake their claim in Didier Deschamps' starting line-up for the national te... Read More


Claudel bronze sculpture found by chance fetches €3 million at France auction

France, Feb. 17 -- A bronze by French sculptor Camille Claudel thought to evoke her separation with fellow artist and lover Auguste Rodin has sold for more than €3 million at auction. The bronz... Read More


Paris trial begins over 2013 Islamic State kidnappings of Westerners in Syria

France, Feb. 17 -- A landmark trial opens Monday at a Paris court in which five men standaccused of Islamic State kidnappings in Syria more than 10 years ago, when seven Western hostages were taken, i... Read More


How drones are transforming agriculture in Cote d'Ivoire

France, Feb. 16 -- In Cote d'Ivoire, where agriculture accounts for 20 percent of GDP, the sector is gradually modernising and adopting new technologies to improve efficiency - notably drones, used in... Read More


Breathing life into death: a filmmaker's tribute to palliative care

France, Feb. 16 -- Greek-French director Costa-Gavras's latest film is set in a hospital's palliative care unit. And while death is ever present, Le Dernier Souffle ("The Last Breath") is above all an... Read More


From breast cancer to HIV, how AI is set to revolutionise healthcare

France, Feb. 16 -- This week's artificial intelligence summit in Paris highlights the potential for use of the technology in healthcare, with AI offering new diagnostic tools and treatment options - a... Read More