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French MPs approve tougher cadmium limits despite government opposition

France, June 4 -- The draft law, adopted on Wednesday in the National Assembly by 144 votes to 22, sets out a faster timetable to reduce permitted cadmium levels in fertilisers used in agriculture. T... Read More


Shnaider sends Sabalenka 'into deep, dark hole' in French Open shock

France, June 3 -- The world number one led Diana Shnaider 6-3, 5-3 with a chance to serve for the match on centre court at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris. But she fluffed her chance as Shnaider ree... Read More


Schnaider sends Sabalenka 'into deep, dark hole' in French Open shock

France, June 3 -- The world number one led Diana Schnaider 6-3, 5-3 with a chance to serve for the match on centre court at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris. But she fluffed her chance as Schnaider r... Read More


First contact: Cape Verde's rise to the global stage

France, June 3 -- Cape Verde will face World Cup regulars Spain, Uruguay and Saudi Arabia during their debut at the 2026 tournament in the United States, Mexico and Canada. Head coach Pedro Leit&#227... Read More


El Nino threat grows as Europe prepares for another hot summer

France, June 3 -- The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the UN weather agency, said on Tuesday there was an 80 percent chance of El Nino conditions emerging between June and August, driven by u... Read More


Africa's finest: The Elephants are back and this time they mean business

France, June 3 -- For the first nine World Cups between 1930 and 1970, Cote d'Ivoire was either still part of France, not a member of Fifa, or simply chose not to participate in the tournament. When ... Read More


Afica's finest: The Elephants are back and this time they mean business

France, June 3 -- For the first nine World Cups between 1930 and 1970, Cote d'Ivoire was either still part of France, not a member of Fifa, or simply chose not to participate in the tournament. When ... Read More


France and Rwanda unite to honour genocide victims with Paris monument

France, June 3 -- The monument stands on the banks of the Seine, on the Esplanade Habib-Bourguiba near the Pont de l'Alma, in the heart of Paris, and is presented as a new step in France's efforts to ... Read More


Corsica autonomy plan clears first hurdle in divided French parliament

France, June 3 -- The National Assembly's law committee approved the bill on Tuesday, keeping alive a reform that would give Corsica new powers to adapt some French laws to local conditions while rema... Read More


Faye appoints cabinet despite Sonko's Pastef boycott threat

France, June 3 -- New prime minister Ahmadou Al Aminou Mohamed Lo unveiled a 30-member cabinet on Monday evening, but without the backing of Pastef, the party to which President Bassirou Diomaye Faye ... Read More