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Workers across France stage protests over pay and rising costs

France, Sept. 15 -- Fishermen began blocking an oil depot at 3am in Fos-sur-Mer, in the Bouches-du-Rhone region, affecting about 50 tanker lorries, local authorities said. The action follows demonstr... Read More


Sweden's election too close to call, left opposition narrowly leads

France, Sept. 14 -- With 90 percent of votes counted, four opposition parties led Andersson held a one-seat majority in the 349-seat parliament over Kristersson's right-wing alliance, which includes t... Read More


Normandy derailment inquiry widens focus on rail fragment found on track

France, Sept. 14 -- Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot said on Sunday that the Bureau of Enquiries into Land Transport Accidents, known as the BEA-TT, would examine the circumstances surrounding the ... Read More


International justice 'can't be erased' despite US sanctions: ICC prosecutor

France, Sept. 14 -- The Hague-based ICC was established in 2002, under an international treaty known as the Rome Statute, to prosecute individuals for the gravest international crimes when national co... Read More


Finland joins French nuclear umbrella amid European security push

France, Sept. 14 -- "Finland has decided to join forward deterrence," the two countries said in a joint statement on Monday issued after a meeting in Helsinki. Finnish President Alexander Stubb said ... Read More


Growing budgets show Africa keen to defend its place in the space race

France, Sept. 14 -- Across Africa, national space budgets have grown to $800 million (€702 million), up from less than $300 million (€258 milion) in 2018. This is according to Temidayo On... Read More


France says Russia seeks to 'intimidate' EU with train attack near Poland

France, Sept. 14 -- Russian strikes in Ukraine over the weekend, including one that hit a passenger train going to Poland, have "a clear goal: "to intimidate Europeans, discourage them and also to div... Read More


World in Frames: RFI traces the stories behind the world's most famous photos

France, Sept. 14 -- A woman and clustered to her, three children. Hers is the only face you see fully. She gazes not at you but beyond, to the side, absorbed in private concern. The furrows on her fo... Read More


As catches dwindle, Congo River fishermen turn to plastic waste

France, Sept. 13 -- Fishing income has fallen to barely $20 a week for some of the families who depend on the river, while one veteran fisher told RFI he can earn about $80 a week collecting plastic a... Read More


Macron, Carney to visit French Atlantic islands with sovereignty message to Trump

France, Sept. 13 -- Carney will join Macron in the archipelago on 20 September during a three-day presidential visit running from 19 to 21 September, the Elysee Palace announced on Sunday. The trip i... Read More