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Fears for the future in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso over Ecowas withdrawal

France, Jan. 15 -- The withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso - who have formed their own Alliance of Sahel States - from West African bloc Ecowas is set to take effect on 29 January, with securit... Read More


Cocaine use in France doubles as workplace pressures drive demand

France, Jan. 15 -- The number of cocaine users in France has nearly doubled to 1.1 million, with employees increasingly using the drug to cope with workplace pressures, a government report revealed on... Read More


Australian miners lose taste for French caterer Sodexo as meals fall flat

France, Jan. 15 -- French catering giant Sodexo is battling the loss of major contracts in Australia's mining sector amid ongoing complaints about the quality of food served at its remote worker camps... Read More


Preserving the sound of history: how scientists safeguarded Notre-Dame's acoustics

France, Jan. 15 -- During the restoration of Notre-Dame Cathedral, a multidisciplinary team of scientists from the CNRS (National Centre for Scientific Research) and Sorbonne University collaborated c... Read More


Death toll rises as more bodies pulled from disused South African gold mine

France, Jan. 15 -- South African authorities have recovered at least 60 bodies from an abandoned gold mine more than two kilometres underground. Hundreds more men are feared trapped following a deadly... Read More


France's PM Bayrou vows to reopen pension reform talks amid growing debt crisis

France, Jan. 15 -- France's Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Tuesday vowed to reopen talks on reforming pensions as he conceded the country's spiralling debt problems would preoccupy government plann... Read More


French PM vows to reopen pension reform talks amid growing debt crisis

France, Jan. 15 -- French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Tuesday vowed to reopen talks on reforming pensions as he conceded the country's spiralling debt problems would preoccupy government plannin... Read More


Veteran Monfils beats Mpetshi Perricard in battle of the French generations

France, Jan. 14 -- The showdown billed as the battle of the French generations went the old timer's way on Tuesday as 38-year-old Gael Monfils saw off 21-year-old Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in five se... Read More


French PM to modify pension reforms to win leftist support for 2025 budget

France, Jan. 14 -- French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou is set to outline modifications to pension reform plans on Tuesday in a bid to secure support from the left to pass his 2025 budget. Previous a... Read More


Bodies recovered in operation to rescue hundreds trapped in South African mine

France, Jan. 14 -- More than two dozen illegal miners have been rescued and at least nine bodies recovered from an abandoned gold mine in South Africa, as rescue operations resumed Tuesday to reach po... Read More