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World musicians mourn the loss of Mali's 'king of kora' Toumani Diabate

France, July 22 -- Malian music star Toumani Diabate passed away after a short illness, his family announced over the weekend. Music lovers across the planet paid tribute to a master instrumentalist w... Read More


Macron insists 'France is ready' to host the Paris Olympics

France, July 22 -- President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that France was "ready" to host the Paris Olympics as he visited the Athletes' Village. "We are ready and we will be ready throughout the G... Read More


Uganda police surround opposition leader's party HQ ahead of protests

France, July 22 -- Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine said on Monday that security forces had besieged his party headquarters, on the eve of an anti-corruption march which has been banned by the auth... Read More


Liberia contemplates moving capital after disastrous flooding

France, July 22 -- Severe flooding in Liberia has led a group of senators to propose relocating the capital city away from overcrowded and poorly managed Monrovia, a suggestion met with a mixture of e... Read More


Rising French tennis star outwits Zverev to lift Hamburg Open

France, July 22 -- French tennis player Arthur Fils entered the top 20 in the world rankings for the first time on Monday following his impressive surge to the Hamburg Open title. The 20-year-old, wh... Read More


Pogacar wins third Tour de France title in time-trial finale on French Riviera

France, July 21 -- Tadej Pogacar has won the Tour de France for the third time and celebrated in style with a victory in Sunday's final stage- a time trial ending in Nice. The 25-year-old Slovenian r... Read More


How training dogs to dodge snakes helps protect livestock and save Namibia's cheetahs

France, July 21 -- Dogs trained to guard goats and sheep against cheetahs in Namibia are being felled at an alarming rate by venomous snakes - so conservationists are piloting a new training method to... Read More


India wages war on online scammers with new cybercrime centre

France, July 21 -- India plans to launch a dedicated cybercrime centre to crack down on online scams, which are estimated to have cost victims nearly 200 million euros in the first four months of this... Read More


France recalls Olympic-branded water bottles over contamination fears

France, July 21 -- French authorities have recalled Olympics-branded water bottles for children containing excessive levels of endocrine disruptor Bisphenol A, a week ahead of the Paris Games' opening... Read More


Air pollution found to be above safe levels at Paris Olympic sites

France, July 21 -- Some 95 percent of sports venues in the Paris region exceed the World Health Organisation's air quality recommendations, according to a French watchdog. Almost all the sports groun... Read More