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Star designer McCartney slams killing of 'billions of birds' in the name of fashion

France, Oct. 1 -- British designer Stella McCartney has highlighted the plight of "billions of birds" that have been killed to make people look good after her Paris show at which she appealed for the ... Read More


French trade unions stage nationwide strikes as PM Michel Barnier delivers first address

France, Oct. 1 -- French trade unions have organised more than 180 demonstrations and strikes across the country on Tuesday calling for wage increases and the repeal of the controversial pension refor... Read More


French navy deploys near Lebanon as Israel launches ground raids on Hezbollah

France, Oct. 1 -- A French navy ship departed from southeastern France on Monday, heading toward the Lebanese coast as a precautionary measure to potentially evacuate French citizens. This as Israeli ... Read More


French far-right leader Marine Le Pen on trial for misuse of EU funds

France, Sept. 30 -- France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen, her National Rally party, and 25 other individuals go on trial on Monday in Paris over alleged misappropriation of European funds. A guilty... Read More


Cocoa-producing countries call on EU to delay anti-deforestation law

France, Sept. 29 -- Cocoa-producing countries have asked the European Union for at least two more years to comply with EU regulation intended to ensure that beans imported to Europe do not come from d... Read More


Austria far right scores historic win in national vote

France, Sept. 29 -- Austria's far right topped Sunday's national elections, marking a historic victory by beating the ruling conservatives in the Alpine EU nation. While the Freedom Party (FPOe) has ... Read More


Cameroon's Blick Bassy seeks to unite new generation of African music makers

France, Sept. 29 -- Composer, singer and songwriter Blick Bassy makes music that celebrates his multiple identities: as a Cameroonian living in France, a polyglot, a travelling artist, and a Pan-Afric... Read More


Pope Francis ends troubled Belgium visit saying church should not hide abuse

France, Sept. 29 -- Pope Francis has wrapped up a weekend trip to Belgium by praising victims and demanding that sexually abusive clergy be judged, after facing strong criticism that the Catholic Chur... Read More


Norway launches world's first commercial carbon storage vault

France, Sept. 29 -- Norway has opened the gateway to a massive undersea vault for carbon dioxide, marking a significant step towards launching what its operator calls the first commercial service for ... Read More


French lake still riddled with bombs 80 years after World War II

France, Sept. 29 -- The apparently pristine Gerardmer lake in the Vosges mountains of eastern France conceals a bleak legacy of 20th-century conflict- dozens of tonnes of unexploded ordnance from the ... Read More