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Parliamentary probe blames prison failures for death of Corsican activist Colonna

A French parliamentary commission of inquiry into the fatal attack on Corsican independence activist Yvan Colonna in Arles prison in 2022 on Tuesday released a report denouncing a series of "failures", "inactions" and "errors" by authorities.

Radio France Internationale

World champions South Africa to train in Corsica

Johannesburg (AFP) - Rugby World Cup holders South Africa will hold a training camp in Corsica before beginning their title defence against Scotland in Marseille on September 10.

AFP

Homecoming review – Catherine Corsini’s tragic family drama misses an inner life

Despite plenty of incidental action, Corsini’s film about a woman’s painful return to Corsica leaves too many questions unanswered

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Kings, pawns and little citizens: the island where children love chess

Corsica’s schools have become a laboratory for a chess revolution that’s about much more than winning moves

The Guardian - UK

Legendary 'cat-fox' could be a new subspecies

The real-life origins of a once-mythological wildcat called the "cat-fox" are finally coming to light thanks to recent genetics research.

LiveScience

Mysterious Corsican 'cat-fox' revealed as unique species

Paris (AFP) - The elusive striped "cat-fox" familiar mostly to Corsican shepherds and as a source of intrigue to scientists, is indeed its own species specific to the French Mediterranean island, the French office for Biodiversity (OFB) announced Thursday.

AFP

Discovering France's most beautiful gardens

The most beautiful gardens in France are the fruit of monumental work by men and women, in partnership with Mother Nature. In the north of Corsica, the magnificent floral paradise of Parc de Saleccia was born from the ashes of a terrible fire in 1974. Much further north, near Mont-Saint-Michel…

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We took the kids to Corsica without flying – by adding three days of adventure

A thrilling tour of the mountainous island – with two small boys in tow – takes in beaches, culture and dramatic scenery

The Guardian - UK

French court orders partial release of Corsican nationalist convicted of murder

A Paris court this week ordered the partial release of Pierre Alessandri, who has served 24 years in jail for the 1998 assassination of Corsica's top regional official Claude Erignac.

Radio France Internationale

France to let migrant boat dock, has harsh words for Italy

France said on Thursday it would allow an NGO ship carrying more than 200 migrants rescued in the Mediterranean to dock at the port of Toulon, while harshly criticising Italy for not taking the boat in.

Reuters

Italy backs down on 3 migrant ships, 4th heads to Corsica

A European humanitarian group says its migrant rescue ship is heading toward the French island of Corsica in hopes that France will offer its 234 passengers a safe port

The Independent UK

Corsica's Furiani stadium disaster: The worst tragedy in French sport, 30 years on

On May 5, 1992, on the French island of Corsica, local football club Bastia were hosting Marseille for a French Cup semi-final. But what should have been a day of celebration turned into a nightmare. Less than 10 minutes before the start of the match, the top of the temporary…

France 24

World’s Largest Collection Of Rare Orchid Discovered Growing Along Military Base

The world’s largest collection of a rare orchid has been discovered growing along the runways of a military airbase in Corsica. The estimated number of Neglected Serapias, or Devil’s Tongue, is 155,000.

Zenger

Extreme weather could devastate one of the world’s most stunning seas

The Mediterranean has been subject to intense thermal conditions in recent years. This has taken a further severe step this year, with sea temperatures reaching a record 30.7°C off Corsica.

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Daily Mirror

British woman killed as freak storms rip through Corsica slaughtering six people

The Meteo France weather service has since issued another severe weather alert for Corsica, but said it “expected wind gusts with storms overnight to Friday will be much less violent than those on Thursday morning"

The Independent UK

Three children among 13 killed after storms sweep across Europe

Storm leaves area of Austria looking like ‘battlefield’

Evening Standard

British woman in her 60s swept to her death while kayaking on Corsica during storms

A British kayaker is among six victims of lethal thunderstorms on the French island of Corsica.

Reuters

Weather warning lifted for Corsica after violent storms left 5 dead

France's weather forecaster lifted a major storm warning for Corsica on Friday, a day after hurricane-strength winds and rain ripped across the Mediterranean island, killing five people.

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Corsica braces for more extreme weather after storm kills five

The French Mediterranean island of Corsica faced more heavy rain on Friday after a violent storm ripped across the region the previous day, resulting in the deaths of at least five people.

Wales Online

British tourist killed as freak storms rip through Mediterranean with 140mph gusts

The woman was kayaking off west coast of Corsica when bad weather ripped through France, Spain and Italy, while more deaths were reported in Austria

Irish Mirror

Children killed as powerful storms sweep across Europe with thousands affected

The deaths, most from falling trees, were reported in Italy, Austria and on the French island of Corsica.

AFP

Five dead after storms lash France's Corsica: police

Ajaccio (France) (AFP) - Brutal storms with winds gusting up to 224 kilometres per hour (140 miles per hour) left five people dead on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica early Thursday, including a 13-year-old girl who was killed when a tree fell onto her campground bungalow, authorities said.

The Independent UK

Fierce storm kills 3, injures 12 on French island of Corsica

Local authorities on the French island of Corsica say a violent thunderstorm left at least three people dead and a dozen others injured

France 24

Violent thunderstorms batter France’s Corsica, death toll mounts

Fierce thunderstorms and hurricane-force winds hit the French island of Corsica on Thursday morning, killing at least five people, including a teenage girl, and injuring dozens of others, local authorities said.

Reuters

Violent storm kills six on Corsica as island raises new alert

A violent and unexpected storm battered the French Mediterranean island of Corsica on Thursday, killing at least six people including a teenage girl, and meteorologists predicted more bad weather to come.

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