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France could meet climate goals if meat consumption is 'halved'

As farmers from all over France prepare to converge in Paris for the yearly agriculture fair, a new study argues that reducing meat consumption could solve France’s emissions problems. But farmers, already tense after weeks of protests against soaring costs, may not be amenable to reducing their herds – even…

Radio France Internationale · Feb 23, 2024

France expels Tunisian imam accused of hate speech

French authorities on Thursday expelled a Tunisian imam accused of preaching hatred against women and Jews, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin announced.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 23, 2024

Debate on ditching CFA begins as Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger forge new path

Amid talk of ditching West African franc, a colonial-era legacy, analysts unpack what it means for three Sahel states.

Al Jazeera · Feb 23, 2024

France complains of Russian 'threats' to attack military pilots

France's air force pilots have been threatened with attack by Russian forces during patrol missions in international air space, French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu said Thursday.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 22, 2024

Eiffel Tower closed for fourth day as staff continue strike

France's iconic Eiffel Tower was closed for a fourth day on Thursday as employees extended a strike over the monument's management, unions said.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 22, 2024

France under pressure to suspend military sales to Israel as war in Gaza grinds on

NGOs and leftist members of the opposition have increased the pressure on France's government to reconsider arms sales to Israel in the wake of the war in Gaza and follow in the footsteps of other European nations that made moves to suspend military exports over concerns about the humanitarian situation…

France 24 · Feb 22, 2024

Drugs shortage sees France restart local production, target antibiotics use

The French government has published a roadmap to address a growing shortage of medicines. It provides doctors and pharmacists with tools to prescribe alternatives, urges the use of fewer antibiotics and jumpstarts local production of key drugs.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 22, 2024

How to stop Spain and Aitana Bonmatí. Well, how to try at least

Spain, who face Netherlands in the Nations League semi-finals, are the best team in the world at the moment and here is why

The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2024

France’s fast-fashion 'kill bill': Green move or penalty for the poor?

In a bid to combat the “fast-fashion” and “ultra-fast-fashion” brands that have taken France by storm, a young lawmaker from the conservative Les Républicains party has proposed slapping an extra €5 on every fast-fashion purchase in the name of the environment and the French textile industry. But criticism of the…

France 24 · Feb 22, 2024

Maidan Revolution protesters lament enduring corruption in Ukraine, 10 years on

Ukraine is marking the 10th anniversary of the shooting of dozens of protesters in Kyiv during the Maidan Revolution, which toppled the country's Moscow-backed president Viktor Yanukovych and led to Russia's annexation of Crimea and a pro-Russian separatist movement in the east. FRANCE 24's Gulliver Cragg spoke with Denys Tarakhkotelik,…

France 24 · Feb 22, 2024