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Volunteers plant mini-forests in Paris to slow climate change, tackle heatwaves

French volunteers are using a pioneering Japanese tree-planting method to create pocket forests in Paris in the hope they will slow climate change, create biodiversity hotspots and tackle the growing number of heatwaves in the capital.

France 24

Mayors file legal complaint over plastic waste washed up on French coast

A hundred people gathered on a beach in Pornic on France's north western coast (Loire-Atlantique) on Saturday to denounce the pollution of plastic micro-beads washed up there and on other beaches in recent weeks. Several elected officials have filed a legal complaint against what they describe as an "environmental nightmare".

Radio France Internationale

Burkina Faso junta demands exit of French troops within a month

Burkina Faso's military regime told France it wants its troops stationed in the country to leave within a month, the state news agency AIB reported on Saturday. This came as protesters gathered to demand the French ambassador leave the country and that the French military base in Ouagadougou be closed.

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French city asks Madonna for loan of painting lost during WWI

The mayor of Amiens in northern France has released a video requesting that American pop singer Madonna "loan" the city a painting from her personal collection, which resembles one lost there during World War I.

Radio France Internationale

Signs of strain as France and Germany mark 60 years of friendship

Russia's invasion of Ukraine and a changing world order are straining ties between France and Germany as they prepare to celebrate 60 years since a post-World War II treaty sealed their reconciliation.

Radio France Internationale

France, Germany renew alliance strained amid war in Ukraine

France and Germany are seeking to overcome differences laid bare by Russia's war in Ukraine and shore up their alliance with a day of ceremonies and talks on Europe’s security, energy and other challenges

The Independent UK

Burkina military govt demands departure of French troops - national television

Burkina Faso's military government has demanded the departure of French troops stationed in the country, the West African nation's national television reported on Saturday, citing a local news agency.

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Pro-Kremlin channel Russia Today says France operation closing

The French arm of the Russian state-owned RT television network said on Saturday it was shutting down after authorities used European Union sanctions to freeze its bank accounts.

Reuters

Russia says it will retaliate after state broadcaster accounts frozen in France

Moscow will retaliate against French media in Russia after the bank accounts of RT France, the French arm of its state broadcaster, were frozen, Russian news agencies reported Saturday. Hours later, RT France's director announced the closure of the channel.

Radio France Internationale

Shane Lowry, Francesco Molinari and Min Woo Lee tied at the top in Abu Dhabi

The trio head into Sunday’s final round on 13 under par with a three-strong group one shot back

The Independent UK

Protesters in Burkina Faso call for France's ambassador to leave

Demonstrators in Burkina Faso's capital on Friday demanded France's ambassador leave the country and called for the closure of a French military base, according to an AFP journalist at the scene.

Radio France Internationale

What next for French victims of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange collapse?

The collapse of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange has had repercussions around the globe, with more than a million clients losing money overnight. In France, some 50,000 to 60,000 people were affected. As they look for legal solutions to get their money back, will the victims continue to invest in cryptocurrency?

Radio France Internationale

French court dismisses case against former health minister over Covid charges

France's top court on Friday threw out a case against former health minister Agnes Buzyn over her allegedly "endangering the lives of others" by initially downplaying the gravity of Covid-19.

Radio France Internationale

Ex-Chelsea coach makes Illan Meslier transfer admission as Leeds United man tipped for France role

Christophe Lollichon scouted Illan Meslier during his spell at FC Lorient.

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Robbie Henshaw may make France game as Leo Cullen tells Leinster that Euro glory is not pre-destined

The Blues boss recalls 2003, when similar to this season Leinster had a path to the Heineken Cup final via Lansdowne Road only to blow it in the semi-finals

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The Independent UK

Macron pledges to modernise France’s nuclear arsenal with increased defence spending

‘What we are experiencing on European soil for the past year in Ukraine teaches us lessons,’ French president says

Asharq Al-Awsat

European Prosecutors Hear Lebanese Bankers in Central Bank Commission Probe

Lebanese bankers told European prosecutors they believed that commissions now at the center of a graft probe had been paid to the central bank, four sources said, while investigators suspect the cash illegally ended up with the governor's brother. Prosecutors from Germany, France and Luxembourg have been in Beirut as…

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Hundreds join anti-France protest in Burkina Faso capital

Hundreds demonstrated against France in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou on Friday, the latest expression of growing anti-French sentiment in the insurgent-hit West African country.

Belfast Live

Co Tyrone multicultural dance group bringing together kids from all over the world

Dancers at the group come from Portugal, East Timor, Lithuania, Poland, Hungary and France

Reuters

French court halts negligence investigation into ex-health minister over COVID handling

France's top appeals court on Friday threw out a judicial investigation into alleged negligence by former health minister Agnes Buzyn in her handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Evening Standard

Steven Moffat says friend’s true story inspired West End play The Unfriend

The Unfriend stars Reece Shearsmith and Amanda Abbington as a timid couple too polite to stop a brash American, played by Frances Barber, from inviting herself to stay

France 24

Africa's economic growth: What's the outlook for 2023?

The war in Ukraine, climate change and food insecurity are three issues blighting the world. Africa, though, is perhaps the continent set to be hardest hit by all of them. France’s development agency AFD is publishing a report on the African economy, which aims to provide an overview of the…

France 24

Like a Prayer: Amiens asks Madonna to loan painting

The mayor of Amiens, in northern France, has asked Madonna to lend the city a 19th-century canvas named "Diana and Endymion" by Jérôme-Martin Langlois. It was once on display in an Amiens museum, but the artwork was lost after the city was bombed during World War I. It's believed that…

Reuters

Macron boosts French military spending by over a third to 'transform' army

France will boost military spending by more than a third in coming years, President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday, as he unveiled ambitions to transform the French army to deal with the great "perils" of this century.

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