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Dutch government to apologise for role in colonial-era slavery

The Dutch government will apologise later this year for its role in slavery during the nation's colonial past, a member of Prime Minister Mark Rutte's Cabinet said on Friday.

Reuters · Nov 4, 2022

Dutch PM "ashamed" of asylum failings as MSF steps in

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Friday said he was "ashamed" of problems at the country's centre for processing asylum requests as humanitarian group Medecins sans Frontieres sent in a team to assist with migrants' medical needs.

Reuters · Aug 26, 2022

City of Nice returns to masks on transport as 'skyrocketing' Covid wave grips France

As a seventh wave of Covid takes hold in France, the city of Nice has issued a municipal decree making masks once again compulsory on public transport.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 6, 2022

France's Macron makes last-minute appeal to voters as Le Pen reaches all-time high in poll

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday appealed to younger, progressive-leaning voters in his last scheduled interview before Sunday's first-round presidential vote while his forecast lead over far-right candidate Marine Le Pen further evaporated.

Reuters · Apr 8, 2022

French Green candidate slams TotalEnergies for ‘complicity' in Ukraine war crimes

France’s Green candidate in the upcoming presidential election, Yannick Jadot, has accused TotalEnergies of “complicity in war crimes” in Ukraine, a day after the French energy giant said it would stop buying oil from Moscow by the end of the year but continue its purchases of Russian gas.

France 24 · Mar 23, 2022

France's TotalEnergies to stop buying oil from Russia by end of 2022

The French oil giant TotalEnergies will stop buying oil and petroleum products from Russia by the end of this year, after facing criticism over its inaction following the invasion of Ukraine. The company will, however, continue buying Russian gas. CEO Patrick Pouyanné told French radio the move would not put…

France 24 · Mar 23, 2022

German TV station hires Ukrainian anchor to host news show

German broadcaster RTL has hired a Ukrainian presenter to host a daily news show for others who have fled their homeland after the Russian invasion

The Independent UK · Mar 19, 2022