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Several hundreds, maybe thousands, may have died in Mayotte cyclone

YoopyaDec 16, 2024December 16, 20240

PARIS/MORONI, Dec 15 (Reuters) – Several hundred people and possibly even thousands may have been killed when the most powerful cyclone in nearly a century

France’s Macron names veteran centrist ally Bayrou as prime minister

YoopyaDec 13, 2024December 13, 20240

PARIS, Dec 13 (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron named Francois Bayrou as his fourth prime minister of 2024 on Friday, tasking the veteran centrist

The cost of heritage: Notre Dame rises from the ashes, but will it remain free for all?

YoopyaDec 7, 2024December 7, 20240

On April 15, 2019, viewers around the world watched live footage of one of the most famous cathedrals on the planet, Notre-Dame de Paris, being devastated by

Why did the French government fall and what happens next?

YoopyaDec 5, 2024December 5, 20240

France’s shortest-lived government has fallen in a vote of no confidence triggered by a dispute over now-departing prime minister Michel Barnier’s budget. The vote was

French lawmakers to vote on Wednesday on toppling government

YoopyaDec 3, 2024December 3, 20240

PARIS, Dec 3 (Reuters) – French lawmakers will vote on Wednesday evening on a no-confidence motion which is all but certain to oust the fragile coalition of

Notre-Dame’s bells have been blessed as the cathedral reopens – a tradition that dates back to the middle ages

YoopyaNov 30, 2024November 30, 20240

Ahead of the reopening of Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris, eight of the cathedral’s church bells were renovated and blessed before their re-installation in the north tower. Philippe

Chad ends a defense cooperation agreement with France, its former colonial ruler

YoopyaNov 29, 2024November 29, 20240

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Chad’s government is ending a defense cooperation agreement with France, its former colonial ruler, to redefine the nation’s sovereignty. The decision

France releases African activist Kemi Seba without charge

YoopyaOct 17, 2024October 17, 20240

African pan-Africanism activist Kemi Seba has been released without charge from French custody, two days after his arrest, prosecutors announced on Thursday. Pan-African activist Kemi

France’s Macron names former Brexit negotiator Barnier as new prime minister

YoopyaSep 5, 2024September 5, 20240

PARIS, Sept 5 (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron appointed Michel Barnier, the European Union’s former Brexit negotiator, as his new prime minister on Thursday, after

Who is Pavel Durov, CEO of messaging app Telegram?

YoopyaAug 26, 2024August 26, 20240

Aug 25 (Reuters) – Pavel Durov, billionaire founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging app, was arrested at the Bourget airport outside Paris on Saturday evening, TF1