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Burundi begins national mourning for Nkurunziza, president 'chosen by God'
The sudden death of President Pierre Nkurunziza on Monday has plunged the country into a state of shock and left Burundians wondering what the future holds after 15 tumultuous years under a man convi…
2020-06-10
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France opens investigation after brown bear shot dead in Pyrenees
French officials have launched a probe into who killed a brown bear in the Pyrénées mountains, after the animal was found dead with gunshot wounds earlier in the week.
2020-06-10
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US dictionary Merriam-Webster updates definition of racism
The American reference dictionary Merriam-Webster says it will change its definition of the word racism at the suggestion of a young black woman, who felt it did not reflect the reality of today's wo…
2020-06-10
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Paris air pollution returns to near-normal level after end of Covid lockdown
Air pollution in the Paris region is approaching levels similar to before the coronavirus lockdown, when they fell due to a halt in road traffic, air quality monitors reported Wednesday, barely a mon…
2020-06-10
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Paris probes possible 'criminal offences' during state's handling of Covid-19
The Paris chief prosecutor has launched a preliminary inquiry into France’s response to the coronavirus outbreak, in what may be the first of many such public investigations worldwide.
2020-06-10
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Eiffel Tower to welcome back visitors from 25 June
The Eiffel Tower is to reopen to the public on 25 June, as more French museums and monuments reopen this week, nearly three months after the coronavirus lockdown began.
2020-06-10
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Rights groups in Mauritius wary as police extend powers under Covid-19
During Mauritius' Covid-19 lockdown, the government passed tough quarantine legislation that has given the police extensive powers. Officials say the law is necessary to protect the population of the…
2020-06-10
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Federer to miss rest of 2020 tennis season after second operation on his knee
Former tennis world number one Roger Federer has said he will miss the rest of the 2020 season after undergoing a second knee operation.
2020-06-10
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French government to present third budget of Covid crisis, end emergency laws
With a long recession on the horizon, France’s government is to detail its third revised budget since the beginning of the coronavirus crisis on Wednesday, as French media reported the government was…
2020-06-10
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France’s €15bn fund for air industry gets mixed response on environmental front
France’s government said Tuesday part of its funding to help the air industry recover from Covid-19 would go to developing cleaner technology, but environmental groups were left wanting clearer objec…
2020-06-09
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French court suspends relegation of Amiens and Toulouse from Ligue 1
France’s highest administrative court on Tuesday blocked the relegation of Amiens and Toulouse from Ligue 1 after ordering the football authorities to rethink the format for the next season's top fli…
2020-06-09
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Burundian president Pierre Nkurunziza dies at the age of 55
Pierre Nkurunziza, the president of Burundi, has died at the age of 55.
2020-06-09
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French interior minister lifts Covid-19 lockdown ban for rally in honour of George Floyd
Political parties, unions and citizens groups will rally in Paris and other cities across France on Tuesday evening to pay tribute to George Floyd, whose death at the hands of a police officer ignite…
2020-06-09
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Family of Adama Traoré snubs talks with French justice minister
The family of black Frenchman Adama Traoré who died in police custody, have turned down talks with the justice minister and urged that the officers involved in his death be held accountable.
2020-06-09
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Smell from Belgian frites factory has French neighbours crying foul
A Flemish frites factory in Belgium has drawn the ire of villagers over the border in France, who say the smell of chip fat and the noise generated by its huge production load is destroying their qua…
2020-06-09
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France could lose up to one million jobs because of coronavirus
The Bank of France has warned that the French economy could shrink by about 10 percent and unemployment surge to above 11.5 percent by the middle of next year as the coronavirus causes the deepest re…
2020-06-09
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French PM visits police and citizens in suburbs as anger rises over violence
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe met with local police officers and members of a citizens group in a southern Paris suburb on Tuesday, to review the code of ethics.This comes on the back of a s…
2020-06-09
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France to tackle public ‘preference’ for disposable face masks
France’s government said Monday it would work with the country’s textile industry to reduce the widespread use of disposable imported face masks and promote French-made, washable masks as better envi…
2020-06-09
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Castaner orders French police to stop using chokeholds
French interior minister Christophe Castaner on Monday banned police officers from using chokeholds on suspects in the wake of the death of George Floyd in the United States.
2020-06-08
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French claim social isolation helped them 'shake off bad smoking, drinking habits'
Bunkering down during lockdown did more than thwart the spread of Covid-19 in France – it also thwarted the typical bad habits of French folk, who say they’ve spent the last few months drinking less…
2020-06-08
