World Jun 03 UN delegates agree to produce draft treaty to end global plastic pollution Global negotiators have agreed to craft a draft treaty to end plastic pollution, a preliminary but crucial step toward tackling one of the most lasting sources of human waste.
World May 01 Workers call for labor rights, economic justice at May Day rallies across the globe They are calling for higher salaries, reduced working hours and other better working conditions. May Day is observed in many countries as a day to celebrate workers’ rights.
World Mar 06 Unions vow to shut down France's economy amid pension battle Unions are threatening to shut down France's economy this week in what they hope is their toughest riposte yet to President Emmanuel Macron's plan to raise the retirement age.
World Dec 24 Kurds, anti-racist activists gather in Paris after deadly cultural center shooting Kurdish activists, left-wing politicians and anti-racism groups demonstrated Saturday in Paris after three people were killed at a Kurdish cultural center in an attack that prosecutors say was racially motivated.
World Dec 23 Suspect arrested in shooting that killed 3 at Kurdish center in Paris A man who was charged last year with attacking migrants shot and killed three people at a Kurdish cultural center Friday in Paris in an assault that appeared to be specifically aimed at foreigners, authorities said.
World Jul 17 Wildfires scorch France, Spain as Europe contends with extreme heat wave Firefighters are struggling to contain wildfires in France and Spain as Europe wilts under an unusually extreme heat wave that authorities link to a rise in excess mortality.
World Jul 16 Wildfires rage across Europe amid record heatwave Fire season has hit parts of Europe earlier than usual this year after an unusually dry, hot spring that left the soil parched and which authorities attribute to climate change.
World Apr 18 France investigating EU fraud agency report on presidential candidate Marine Le Pen Paris prosecutors are studying a report by the EU fraud agency accusing French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen of misusing public funds while serving in the European Parliament.
World Dec 26 France sees over 100,000 daily virus infections for 1st time More than 1 in 100 people in the Paris region have tested positive in the past week, according to the regional health service. Most new infections are linked to the omicron variant, which government experts predict will be dominant in…
World Nov 04 As climate talks continue, nuclear power remains in dispute Nuclear power is a central sticking point as negotiators plot out the world's future energy strategy at the climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland.