French MPs say 'non' to speaking English at the Paris Olympics
RFI | The economic issues and policy in France
by RFI
2h ago
French lawmakers have asked organisers of the Paris Olympics – as well as athletes, trainers and journalists – to speak French as much as possible during the Games in a resolution adopted in the National Assembly ..read more
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Police remove pro-Palestinian students occupying Paris university
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by RFI
22h ago
Police entered Paris's prestigious Sciences Po university on Friday to remove dozens of students staging a pro-Palestinian sit-in in the entrance hall, as opposition to the Israel-Hamas conflict spreads to higher education institutions in other parts of France ..read more
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Legal loopholes are undermining press freedom in France, report warns
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by Alison Hird with RFI
1d ago
This year’s World Press Freedom index puts France in 21st place out of 180 countries – a slight improvement on 2023. But a report by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) warns that the right to information continues to be threatened by a legislative loophole that gives authorities the power to prosecute journalists for revealing their sources ..read more
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France and Japan agree to start talks on military cooperation deal
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1d ago
France and Japan have agreed to start formal talks on a deal to share military training and operations amid rising maritime tensions in the Indo-Pacific region, and the war in Ukraine ..read more
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Paris university refuses to cut ties with Israel amid pro-Palestinian protests
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by RFI
2d ago
As university campuses around France shut down in the face of pro-Palestinian protests, administrators at the prestigious Sciences Po university in Paris refused to accede to demands to end partnerships with Israeli institutions. The higher education minister has asked university presidents to quell protests using all means at their disposal ..read more
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French parliament to investigate sexual abuse in cinema
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by RFI
2d ago
The French parliament on Thursday agreed to create a commission of inquiry to investigate sexual and gender-based violence in cinema and other cultural sectors after several recent allegations ..read more
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Huge River Seine stormwater basin opens ahead of Paris Olympics
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by RFI
2d ago
Government and Olympics officials on Thursday inaugurated the Austerlitz basin – a massive underground cistern that's a key part of efforts to enmake the River Seine remains clean enough to host swimming events during the Paris Olympics ..read more
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French food watchdog seeks animal welfare labels for meat, dairy, eggs
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by RFI
2d ago
France’s food safety agency has put forward a proposal that would see meat, dairy and egg produce labelled with colour-coded scores that rate how well the goods respect animal welfare legislation ..read more
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French police rescue more migrants from boat crossing Channel to UK
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2d ago
French authorities said they rescued 66 people from a boat trying to cross the Channel to the United Kingdom, which has recorded a record number of crossings from northern France since the start of the year ..read more
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France's top CEOs earn 130 times their employees' average salary: Oxfam
RFI | The economic issues and policy in France
by RFI
2d ago
Anti-poverty charity Oxfam has called for a new law to combat the "indecent" gap between the salaries of France's highest-paid company executives and their staff, after its annual report revealed disparities were growing and an increasing number of people are living on the minimum wage ..read more
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