A study of children living close to agricultural areas in France found many had been exposed to a dangerous cocktail of pesticides. Générations Futures found that an average of 21.52 distinct pesticides were found in each child Read more →
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Budget cuts of €50bn get through National Assembly vote, 41 Socialists abstain
France's reshuffled government scraped through its first major test Tuesday when parliament's lower house voted through a controversial programme of economic reforms despite a wave of dissent within the ruling Socialist party. President Francois Hollande… Read more →
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Siemens 'in process of bidding for Alstom assets'
German engineering group Siemens is in the process of putting forward an offer for assets in French group Alstom, France's Economy Minister Arnaud Montebourg told parliament on Tuesday. "An offer by German company Siemens is being presented," he told… Read more →
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Base jumpers leap at the thrill of Paris buildings
Just before midnight, a man climbs onto a ledge on the 21st floor of a building in southwest Paris and leaps off. Seconds later he opens his parachute -- all part of the thrill of base jumping. Unlike sky divers who leap from an aircraft, base jumpers… Read more →
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French pilots threaten month long strike disruption
THE French pilots' union, Syndicat National des Pilotes de Ligne, has said its members are set to undertaking 'rolling strikes' between May 3 and May 30. The pilots are unhappy with changes to their right to strike Read more →
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Médecins Sans Frontières hospital in the Central African Republic attacked leaving staff and civilians dead
Sixteen civilians, including three national staff members with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), were killed during an armed robbery on MSF hospital grounds in the northern town of Boguila, in the Central African Republic Read more →
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Thomas Piketty's Capital: everything you need to know about the surprise bestseller
That capitalism is unfair has been said before. But it is the way Thomas Piketty says it – subtly but with relentless logic – that has sent rightwing economics into a frenzy, both here and in the US. His book, Capital in the Twenty-first Century, has shot to the top... Read more →
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Britain and France deploy fighter jets to boost Baltic patrols
Britain and France deployed eight fighter jets on Monday to reinforce NATO air patrols over the Baltics as tensions rise with Russia over Ukraine. Four British Royal Air Force Typhoon fighters landed in Lithuania, while four French Rafale jets touched… Read more →
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Bouteflika sworn in as Algeria president for fourth term
Abdelaziz Bouteflika was sworn in as Algeria's president for a fourth term Monday, a year after suffering a mini-stroke that was expected to end his 15-year grip on power. Sitting in a wheelchair and dressed in a navy three-piece suit and crimson tie… Read more →
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France plans 'patriotic' action to outwit GE bid for Alstom
France geared up Friday for action to protect engineering jewel Alstom from a possible bid by US giant General Electic, amid a policy switch to get flagging French businesses back on track. "Alstom is the symbol of our industrial power and French ingenuity… Read more →
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