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French teenager Rakotomanga finds her feat in Brazil to shoot up tennis rankings

Three days after brandishing her first title on the main WTA tour in Brazil, French teenager Sarah Rakotomanga came back down to earth on Wednesday in Portugal with a straight sets defeat in the second round at the Caldas da Rainha Open.

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PSG boss Enrique plays down injury woes as Atalanta loom in Champions League

Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique played down his squad's injury crisis and talked up his team's confidence as he prepared his players to start the defence of their Champions League crown on Wednesday night.

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Eritrean man halts deportation in first test of UK-France asylum pact

A British court has blocked the planned removal of an Eritrean asylum seeker to France, handing Prime Minister Keir Starmer an early setback in his plan to stop small-boat crossings of the English Channel.

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Charity warns one in three French people struggle to afford three meals a day

Anti-poverty charity Secours Populaire Français has published a survey revealing that one in five French people are in a financially precarious situation, with one in three at imminent risk of falling into poverty.

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Climate change linked to 16,500 heat deaths in European cities this summer

Rising heat driven by climate change caused an estimated 16,500 deaths in European cities this summer, researchers said Wednesday.

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UK rolls out royal pageantry to woo Trump as protests and politics loom

Britain treated Donald Trump to an elaborate ceremonial welcome featuring a gun salute and mounted horses as the US president's unprecedented second state visit began under tight security on Wednesday.

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Kenya court seeks UK citizen's arrest over murder of Agnes Wanjiru

A Nairobi court has issued an arrest warrant for a British citizen in connection with the high-profile death of Agnes Wanjiru – a young Kenyan mother whose body was found in a septic tank over a decade ago.

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UN investigation labels Gaza violence as genocide prompting Israeli backlash

A United Nations inquiry has accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza, claiming that the country’s leadership has incited and overseen a campaign aimed at “destroying the Palestinians”

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France repatriates group of women and children from Syrian camps

France repatriated three women and 10 children from Syrian prisons for alleged jihadists, anti-terror prosecutors said on Tuesday. More than five years after the Islamic State group's territorial defeat in the region, tens of thousands of people are still held in Kurdish-run camps and prisons in northeastern Syria – many…

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Could the Earth's ozone layer be healing? The United Nations thinks so...

The Earth's protective ozone layer is healing and the hole should fully disappear in coming decades, the United Nations said in a report released on Tuesday, hailing the success of concerted international action.

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All eyes on PSG as Marseille and Monaco fight for Champions League limelight

Defending champions Paris Saint-Gemain were facing an injury crisis as they prepared to lead fellow Ligue 1 clubs Marseille and Monaco into this season's Champions League.

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Council of Europe demands action on sexual violence against women in France

The Council of Europe has raised concerns about France’s protection of women against sexual assault and violence. In a report released on Tuesday, experts acknowledged that some "progress" has been made but stressed that "urgent measures" are still needed.

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Spotlight on Africa: Cameroon votes, Niger Delta oil pollution, South Africa - US ties

In this episode of Spotlight in Africa, we discuss the forthcoming presidential election in Cameroon, before turning our attention to Nigeria. We also explore ways to strengthen relations between South Africa and the United States, with a particular focus on improving conditions for seasonal migrant workers.

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Malawians face food insecurity and soaring unemployment as they head to polls

Some 7.2 million Malawians cast ballots on Tuesday in a presidential election dominated by economic concerns, with former president Peter Mutharika leading the polls against incumbent Lazarus Chakwera.

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'Right to die' activists on trial in France as lawmakers debate end of life bill

Twelve activists accused of helping people in France to illegally obtain a euthanasia drug went on trial in Paris on Monday, as the country debates a right to die bill. The trial is set to conclude on 9 October.

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Inside the cocaine boom fuelling Europe’s most lucrative drug market

Cocaine has never been more abundant, more profitable, or more widely consumed. Record production in South America is fuelling a surge in shipments to Europe, now the most lucrative market for the drug. RFI maps the new power structures driving the boom – not the cartels of legend, but a…

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Tanzania opposition presidential candidate banned from running, again

Tanzanian opposition presidential candidate Luhaga Mpina has been banned from running in next month’s election for the second time, reversing a decision made last week approving his nomination.

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Latest heatwaves, droughts, floods could cost Europe €126 billion by 2029

This summer’s heatwaves, droughts, and floods are expected to cost the European economy more than €120 billion in the long term, according to a new study.

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Politicians trade barbs as Madrid protests curtail La Vuelta's final fiesta

Political fall-out continued in Spain on Monday after more than 100,000 pro-Palestinian protesters gathered in Madrid, forcing organisers to crop Sunday's final stage of La Vuelta. It was just the latest in a series of interruptions to one of world's most prestigious cycling races after the Tour de France.

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Photoclimat: Paris streets a canvas for stories of a planet in peril

Giant portraits of forest guardians stare down from Paris’s city squares. Images of threatened landscapes line the riverbanks, while wooden yurts have been turned into pop-up pavilions. Photoclimat, a grassroots photo biennale, has transformed the French capital into an open-air gallery where photography and activism collide.

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NGOs call on EU to stop doing business with Israel's 'illegal' settlements

A coalition of over 80 NGOs has launched a campaign urging European countries to stop all commercial or investment activities related to Israel’s settlements in Palestinian territories. Groups like French supermarket giant Carrefour stand accused of directly or indirectly "enabling the humanitarian crisis" driven by Israel’s prolonged occupation.

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French women of jihadist family on trial for joining IS, taking children to Syria

Three French women - members of the Clain family who converted to fundamentalist Islam and travelled to Iraq and Syria to join the Islamic State armed group - go on trial Monday in Paris on charges of terrorist criminal association.

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Europe at a crossroads as democratic erosion deepens, report warns

As the UN marks the International Day of Democracy on Monday, the global body called for renewed commitment to civic freedoms – but fresh data suggests Europe, long seen as democracy’s safe zone, is now one of the regions where those freedoms are most under strain.

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French farmers announce nationwide protest over trade deals and food sovereignty

French farmers are gearing up for a nationwide protest later this month, warning that international trade deals risk undermining food sovereignty and local producers.

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What the rise of ChatGPT mastermind Sam Altman reveals about AI, tech and power

Since dropping out of Stanford University, Sam Altman has become one of the world's most influential tech entrepreneurs – at the helm of OpenAI and its artificial intelligence platform ChatGPT. The author of a new biography of Altman tells RFI what his ascent reveals about AI, Silicon Valley and how…

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