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Chikungunya virus outbreak kills six on France's Réunion Island

Six people have died from chikungunya on the French overseas department of Réunion Island since the start of the year, health officials confirmed on Wednesday. The mosquito-borne virus has infected more than 33,000 people on the island so far.

Radio France Internationale

How could Canada deter an invasion? Nukes and mandatory military service

United States President Donald Trump has been loud and clear. America’s liberal democratic allies cannot rely on the U.S. to protect them.

The Conversation

New Attacks Target France Prison Guard Cars, Home

Assailants targeted cars and a building lobby linked to prison staff in France overnight, the authorities said Wednesday, the latest in a series of coordinated attacks that have put the government on edge.

International Business Times

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Railways were essential to carrying out the Holocaust – decades later, corporate reckoning continues

The Holocaust could not have happened without the railways.

The Conversation

200 years ago, France extorted Haiti in one of history’s greatest heists – and Haitians want reparations

In 2002, Haiti’s former president Jean-Bertrand Aristide argued that France should pay his country $US21 billion.

The Conversation

UK in talks with France about deal to swap people seeking asylum

Officials discuss plan to exchange people who come to UK irregularly for some with family case for being in Britain

The Guardian - UK

Pope Francis and Laudato Si’: an ecological turning point for the Catholic Church

On May 24, 2015, Pope Francis signed his encyclical Laudato Si’ – “Praise be to you” in medieval Italian. This letter to Roman Catholic bishops was no half measure: it took many Catholics by surprise with its uncompromising conclusions and call for an in-depth transformation of our lifestyles. In France, it…

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Anti-terror probe launched after wave of attacks on French prisons

France has launched a national anti-terror investigation after a series of arson attacks and shootings this week targeted prisons across the country, raising fears over organised efforts to intimidate the justice system.

Radio France Internationale

Government ‘in talks on migrant removals agreement with France’

A Home Office spokesman said ministers are ‘intensifying’ collaboration with France and other European countries.

Evening Standard

Dutch Flower Industry Grasps Thorny Pesticide Issue

As Margriet Mantingh gazes at flowers stretching as far as the eye can see at the world's biggest flower market near Amsterdam, all she sees is a huge bouquet of pesticides.

International Business Times

Mackerel And Missiles: EU-UK Defence Deal Snags On Fish

Cod and herring are normally more likely to be on the dinner menu than the negotiating table at European security talks.

International Business Times

Netflix documentary 'From Rock Star To Killer' looks back on landmark French domestic violence case

The three-part Netflix documentary looks back on the murder of actress Marie Trintignant by rockstar Bertrand Cantat. The series also sheds a new light on the death of Cantat’s wife Krisztina Rády.

Euronews

Crisis on the menu: How cut-price deals and fast food are reshaping France's sacred lunch ideals

French consumers aren't feeling economically confident, triggering the appearance of novel cut-price menus at many cafes and restaurants.

Fortune

Wallabies coach announcement coming soon: Waugh

Phil Waugh expects the announcement of the new Wallabies coach to happen in the next few weeks, as Rugby Australia sends a hands-off warning to France.

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British Tennis Pro Sorry for Asking Opponent to Put on Deodorant Mid-Match

France's Lois Boisson took her opponent's comment in stride.

Euronews

Frosty ties: What to expect from German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's visit to Poland

Outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz has plans to visit Warsaw before expected new Chancellor Friedrich Merz is set to be sworn in in the first week of May. What does his visit mean for Polish-German relations?

Al Jazeera

France expels 12 Algerian officials as tensions escalate

Move comes after Algeria expelled French diplomats, following France’s arrest of an Algerian official linked to kidnap.

International Business Times

French Prisons Hit By Mystery Arson And Gunfire Attacks

A wave of coordinated attacks have hit prisons across France, with unknown assailants torching cars outside several jails, leaving mysterious inscriptions and hitting one facility with automatic gunfire.

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France defends tuna policy as critics warn of overfishing in the Indian Ocean

Accusations of overfishing and unfair practices are fuelling tensions at an international tuna summit being held this week on the French island of Réunion.

Radio France Internationale

Prisons targeted with arson, gunfire as France cracks down on drug crime

Cars have been set on fire near several prisons in France while one was targeted with automatic gunfire, in possible retaliation against government anti-drug policies, justice ministry officials said on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

France says prisons are targeted with gunfire and arson over a new anti-drug crackdown

French officials say several prisons have been targeted in incidents including gunfire and arson

Euronews

Over 230 arrested as Europol dismantles four major drug smuggling networks

Europol said the investigation, codenamed Operation Bulut, took place across multiple jurisdictions and involved authorities in Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Spain.

Al Jazeera

Wave of ‘coordinated attacks’ targets French prisons

Antiterrorism office launches inquiry into attacks featuring gunshots and arson thought to be linked to drug gangs.

International Business Times

Macron To Honour Craftspeople Who Rebuilt Notre Dame

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday will bestow awards on around 100 craftspeople and officials who helped restore Notre Dame to its former glory after a fire nearly destroyed the beloved Paris cathedral six years ago.

Evening Standard

Donald Trump's tariffs puncture US car industry downgraded by Barclays to 'negative'

Goldman Sachs has cut its estimate for automobile sales in the US for this year by nearly 1 million units

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