A whale with words: Orca mimics human speech
by Mariëtte Le Roux Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Her head above water, Wikie the killer whale looks at…
8 years ago
Paris
Paris braces for floods as swollen Seine inches higher
by Amélie Bottollier-Depois © Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Paris was on high alert Saturday as the swollen Seine continued to…
8 years ago
Protesting French prison guards reject government proposals
by Joseph Schmid Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - French prison guards pushed ahead with work stoppages and pickets Friday after…
8 years ago
Tennis: Cornet investigated after missing three drugs tests
PARIS, France (AFP) - Frenchwoman Alize Cornet was placed under a disciplinary investigation on Wednesday after missing three random drug tests, the…
8 years ago
World powers meet to pressure Syria on chemical attacks
by Valérie Leroux Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - Diplomats from 29 countries including US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson meet in…
8 years ago
France’s Carrefour revamps operations with job cuts, China deal
PARIS, France (AFP) - France's Carrefour group said Tuesday it is overhauling its business in a transformation plan involving thousands of job…
8 years ago
Oil spill disasters in the past 50 years
PARIS, France (AFP) - Concerns are growing over an oil slick off China's east coast after an Iranian tanker, the Sanchi, exploded…
8 years ago
Macron hosts 140 CEOs in pre-Davos charm offensive
by Laurence Benhamou Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - President Emmanuel Macron's campaign for a "French Renaissance" kicks into overdrive Monday as…
8 years ago
Tensions rise as new inmate attack fuels French prison strikes
by Marie DHUMIERES / Joseph Schmid Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - French police fired tear gas to break up a picket…
8 years ago
83 countries affected by Lactalis salmonella scandal: CEO
PARIS, France (AFP) - A salmonella scandal at French dairy group Lactalis has affected 83 countries, where 12 million boxes of powdered…
8 years ago
Trump says US could ‘conceivably’ return to Paris climate deal
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the United States could "conceivably" return to the…
8 years ago
Armed robbers seize jewels worth ‘4 million euros’ from Paris Ritz
PARIS, France (AFP) -- A gang of five armed robbers launched a spectacular raid on the world famous Ritz hotel…
8 years ago
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