French Lawmaker Proposes Pesticide Bill as Farmers Ready Protest

A French lawmaker plans to propose a bill to parliament early next year to bring back a pesticide banned in France since 2018 ...

French Study on mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines Finds a Drop in Severe COVID—and No Increase in Deaths

Vaccinated adults had a 74 percent lower risk of dying from COVID-19—and a 25 percent lower risk of dying, period.

French first lady Brigitte Macron visits an old friend in China: A giant panda called Yuan Meng

French first lady Brigitte Macron has reunited with a giant panda born in France during a visit to China with President ...

Macron vows to fight for French journalist's release in Algeria after court appeal fails

French President Emmanuel Macron has pledged to keep fighting for the release of a sports journalist held in Algeria. An Algerian appeals court upheld on Wednesday a seven-year prison sentence for ...

France criticizes French journalist's seven-year jail sentence in Algeria

The French government on Wednesday criticized the decision by an Algerian court to uphold a seven-year jail sentence for ...
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French Senate Greenlights Cruise Passenger Tax, Industry Braces for Fallout

The French Senate has approved a hefty cruise ship passenger tax that is meant to protect against pollution and enhance ...

French first lady Brigitte Macron visits a giant panda called Yuan Meng

At a panda reserve in southwest China that Yuan Meng now calls home, the first lady marveled at how big he has grown.