Activism
France’s far-right presidential candidate who was widely criticized for saying children with disabilities should go to “special schools” was smacked across the back of his head with a raw egg by a 70-year-old man.
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Here are 11 human rights wins to celebrate in 2021
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Paris’ iconic Arc de Triomphe has been wrapped up as part of a large-scale installation created by the late artists, Christo and Jeanne-Claude.
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France will start offering free contraceptives to women up to the age of 25.
Climate
Wildfires are raging around the world. Here are just a few of the countries that have been affected.
Impact
Valérie Bacot, a woman in France who was raped and abused for decades by her stepfather who later turned into her husband, has been freed.
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World No. 2 tennis champion Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the French Open, a day after she was fined $15,000 by the grand slam for opting to skip the mandatory post-match press conference.
Women
Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka has been fined $15,000 by the French Open after she did not attend a mandatory press conference after her first match on Sunday.
Cute
A Belgian farmer accidentally shifted a stone on his farm, which actually marked the border with France, making his country 1,000 square meters bigger for a few days.
Women
France’s highest court has ruled a group of firefighters accused of raping a girl from when she was 13 to 15 years old will not be charged with rape but with sexual assault, which carries a lighter sentence than rape.
Women
French Sister Nathalie Becquart will have voting rights in the synod, which will allow her to help make key decisions in the Catholic Church.
world
Thousands of freight trucks traveling from the UK to France have been left trapped at the border after France shut its doors to passengers and freight from the UK over fears of a new coronavirus variant detected in Britain.