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France heading to one of worst wheat harvests in 40 years
France heading to one of worst wheat harvests in 40 yearsNews

France heading to one of worst wheat harvests in 40 years

Paris, France (AFP) - France is heading for one of its worst wheat harvests in 40 years, after a rainy winter and sparse sunny conditions…
SourceSourceAugust 9, 2024 Full article
Promoters of ‘flying taxi’ drones scrap test flights in Paris during Olympics
Promoters of ‘flying taxi’ drones scrap test flights in Paris during OlympicsNews

Promoters of ‘flying taxi’ drones scrap test flights in Paris during Olympics

Paris, France (AFP) - Test flights of so-called flying taxis -- futuristic drones capable of transporting people -- have been scrapped in Paris during the…
SourceSourceAugust 8, 2024 Full article
EV transition worries French car industry workers
EV transition worries French car industry workersClimateNews

EV transition worries French car industry workers

By Béatrice JOANNIS | AFP Vouziers, France - As France faces a 2035 deadline to phase out new combustion engine cars, workers in the industry…
SourceSourceAugust 4, 2024 Full article
TotalEnergies withdraws from two S.Africa gas fields
TotalEnergies withdraws from two S.Africa gas fieldsNews

TotalEnergies withdraws from two S.Africa gas fields

Paris, France (AFP) - French energy giant TotalEnergies said on Monday it was withdrawing from two offshore gas fields in South Africa. The company said…
SourceSourceJuly 29, 2024 Full article
Seven dead after storms lash France, Switzerland
Seven dead after storms lash France, SwitzerlandNews

Seven dead after storms lash France, Switzerland

Geneva, Switzerland (AFP) (UPDATED) - Ferocious storms and torrential rains that lashed France, Switzerland and Italy this weekend have left seven people dead, local authorities…
SourceSourceJune 30, 2024 Full article
France’s historic D-Day beaches threatened by rising sea levels
France’s historic D-Day beaches threatened by rising sea levelsNews

France’s historic D-Day beaches threatened by rising sea levels

By Matthieu CLAVEL | AFP Caen, France - As France prepares to mark 80 years since Allied forces landed on the beaches of Normandy, the…
SourceSourceMay 27, 2024 Full article
Over 170 arrested as climate protests target TotalEnergies and fund manager
Over 170 arrested as climate protests target TotalEnergies and fund managerNews

Over 170 arrested as climate protests target TotalEnergies and fund manager

La Défense, France (AFP) - The boss of TotalEnergies told shareholders Friday that new oil fields had to be developed to meet global demand, as…
SourceSourceMay 24, 2024 Full article
Culling controversy as French wolf population falls in 2023
Culling controversy as French wolf population falls in 2023News

Culling controversy as French wolf population falls in 2023

By Laure FILLON | AFP Lyon, France - The estimated number of wolves in France last year was 1,003, down nine percent from the year…
SourceSourceMay 23, 2024 Full article
French greenhouse gas emissions fell 5.8% in 2023: PM
French greenhouse gas emissions fell 5.8% in 2023: PMNews

French greenhouse gas emissions fell 5.8% in 2023: PM

Saint-Berthevin, France (AFP) - French greenhouse gas emissions fell by a better-than-expected 5.8 percent in 2023, Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said Wednesday. France's climate change…
SourceSourceMay 22, 2024 Full article
‘River of mud’ prompts evacuations in northern France
‘River of mud’ prompts evacuations in northern FranceNews

‘River of mud’ prompts evacuations in northern France

Lille, France (AFP) - A "river of mud" triggered by a sudden storm flooded dozens of houses in northern France, prompting evacuations, authorities said Wednesday.…
SourceSourceMay 22, 2024 Full article
NGOs seek climate trial of French oil giant TotalEnergies
NGOs seek climate trial of French oil giant TotalEnergiesNews

NGOs seek climate trial of French oil giant TotalEnergies

By Guillaume DAUDIN | AFP Paris, France - NGOs filed a criminal complaint against French oil giant TotalEnergies and its top shareholders in Paris on…
SourceSourceMay 21, 2024 Full article
Parts of northern Europe clean up after floods
Parts of northern Europe clean up after floodsNews

Parts of northern Europe clean up after floods

By Iris Maria Maurer | AFP Kleinblittersdorf - German emergency workers on Saturday started a major clean-up after heavy rains triggered massive flooding, while parts…
SourceSourceMay 18, 2024 Full article