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CULTURE: UNESCO Welcomes US, For a Few Dollars More
The return of the United States to UNESCO as a full member is both good and bad news, diplomats and commentators say - good for the organisation's finances, bad for a proposed convention to protect cultural diversity.CULTURE: UNESCO Welcomes US, For a Few Dollars More
The return of the United States to UNESCO as a full member is both good and bad news, diplomats and commentators say.
Trip to the Moon on Sun's Energy
The director of the first European mission to the moon explains to Tierramérica how a light, refrigerator-sized probe may transform space travel as we know it. The SMART-1 was launched Saturday.DEVELOPMENT: On the Wrong Path to the Millennium Goals
The world will not meet the Millennium Development Goals by 2015 without a dramatic improvement to services, a senior World Bank official told IPS in an interview, marking the release of the institution's World Development Report on Sunday.DEVELOPMENT: On the Wrong Path to the Millennium Goals
The world will not meet the Millennium Development Goals by 2015 without a dramatic improvement to services, a senior World Bank official says.WTO-CANCUN: A Dividing Line Opens Up in Europe
Cancun, Mexico's seaside resort where the ministerial summit of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) opens Wednesday, has become a political border dividing European governments from non-governmental organisations.ENVIRONMENT-FRANCE: Pollution Too Killed Thousands
It was not just the heat; pollution contributed to thousands of deaths in the heat wave in France last month, health experts say.HEALTH-FRANCE: Gov’t Admits Heat Killed 11,435
After two weeks of denials, the French government admitted Friday that the heat wave in August killed thousands.The heat led to the death of 11,435 persons in France between Aug. 1 and 15, the health ministry said in a statement. The figures are based on a study carried out by the National Institute of Health Surveillance.
HEALTH-FRANCE: Gov’t Admits Heat Killed 11,435
After two weeks of denials, the French government admitted Friday that the heat wave in August killed thousands.SOCIETY-FRANCE: Violent Husbands Face New Laws
Violence from partners is under the spotlight following the death of actress Marie Trintignant in a violent quarrel with her companion.POLITICS-FRANCE: Friction Builds Up with US over Libya
France is issuing veiled warnings that it could use its veto to block a formal end to sanctions imposed on Libya for backing terrorism in the 1980s.ENVIRONMENT-FRANCE: And Now to Water the Nuclear Plants
The heat wave is threatening nuclear power stations across France, and forcing authorities to take extraordinary safety measures.ENVIRONMENT-FRANCE: And Now to Water Nuclear Plants
The heat wave is threatening nuclear power stations across France, and forcing authorities to take extraordinary safety measures.ENVIRONMENT-FRANCE: Saharan Air Sweeps Europe
Several people have been killed, and large tracts of forest and agricultural land damaged in fires breaking out across France under a heat wave.RIGHTS-FRANCE: Overcrowded Prisons Feel the Heat
This summer, the overcrowded prisons of France are beginning to feel the heat as never before.HEALTH: AIDS Fund Falls Short of Expectations
The European donors conference to fight AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria produced less than half the expected aid package at its meeting in Paris Wednesday.CULTURE-FRANCE: Artists Stage a Strike
In a summer of strikes and protests, unionists are now bringing French culture to a halt.HEALTH-FRANCE: Gov’t Makes AIDS Worse for Immigrants
Immigrants of African origin report an unusually high incidence of AIDS in France, and recent government measures are only making it worse.CORRUPTION: French Find an Italian Connection
It was an unfortunate coincidence for French President Jacques Chirac that his government announced a constitutional amendment to reinforce his immunity as head of state at the very time that Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was being given similar protection.DEVELOPMENT-EU: Farm Reforms Still Leave France the Winner
France opposed reforms to the EU Common Agriculture Policy most strongly because it gained the most from it. But the reforms as they stand still leave France a winner.RIGHTS-FRANCE: Anti-GM Farmer Becomes a Hero
The arrest of farmer José Bové in a little town in southern France is beginning to do more damage to the government than to him.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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