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HEALTH-FRANCE: Strong Steps Taken Against SARS
The French government has ordered immediate hospitalisation of anyone showing SARS symptoms even though the condition is not considered a major health risk within France.IRAQ: UN Resolution Sought to Protect Treasures
Leading archaeologists and cultural historians urged the United Nations Security Council Thursday to pass a resolution against trade in art and historical treasures stolen from Iraqi museums.IRAQ: Worldwide Move to Stop Sale of Loot
Worldwide moves have been launched to stop illegal sale of archaeological treasures looted in Iraq in recent days.IRAQ: U.S. Govt Accused of War Crimes against Journalists
International journalists' organisations are accusing the U.S. government of committing war crimes in Iraq by intentionally firing at war correspondents.IRAQ: U.S. Govt Accused of War Crimes against Journalists
International journalists' organisations are accusing the U.S. government of committing war crimes in Iraq by intentionally firing at war correspondents.CULTURE: Never Forget What They Should Remember
We would like future generations to remember so much, of course. It is a harder job figuring out what we would like them to remember.IRAQ: French Fear ‘Dr. Strangelove’ May Have Stepped Out of Fiction
French commentators are comparing the behaviour of U.S. military leaders in Iraq with that of the fictive figures in Stanley Kubrick's black comedy of militarism and nuclear age 'Dr Strangelove or How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb'.IRAQ: The Memory of a Civilisation is under Attack
The heavy U.S.-British assault on Iraq threatens a wealth of archaeological and architectural heritage, experts say.POLITICS-IRAQ: France Warns Again of Veto
France is ready now to veto any United Nations resolution that would establish a military protectorate in Iraq led by the U.S. and Britain.IRAQ: U.S. Accused of Using Food as Weapon
The U.S. government is using hunger and food as weapons in the war against Iraq, a French humanitarian organisation says.POLITICS: French See the Decline of the U.S.
Intellectual force has come now to back the political and popular French opposition to the U.S.POLITICS-IRAQ: French Companies Fear Losses
French businesses are beginning to fear they will pay a high price for their government's opposition to U.S. war plans in Iraq./INT’L WOMEN’S DAY/RIGHTS-FRANCE: A Women’s Struggle Just Beginning
”We're neither whores nor slaves”, goes the slogan of a group of French women of North African origin just concluding a national tour.POLITICS-IRAQ: France Opposes War, But May Not Veto It
France continues to oppose a second United Nations resolution that would sanction an attack on Iraq, but its leaders will not find it easy to use a veto against the U.S. and Britain.RIGHTS-FRANCE: Police Bear Down on Immigrants
The killing of a 17-year-old boy by French police has drawn attention again to tough police action against young immigrants.RIGHTS-ALGERIA: Brave Face Hides Grave Abuses
The Algerian government set up a cheerful reception for visiting French President Jacques Chirac, but the official welcome could not cloak the misery from continuing human rights violations.POLITICS-AFRICA: Duplicity Surfaces at Paris Summit
The principled declarations made by leaders of 42 African states in Paris last week stand undermined by what many are doing in their own backyards.ENVIRONMENT: Hot Air over Global Warming
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is meeting in Paris this week in the face of a challenge to the very basis of its projections from two leading academics.HEALTH-FRANCE: Some Success Found Against AIDS
French scientists claim at least partial success in developing a vaccine against HIV.FINANCE: Dirty Money Reaches Terrorists via Clean Channels
The Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF) has confirmed that international terrorist groups misuse non-profit organisations to raise and recycle funds to finance their activities.POLITICS-FRANCE: De Gaulle’s Dreams Come True – At Last
The French decision Monday to veto NATO military supplies to Turkey, revives the deep suspicion of 'Anglo-Saxons', entertained by modern-day France's founding father Charles de Gaulle.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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