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RELIGION-FRANCE: Move to Block Arab Money for Muslims
The French government is considering an end to a century-old separation of state and religion in order to reduce the Arab hold over its Muslims.AGRICULTURE: Transgenics Will Not Save the Banana, Say Experts
Neither pesticides nor genetic manipulation will save the Cavendish banana from disappearing, says scientist Jean Vincent Escalant, research coordinator for the International Network for Improvement of the Banana and Plantain (INIBAP), following the uproar caused by the recent announcement of this fruit's imminent demise.POLITICS-IRAQ: Shaky Chirac Still Opposes War
The French government is still asking for a diplomatic solution in Iraq in the face of a new Anglo-American diplomatic offensive to back war.RIGHTS-COTE D’IVOIRE: Getting That "Ivoirite" Out
In what is emerging as a historical revolution, rebel forces seem to be winning a battle to get the idea of the "Ivoirite" out of Cote d'Ivoire.
Transgenics will not save the banana”
In the wake of the storm caused by an article in New Scientist magazine, which predicts the disappearance within 10 years of a leading variety of the banana, the international organization tracking this fruit clarifies its stance in an exclusive dialogue with Tierramérica.POLITICS- CoTE D’IVOIRE: Peace Eludes Despite Pact Signed in France
The Côte d'Ivoire peace accord reached during the weekend near Paris has brought about the practical end of the elected government of president Laurent Gbagbo, to the benefit of the opposition and the rebel forces that launched the civil war on Sept 19 last year.RIGHTS-FRANCE: Justice Probes Two Deaths, Govt Rejects Refugees
Ricardo Barrientos, a 52-year-old Argentinean, did not want to fly back home from Paris to Buenos Aires. But he did û in a coffin.ENVIRONMENT-FRANCE: New Battle against Oil from Prestige
This is turning into a battle against the wind. Just as some 900 firefighters, fishermen, soldiers and volunteers thought they had cleaned up oil spills from the sunken tanker Prestige, the wind changed direction last week, and they had to start again.RIGHTS-FRANCE: Third World Women Enslaved in Paris
Elisa slaved away in a house in Paris from morning to night for years, and she counts herself lucky. She was never paid, but at least she was never beaten, and finally she managed to escape.POLITICS-FRANCE: Opposition to War on Iraq Rises
Public opposition to a war in Iraq has risen in the face of fears that President Jacques Chirac is preparing his troops for military action.POLITICS-COTE D’IVOIRE: Drawn Into War, France Talks Peace
French President Jacques Chirac has announced "a summit of reconciliation for the Côte d'Ivoire" in Paris later this month, with the participation of African leaders and United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan.2002-2003/FRANCE: Right Turn in the Land of Revolution
This was the year of a landmark turn in recent French history. A nation that once led a revolution against an absolutist monarch, which formulated human and political rights for all people, took a sharp turn to the right.2002-2003/FRANCE: Right Turn in the Land of Revolution
This was the year of a landmark turn in recent French history. A nation that once led a revolution against an absolutist monarch, which formulated human and political rights for all people, took a sharp turn to the right.Mesoamerican Biological Corridor to Get 470 Million Dollars
Donors, governments and multilateral agencies are guaranteeing the continuity of the plan aimed at restoring the biodiversity chain through Mesoamerica, a 768,000 square km area that holds eight percent of the world’s biodiversity.POLITICS-COTE D’IVOIRE: More French Soldiers Amid Rising Violence
The French government is stepping up its military presence in the C- te d'Ivoire as human rights groups fear that the civil war is leading to a blood bath.POLITICS-COTE D’IVOIRE: More French Soldiers Amid Rising Violence
The French government is stepping up its military presence in the Côte d'Ivoire as human rights groups fear that the civil war is leading to a blood bath.DEVELOPMENT: Mesoamericans Show the Way
For Guatemalan farmer Ovidio López, that cup of coffee in a Paris hotel was more revealing than enjoyable.DEVELOPMENT: Mesoamericans Show the Way
For Guatemalan farmer Ovidio López, that cup of coffee in a Paris hotel was more revealing than enjoyable.ENVIRONMENT-FRANCE: Defence Begins against Prestige Spill
France has stepped up measures to prevent oil slicks from the sunken tanker Prestige reaching its Atlantic coast.ENVIRONMENT-FRANCE: Defence Begins against Prestige Spill
France has stepped up measures to prevent oil slicks from the sunken tanker Prestige reaching its Atlantic coast.ENVIRONMENT-FRANCE: Kyoto Remains a Distant Goal
France has made considerable progress in reduction of greenhouse gases, but will still fail to meet the objectives of the Kyoto Protocol if it does not intensify efforts to reduce emissions, according to a new official report.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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