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Seven dead after storms lash France, Switzerland
RFI via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 days agoFerocious storms and torrential rains that lashed France, Switzerland and Italy this weekend have left at least seven people dead, local authorities said...
Fishermen left stranded as Senegal's most sought-after catch moves north
RFI via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 days agoCoastal communities in Senegal are reeling as stocks of sardinella – the country’s most consumed...
Macron begins campaigning for next round, reaction to results pour in
RFI via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 days agoFrench President Emmanuel Macron and his allies were on Monday beginning a week of intense...
French court rules Ravel sole author of 'Bolero'
RFI via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 days agoA French court has ruled that Bolero, one of the world's best-known classical music pieces, was written by Maurice Ravel alone, a financial blow both to...
Côte d'Ivoire receives first life-saving malaria vaccines
RFI via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 days agoCôte d'Ivoire this week received its first vaccines against malaria, a disease that kills four...
Voting underway in France's fraught legislative elections
RFI via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 days agoPolling stations opened across mainland France on Sunday for the first round in high-stakes snap...
EU chief in Egypt for two-day joint investment conference
RFI via Yahoo News Singapore· 5 days agoEuropean Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen was in Cairo on Saturday to kick off a two-day...
Europeans toast to tradition as drinking habits show little sign of change
RFI via Yahoo News Singapore· 5 days agoOld drinking habits die hard. That’s the broad conclusion of a study this week that bundles...
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels seize key town in east DRC
RFI via Yahoo News Singapore· 5 days agoRwandan-backed M23 rebels have seized Kanyabayonga – a strategic town in the Democratic Republic of Congo's volatile east, a local official told French...
France bans election weekend rallies, extends curfew in New Caledonia
RFI via Yahoo News Singapore· 5 days agoFrench authorities said gatherings in the Pacific territory of New Caledonia would be banned this...