Europe World

No nation can stay ‘indifferent’ on Ukraine war; France

Editorial Bureau September 21, 2022

United Nations- French President Emanuel Macron admonished countries Tuesday not to stay neutral about condemning Russia’s war in Ukraine as he declared that Moscow’s invasion amounts to a new form of imperialism. Speaking to the U.N. General Assembly gathering of world leaders, Macron also

Fashion

Gap returns to the UK and France with new plans

Editorial Bureau September 1, 2022

Gap Inc. is reinvigorating its European sales strategy, having announced two regional launches, including the migration of the UK’s e-commerce business to Next Total Platform and a standalone e-commerce website in France. Gap in a statement said it aims to fuel further growth in Europe and capitalise on the opportunity to amplify the brand’s reach […]

Articles IN UK 01 Sustainability

European drought dries up river, kills fish, shrivels crops

Editorial Bureau August 12, 2022

Once, a river ran through it. Now, white dust and thousands of dead fish cover the wide trench that winds amid rows of trees in France’s Burgundy region in what was the Tille River in the village of Lux. From dry and cracked reservoirs in Spain to falling water levels on major arteries like the […]

World

Wildfires rage in France, thousands evacuated from homes

Editorial Bureau August 10, 2022

A wildfire was advancing through the Gironde region of southwestern France on Wednesday, destroying homes and forcing the evacuation of thousands of residents, some of whom had clambered onto rooftops as the flames got closer. More than 1,000 firefighters backed by water-bombing aircraft were fighting the fire that has razed more than 6,000 hectares and […]

Africa World

‘New Cold War: Russia and West vie for influence in Africa

Editorial Bureau July 28, 2022

Johannesburg (South Africa)- Russian, French and American leaders are crisscrossing Africa to win support for their positions on the war in Ukraine, waging what some say is the most intense competition for influence on the continent since the Cold War. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and French President Emanuel Macron are each visiting several African […]

IN UK 01

UK blames France as travellers face hours-long port delays

Editorial Bureau July 22, 2022

London (UK)- Britons heading off on holiday by ferry faced hours-long waits at the port of Dover on Friday, with authorities blaming French officials for the chaos. Dover authorities said a lack of French border officials led to up to six hours for border checks at the English Channel port, with queues of tourist and […]

Europe World

Europe broils in heat wave that fuels fires in France, Spain

Editorial Bureau July 19, 2022

France- A heat wave broiling Europe spilt northward Monday to Britain and fueled ferocious wildfires in Spain and France, evacuating thousands of people and scrambling water-bombing planes and firefighters to battle flames in flames tinder-dry forests. High temperatures have gripped the continent recently and triggered fires from Portugal to the

World

France, Spain fight spreading wildfires as Europe swelters

Editorial Bureau July 18, 2022

France- France scrambled more water-bombing planes and hundreds more firefighters to combat spreading wildfires being fed Monday by hot swirling winds from a searing heat wave broiling much of Europe. In Spain, two people have been killed in blazes there. With winds changing direction, authorities in southwestern France announced plans to evacuate more towns and move out

Europe World

Studies: France is a melting pot, but discrimination lurks

Editorial Bureau July 16, 2022

Paris(London)- Two landmark new studies in France are bursting myths about immigration at a time when xenophobic far-right discourse has gained ground. They show that the children of immigrants are increasingly melting into French society, but some with African and Asian backgrounds face persistent discrimination. Karima Simmou, a 20-year-old French-Moroccan student at the

Africa

Genocide survivors welcome Rwandan’s conviction in France

Editorial Bureau July 14, 2022

Kigali(Rwanda)- Genocide survivors in Rwanda welcomed the conviction of Laurent Bucyibaruta, the highest-ranking Rwandan to have been convicted in France on charges related to the 1994 genocide. Many in this East African country support President Paul Kagame’s efforts to get France and other countries to arrest and try all suspects still at large in Europe. […]