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Should France guarantee supply of abortion drugs by producing its own?

One of two abortion pills has been added to the list of drugs France considers essential, but it is not among 50 medications that President Emmanuel Macron says will soon be produced locally – even despite a recent shortage that raised questions about France's ability to guarantee the right to…

Radio France Internationale

When it comes to rich countries taking the environment seriously, I say: vive la France

Emmanuel Macron’s government is at least doing the bare minimum to avert the planetary crisis – and putting the UK to shame, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian - UK

US envoy John Kerry: ‘There are trillions of dollars waiting to be invested’ in climate transition

The United States’ special climate envoy John Kerry assesses efforts to secure funding for climate action and the green transition in an interview with FRANCE 24 on the sidelines of the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact in Paris.

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Paris finance reforms could untie poor countries’ hands in climate crisis

Changes to the World Bank could unlock developing states access to loans and to the means of staving off disaster

The Guardian - UK

Paris summit on climate and finance ends without deal on global shipping tax

Participants at the Paris summit on finance and climate stopped short of a deal to create a tax on greenhouse gas emissions produced from international shipping.

France 24

Kremlin rejects Macron charges that it is ‘destabilising’ Africa

Moscow calls ties ‘constructive’ in latest spat with Paris as its former colonies turn to Russian military contractors.

Al Jazeera

Shipping emissions tax a sticking point at Paris finance summit

Efforts by France to build a consensus for a global carbon tax on the shipping industry failed to produce significant results at a summit in Paris on Friday.

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Was Ben Wallace snubbed for top Nato job?

Joe Biden has snubbed Britain and threatened the special relationship between the US and UK by blocking Ben Wallace’s bid to become Nato secretary-general, government sources claim.

The Week

Macron calls for global push to battle poverty and climate change

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday called for a major international initiative to finance the fight against poverty and climate change. The plea came during an interview with leading French broadcasters RFI, France 24 and FranceInfo during the summit for a new global financial pact being held in Paris.

Radio France Internationale

Governments at Paris summit to finalise climate finance roadmap

Almost 40 leaders to present plans for overhaul of public financial institutions including World Bank

The Guardian - UK

Exclusive: France's Macron calls for international taxation in push for climate solidarity

In a exclusive interview with FRANCE 24, RFI and franceinfo, French President Emmanuel Macron outlined his vision for tackling the twin issues of climate change and the fight against extreme poverty. Speaking from the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact, which he hosted in Paris, Macron answered questions from…

France 24

LIVE: Macron sets out plans for climate solidarity and fighting poverty

President Emmanuel Macron will discuss ecological transition and the fight against poverty in an interview on Friday on RFI, France 24 and France Info from the Palais Brongniart in Paris, venue of the Summit for a New Global Financial Pact.

Radio France Internationale

The Paris summit on finance and climate comes to an end. Time for concrete steps?

The aim of a two-day climate and finance summit in Paris was to set up concrete measures to help poor and developing countries better tackle issues like poverty and climate change

The Independent UK

Climate finance summit under pressure to overhaul 'punitive' global system

A global summit seeking to overhaul the international financial system wraps up Friday after taking small steps towards easing the debt burden of developing nations weighed down by climate and economic crises.

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Paris climate summit seeks to provoke 'public financial shock'

During a summit aimed at reimagining the global financial system, French President Emmanuel Macron emphasised on Thursday that no nation should be forced to make a decision between addressing poverty and addressing climate change.

France 24

French President Emmanuel Macron to give exclusive interview to FRANCE 24

On Friday, June 23 at 8:30am Paris time, French President Emmanuel Macron will be the guest of FRANCE 24, RFI and franceinfo (radio and TV). On the occasion of the Summit for a New Global Financial Pact, the French leader will speak with Stéphane Ballong (FRANCE 24), Mounia Daoudi (RFI)…

Radio France Internationale

Billie Eilish headlines climate awareness concert at Eiffel Tower

Paris’s Eiffel Tower will be the stage for a concert featuring Billie Eilish, Lenny Kravitz and Jon Batiste on Thursday night. The event, to raise awareness about climate change, comes as world leaders gather for a climate solidarity summit hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron.

Radio France Internationale

Chinese premier in France for charm offensive targeting businesses, politicians

Chinese Premier Li Qiang is visiting France this week where he's meeting with the country's top politicians. According to an EU-based thinktank, Beijing has built an extensive network inside France's policy structures that serves to influence Paris's decision making in favour of China.

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Paris climate summit opens with call for ‘finance shock’

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron told global leaders Thursday that no country should have to choose between tackling poverty and dealing with climate change at a summit tasked with reimagining the world’s financial system.

The Independent UK

Up, up and away — flying taxis look to France's city of revolution to unleash change on the skies

After much dreamy and not always credible talk of skies filled with flying, non-polluting electric taxis, their developers are preparing to deliver a future they say is now just around the corner

Radio France Internationale

Brazil's Lula to meet Macron as France blocks Mercosur-EU trade deal

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is among the 50 world leaders in Paris Thursday for a global development and climate summit, and he will hold 'bilateral' talks with French President Emmanuel Macron, where he hopes to discuss the stalled Mercosur trade deal.

Radio France Internationale

Macron opens Paris summit to help developing nations face climate crisis

Heads of state, finance leaders and activists from around the world are converging in Paris to attend a summit which aims to overhaul the world's development banks and help developing countries face the challenges of a warmer and stormier world.

The Independent UK

World leaders, activists in Paris seek financial response to climate emergency, poverty

World leaders, heads of international organizations and activists are gathering in Paris for a two-day summit to seek better ways to tackle poverty and climate change issues by reshaping the global financial system

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s not going to happen’: Ben Wallace expects hopes of top Nato job to be dashed

UK defence secretary had earlier shown interest in the role, but the US is believed to want Jens Stoltenberg to stay in post

France 24

Paris summit aims to overhaul global financial system for 'climate solidarity' with South

Around 50 heads of state, along with representatives from international institutions and civil society, will attend a summit hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday and Friday in Paris. Their objective is to develop a new global financial system so the most vulnerable countries will be better equipped to…

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