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Louvre leak: 19th-century ceiling painted damaged by burst water pipe

The burst water pipe is the latest in a string of setbacks for Louvre managers that have affected the museum's daily operations since the theft of France's historic Crown Jewels last October.

Euronews

France scoops up 10 medals in first week of 2026 Winter Olympics

France ended the first week of the Winter Olympics with 10 medals – four of them gold, five silver and one bronze – as scandals over credit card fraud and alleged abuse failed to derail its athletes.

Radio France Internationale

Did modern humans wipe out the Neanderthals? New evidence may finally provide answers.

A complex picture of how Neanderthals died out, and the role that modern humans played in their disappearance, is emerging.

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France cuts funding for Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and malaria by more than half

France cut its contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria by 58 percent on Thursday, confirming a major reduction in funding that health organisations warn will cost lives.

Radio France Internationale

Voices: ‘This is offensive’: Readers say France’s baby push misses the real pressures facing women

YOUR VIEWS: Our community said France’s push for young women to have children before it is ‘too late’ is insulting and out of touch

The Independent UK

France’s ‘French Response’ uses memes and sarcasm to fight disinformation on X

Through posts combining provocation, humour and irony, the "French Response" account has taken potshots at trolls, but also top-level politicians. It is part of a wider strategy led by Paris to combat disinformation, ministry told Euronews.

Euronews

Storm Nils caused deaths, major flooding and mass power cuts in France

France is grappling with the aftermath of Storm Nils, as several regions remain under threat of flooding. Portugal and Spain have also been affected by a series of storms that have swept across the Iberian peninsula in recent weeks.

Euronews

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Nestle issues baby formula update after massive recall across 60 countries

Health chiefs confirmed 36 reports of children with symptoms of toxin poisoning linked to recent recalls

The Independent UK

Nestle ramps up baby formula production amid contamination recall

The food giant has increased production to 24 hours a day at five factories in France, Spain, Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands.

Evening Standard

France to face Italy, Belgium and Turkey in Nations League group stages

France will play Italy, Belgium and Turkey in Group A1 during the pool stages of the 2026-2027 Nations League football tournament.

Radio France Internationale

France's new energy law slashes targets on renewables in favour of nuclear

After years of wrangling, France has set out a new energy law that slashes its wind and solar power targets and drops a mandate for state-run energy provider EDF to shut down nuclear plants.

Radio France Internationale

France's Adenot and international crew take off for space station

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission launched to the International Space Station on Friday, sending four astronauts, including France’s Sophie Adenot, to replace a crew evacuated early because of a medical issue.

Radio France Internationale

Storm aftermath leaves 2 dead in France; flood alerts to remain Saturday

Storm Nils has killed two people and kept parts of southwestern France on high flood alert as power crews race to restore electricity

The Independent UK

Olly Cracknell set for Six Nations debut as Wales reveal team to face France

Steve Tandy has made four changes to the side thrashed by England last week

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Three dead, many without power after storm lashes France and Spain

Three people have died in weather-related accidents in France and Spain after a storm tore through the region, officials said Friday, ripping up trees and flooding roads and leaving many thousands without power.

The Independent UK

Louvre hit by new criminal saga as employees arrested over €10m ticket fraud

Among those taken into custody are two employees of the museum and several tour guides

Euronews

Interest-free home loans and €250 per child: Can France boost its falling birth rate?

A parliamentary committee has unveiled a plan to tackle France’s collapsing birth rate. But with experts and the public sceptical, the proposals are proving deeply divisive.

Evening Standard

Ireland vs Italy, Six Nations 2026: Kick-off time, TV channel, live stream, team news, lineups, h2h results, odds today

Andy Farrell’s side look to bounce back from France defeat with Azzurri confident after stunning Scotland

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Podcast: student poverty, kids and social media, a French woman in Tibet

Community meals for students in France, who are increasingly facing hardship. Kids react to France's proposed social media ban for the under-15s. And the French explorer who became the first Western woman to travel to deepest Tibet.

Evening Standard

Wales vs France: Six Nations 2026: Kick-off time, TV channel, live stream, team news, lineups, h2h results, odds today

France continue Grand Slam bid in Cardiff

The Independent UK

Ireland hand Six Nations debuts to Ulster pair in new-look side to face Italy

Wing Robert Baloucoune and flanker Cormac Izuchukwu will make their championship bows in Dublin

Euronews

Storm Nils lashes France's Atlantic coast, damaging boats and uprooting trees

Storm Nils causes significant damage around the Arcachon Basin (Gironde), tearing sails from boats in Arcachon harbour and uprooting pine trees along the beachfront.

Radio France Internationale

France hands Brau-Boirie international debut in Six Nations clash against Wales

France rugby union boss Fabien Galthié on Thursday announced an international debut for Fabien Brau-Boirie in Sunday afternoon's match in the 2026 Six Nations tournament against Wales in Cardiff.

The Independent UK

Storm Nils batters France and Spain leaving one dead and 850,000 without power

Wild weather sweeping through France and Spain has also forced flight cancellations

Radio France Internationale

Iran accused of 'structured system of infiltration' in France

As Iran resumes indirect nuclear talks with the United States in Oman, a report by the think tank France2050 reveals the extent of a decades-long Iranian influence campaign on French soil.

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