Sporting events like the Olympic Games claim to promote equality and human dignity, yet are frequently used to marginalize people. Perhaps it’s time to consign Olympism to the dustbin of history.
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Every kilometre cycled in France saves around one euro in healthcare costs, according to a recent analysis of decennial mobility survey.
Without the US’s stockpile of nuclear weapons to protect it, Europe may have to increase its defences.
Can the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) help replace traditional growth measures like GDP?
The French have an ambivalent relationship to the European Union, expressing a strong feeling of European belonging on the one hand, and Euroscepticism toward institutions on the other.
Britain and France are working together to create coalitions to support Ukraine, with some success.
Small businesses in the French ‘banlieue’ suburbs are overlooked by traditional banks, but give better, more socially beneficial returns than their city centre counterparts.
Never before have four governments, including one of the regional leaders, Senegal, been simultaneously eager and ready to get out of the neo-colonial stranglehold of the CFA franc.
Contrary to popular belief, only a minority of Bordeaux vineyards bought by Chinese investors have had a negative outcome.
It’s time to revisit the evidence for the health benefits of moderate drinking, and separate fact from wishful thinking. Can we confidently say, ‘Cheers to good health?’
Spent nuclear fuel remains dangerous for so long that languages can disappear and humanity’s very existence cannot be guaranteed. So how do we communicate information about repositories into the future?
As France enshrines abortion rights in its constitution, the country’s ban on wearing religious symbols in schools turns 20 years old.
Legendary European parliament president Simone Veil fought for women’s reproductive rights in France and in Brussels. Is her legacy about to be re-opened?
As we celebrate the 26th International Day of La Francophonie, the most fitting tribute would be to remember the involvement of the late Brian Mulroney.
The SUPERB project, part of the EU’s Horizon programme, aims to restore thousands of hectares of forest landscape across Europe.
By compiling stories about the accomplishments of women, Christine set out to build an allegorical city where women and their achievements would be safe from sexist insults and slander.
Ecowas has a patchy track record when it comes to ensuring cooperation and security across west Africa – member states are now starting to leave.
European women’s rights expanded in early medieval cities, though they were still limited. Last wills and testaments were some of the few documents women could dictate themselves.
Protests in Kinshasa are an indictment of the lack of attention to the Congolese crisis.
German banks located outside of areas regulated by a key financial watchdog sharply increased business with sanctioned countries.
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