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DR Congo polls open amid conflict in east
AFP, Published on 20/12/2023
» KINSHASA - Polling stations opened on Wednesday in a high-stakes Democratic Republic of Congo general election pitting the incumbent President Felix Tshisekedi against a fragmented opposition, while much of the east of the country is mired in conflict.
Out of the shadows: women in the French Resistance
AFP, Published on 02/03/2023
» PARIS - For decades after the end of World War II, the thousands of women who took part in France's resistance against Nazi German occupation in WWII rarely got a mention in the history books.
New Caledonia rejects independence from France
AFP, Published on 04/10/2020
» NOUMEA - The South Pacific territory of New Caledonia chose to remain French on Sunday, narrowly rejecting independence in a tightly-fought referendum marked by a high turnout.
Tornadoes sweep through Iowa; major damage and some injuries
Associated Press, Published on 20/07/2018
» DES MOINES, Iowa: A flurry of tornadoes that formed unexpectedly swept through central Iowa Thursday, injuring at least 17 people, flattening buildings in three cities and forcing the evacuation of a hospital.
Pantheon burial honours French rights icon Simone Veil
AFP, Published on 01/07/2018
» PARIS - Thousands of people gathered in Paris on Sunday to pay their final respects to Holocaust survivor and women's rights icon Simone Veil as she was given the rare honour of burial at the Pantheon a year and a day after she died.