Topic: France
A conference bringing together more than 60 nations Thursday added $1 billion to the fight against deforestation and boosted the morale of those hoping to save the world's forests — a key defense against global warming. Three months after a morose ending to climate change talks in Copenhagen ...
Nicolas Sarkozy is looking politically lonely in his presidential palace. Voters hit by France's worst recession since World War II are fearing for their jobs, and are worried and conflicted about how Islamic veils and immigrant culture fit in their nation today. They get a chance to ...
BRUSSELS (Reuters Life!) - In an effort to create a sense of shared history, the European Union has launched an initiative to promote important sites of culture and heritage across its 27 member states and the continent. The European Heritage label -- modeled on the U.N. World Heritage program -- brings together dozens of locations that have had a part to play ...
