France bans plastic packaging for most fruits and vegetables | Environment News | Al Jazeera

France has banned the use of plastics to package most fruit and vegetables.

Court orders France to meet its own greenhouse gas reduction targets • FRANCE 24

 

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Desesperación en el Mediterráneo francés por la invasión de cangrejo jaiba azul

 

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Des filets pour capter les déchets des réseaux d'eau pluviale

 

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Νήσος Τζέρσεϊ: Στα πρόθυρα σύγκρουσης Μ. Βρετανία- Γαλλία για δικαιώματα αλιείας

 

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French farmers find innovative solutions to battle unexpected cold spell

 

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Iraq, Frances Total Agree Giant Energy Projects - UrduPoint

The Iraqi oil ministry has signed an agreement "in principle" with French oil major Total to work together on four big energy projects.

Essais nucléaires en Polynésie : la contamination "sous-évaluée"

 

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7 Bodies Found along France-Italy Border As Storm Alex Ravages Region

 Major search and rescue operations continue along the French-Italian border after torrential flooding ravaged the mountainous areas near Nice.

France rescuers search for missing victims after deadly floods

French authorities have deployed about 1,000 firefighters, four military helicopters and troops to search for at least nine people who are missing after devastating floods from record rains hit a mountainous border region with neighbouring Italy.

Snow Causes Major Travel Disruptions in France

Heavy snowfall has caused major travel disruptions in the northern half of France and in Paris as the weather conditions caught authorities off guard.

French Towns Swimming in Floodwaters, Now Rising in on Paris

More than 200 French towns are struggling against floodwaters that have halted boat traffic in Paris, closed roads and schools and prompted the evacuation of hospitals.

Storm Cuts Power to 40,000 Households in Western France

Winter storm Carmen has cut power to about 40,000 households in the Brittany region of western France, power Grid Company Enedis said in a statement on Monday.

French prosecutors open probe into Lactalis baby milk contamination

French prosecutors have opened a probe into salmonella contamination and a major international recall of baby milk produced by dairy giant Lactalis, AFP reported on Tuesday.

4 children dead after school bus, train crash in France

Four children were killed and 19 are reported injured after a school bus collided with train Thursday in southern France.

Snow in Europe triggers transport chaos

Heavy snow blanketing northern Europe has caused many flight cancellations and delays at Schiphol airport in the Netherlands and Brussels airport.

La Russie lance son titanesque projet gazier Yamal dans l'Arctique

C'est un projet hors norme, au bout du monde: la Russie inaugure vendredi son gigantesque site gazier Yamal, en Sibérie arctique, érigé dans des conditions climatiques et géologiques extrêmes, avec la participation du groupe français Total et de la Chine.

Paris introduces "car-free" day to promote environmental protection

Paris has banned private cars from its central area for seven hours on Sunday in a bid to promote the fight against pollution and climate change.

Climat: les glaciers alpins fondent trois fois plus vite depuis 2003

Mis à mal par le réchauffement climatique, les glaciers des Alpes françaises ont enregistré entre 2003 et 2015 une perte moyenne de 25% de leur superficie, qui rétrécit désormais "trois fois plus vite" qu'auparavant, révèle une récente étude.

Health warnings in place as Europe prepares for blistering heat

Health warnings have been issued across Europe this week, as the most severe heatwave of an already hot summer is expected.