BIZARRE: 32 - What They Never Told You

France reports sharp rise in deaths after record June heatwave

France recorded a rise of nearly 30 percent in deaths during the week beginning 22 June, the peak of the country's record-breaking heatwave, the public health authority said on Friday.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 3

What can France learn from Spain's heatwave protection for workers?

As French workers face record-breaking temperatures, attention is turning to Spain, where measures introduced to deal with extreme weather are inspiring a proposal for climate leave in France.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 3

Belgium opens up Congo archives amid global minerals race

From century-old maps to meticulous field notes, Belgium is sitting on a trove of geological records on colonial-era Congo – a coveted archive it is working to open up amid a global scramble for critical minerals.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 3

France issues water safety alert after more than 90 drowning deaths

The French government said more than 90 people have died by drowning since 19 June, as authorities and swimming bodies stepped up warnings during a summer marked by intense heat and more people seeking relief in rivers, lakes, canals and pools.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 2

Podcast: Adapting to heat, France's fitness boom, Paris Mosque at 100

As France's record-breaking heatwave last week raises questions about how the country will have to adapt to a warming climate, we look at what that could mean for French culture. We also explore the country's growing interest in fitness – driven in part by its most popular YouTuber – and…

Radio France Internationale · Jul 2

Wildfires spread across southern France, as heatwave reignites forest concerns

Wildfires have broken out across southern France, forcing evacuations and stretching firefighting teams as the country prepares for the third heatwave of the summer, with the country's forests under increasing threat from climate change and disputes over logging.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 2

World Bank drops climate funding target, raising fears for Africa

The World Bank has abandoned its target of directing 45 percent of its financing to projects that help tackle climate change, prompting warnings that poorer countries – especially in Africa – could receive less support to adapt to a warming world.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 2

Google loses final appeal against EU’s record €4.1bn anti-trust fine

The European Union’s top court has dismissed Google’s final appeal against a record €4.1 billion anti-trust fine, confirming one of Brussels’ most significant victories in its long-running effort to rein in Big Tech.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 2

Paris death penalty congress warns abolition cannot be taken for granted

The fight to abolish the death penalty remains "eminently contemporary", French President Emmanuel Macron said as campaigners, judges and former death row prisoners gathered in Paris this week for the World Congress Against the Death Penalty, amid rising executions worldwide and renewed support for capital punishment in some democracies.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 2

Algeria votes in parliamentary elections amid public apathy and football fever

Algerians are voting in parliamentary elections on Thursday, with cost of living concerns, questions over political freedoms and the national football team’s World Cup run all competing for public attention.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 2