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Areva's Arlit uranium mine in Niger
24/05/2013 - Niger - France - Mali

Belmokhtar jihadi group threatens more Niger attacks

The Signatories in Blood group, led by Algerian jihadi Mokhtar Belmokhtar, has threatened more attacks against French and other interests in Niger after Thursday’s double suicide bombings ...

05/05/2013 - France

Failed missile launch in Normandy

A ballistic missile was launched during a trial run in Normandy, France on Sunday, but self-destructed minutes later.

26/04/2013 - France - China

China wants more French goods, PM Li tells Hollande

China wants to buy more French goods, Chinese Prime Minister Li Kerqiang reportedly told François Hollande on Friday as the French president wrapped up a two-day visit to his country.

25/04/2013 - France - China

Hollande in China with hopes of nuclear, Airbus deals

French President Francois Hollande arrived in Beijing on Thursday on a trip aimed at boosting exports to China, especially in the fields of aviation and nuclear power.

17/04/2013 - France

Nuclear cargo leaves France for Japan

A cargo of radioactive fuel was ready to leave France for Japan on Wednesday after arriving in the Channel port of Cherbourg overnight.

09/04/2013 - France - Korea

France will not evacuate nationals from South Korea

France is not going to repatriate its nationals from South Korea, despite North Korea’s call on foreigners to leave the country in case “thermo-nuclear war” breaks out.

11/03/2013

French press review 11 March 2013

The second anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear accident is the main story in three of this morning's French dailies.

Fukushima: two years on
11/03/2013 - World news explained

Fukushima: two years on

Two years ago today, a massive earthquake struck off the coast of Japan, triggering a tsunami that killed as many as 19,000 people.

10/03/2013 - France

Anti-nuclear campaigners form human chain in Paris

Thousands of people formed a human chain in Paris on Saturday - the second anniversary of Japan's Fukushima disaster - to oppose nuclear power, which provides most of France's energy.

IAEA inspectors back in Iran to monitor nuclear program
17/01/2013 - World news explained

IAEA inspectors back in Iran to monitor nuclear program

A team of eight inspectors from the United Nations nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, are in Iran (again) to try to reach agreement with Tehran on its nuclear ambitions.

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