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I recently asked my community a simple question: Is there a spot in France you’ve visited more than once because you loved it so much? Over 500 answers poured in, covering destinations all over the ...
News France » People: France’s parliament votes to repeal slavery-era Black Code, with tears and history in the chamber
On Thursday, the lower house of parliament voted to wipe it from French law. The National Assembly voted 254-0 — a rare show of unanimity — to adopt a bill repealing Code Noir, or Black Code, the 1685 ...
News France » People: France marks constitutional guarantee of abortion rights on International Women's Day
The president of France is holding a public celebration to mark the adoption this week of a constitutional amendment guaranteeing abortion rights. FADEL: And in France, people are celebrating the ...
News France » People: France overturns law classing people as property – 178 years after it abolished slavery
National assembly votes to repeal Code Noir under which enslaved people were beaten, raped and killed ...
News France » People: Why France is among the high‑income countries where the most people died of Covid‑19
Medical personnel attend a Covid-19 patient at an intensive care unit in Muret, near Toulouse, on November 17, 2020. Lionel Bonaventure/AFP As of February 8, 2022, the cumulative number of ...