BERLIN, April 16 (Reuters) – Germany wants to help countries that are rich in critical minerals such as Chile, Indonesia and Namibia to build their own processing infrastructure to cut…
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France Seeks to Reassure Taiwan Over Macron’s Controversial Remarks
by Lucas Hayesby Lucas HayesThe French parliament is set to send two delegations to visit Taiwan this month after President Emmanuel Macron’s controversial remarks on China and Taiwan sparked criticism at home and abroad…
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Macron to Address France After ‘pyrrhic’ Pension Reform Victory
by Kit Westby Kit WestPresident Emmanuel Macron is on Monday to address France for the first time since signing into law his controversial pension reform, facing warnings the political and social crisis sparked by…
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Firefighters Battle Blaze in South of France in First Major Forest Fire of 2023
by Keegan Rossby Keegan RossHundreds of firefighters are steadily wrestling under control France’s first major forest fire of the year, which has ripped through swaths of woods and scrub straddling the country’s southern border…
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Baltics blast China diplomat for questioning sovereignty of ex-Soviet states
Lu Shaye, China’s ambassador to France, said that former Soviet countries have no ‘effective status’ in international law. The Baltic states of Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia are demanding an explanation…