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Brandalism crashes the COP21 summit and lampoons greenwashing businesses

One group making headlines at the Paris Climate summit is British activists Brandalism, who have coined a new word to describe their subversive

30/11/2015

France

Obama accepts duty of US to help fix climate change

Speaking at the Paris summit, US President Barack Obama said the United States accepted its duty as the world’s second-biggest greenhouse gas emitter

30/11/2015

France

Ring of steel surrounds Paris amid high alert over climate

A massive security operation is underway elsewhere across the French capital. With some 8,000 police and soldiers carrying out border checks, nearly

30/11/2015

France

World leaders in Paris begin bid for breakthrough in climate talks

Representatives from more than 150 countries have started their ambitious attempt to bring down the earth’s rising temperatures. The climate change

30/11/2015

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Clashes ahead of COP21

30/11/2015

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COP21: shoes replace marchers in Paris

30/11/2015

France

Obama pays tribute to Paris attacks victims

Barack Obama paid tribute to the Paris attack victims shortly after arriving in the city at midnight. Accompanied by the French President Francois

30/11/2015

France

Paris climate summit begins as leaders arrive for 12-day talks marathon

Paris is again at the centre stage of world news this week and next as the COP21 Climate Summit begins with the arrival of world leaders. All Monday

30/11/2015

France

China gets daily reminders of the pressing need for a cleaner environment

Sunrise in Beijing, just like many other sunrises, was hidden behind a wall of smog. This is why the climate change summit is so vital, as the cost

30/11/2015

France

'There's no Planet B' - climate change campaigners rally around the world

“There’s no Planet B” in the fight against global warming. That was the message coming out of the world’s biggest day of climate change activism

30/11/2015

France

World leaders arrive in Paris to talk tough on climate change at COP21 summit

World leaders have been arriving in Paris to talk tough on climate change, as the COP21 summit gets underway. The aim of the international

29/11/2015

France

Paris summit has 50-50 chance of success - Greenpeace climate chief

A UN summit aimed at securing legally-binding global commitments to curb greenhouse gas emissions has only a fifty-fifty chance of success. So says a

29/11/2015

France

Over 100 arrests made as Paris scuffles precede COP21 climate forum

French police say they have arrested at least 100 people following scuffles in the centre of Paris. Some 10,000 people gathered to form a

29/11/2015

France

Put yourself in their shoes: Paris presents new twist on climate march

Around 10,000 pairs of shoes line the French capital’s Place de la République in stark contrast with the 120,000 police and armed forces patrolling

29/11/2015

France

Campaigners vow to defy protest ban on eve of Paris climate summit

Security is tight at the Le Bourget conference centre near Paris, on the eve of the COP21 international climate summit. French Foreign Minister

29/11/2015

France

COP21: climate change provokes protests of all shapes and sizes

Marching against climate change: around the world, thousands take to the streets ahead of the COP21 conference.

28/11/2015

France

Ahead of COP21, climate-change activists prepare to march on London

Activists in London are preparing for Sunday’s (November 29) People’s March for Climate, Justice and Jobs. The rally in the English capital is

28/11/2015

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Paris terror attack victims honoured

France has paid tribute to the 130 people killed in the terrorist attacks in Paris on 13 Nov 2015. At a solemn ceremony at the city’s Les Invalides

28/11/2015

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Belgian police release new details about on-the-run fifth Paris suspect

Belgian police have released new details of a fifth suspect in the Paris attacks they want to question. An international arrest warrant was issued

27/11/2015

Sport

''Fast Forward'' - skiing short film with a downhill twist

World ski halfpipe champion Kevin Rolland and celebrated freestyle skier Julien Régnier mark the beginning of the ski season in their native France

27/11/2015

France

COP21: The Heat is On, Leaders Due Monday, Protests Banned

The United Nations summit to address climate change is on track to open on Monday at Le Bourget in Paris with more than 130 heads of state and

27/11/2015

France

Paris terror attack victims honoured at national memorial service

France has paid tribute to the 130 people killed in the terrorist attacks in Paris, exactly two weeks ago today. At a solemn ceremony at the city’s

27/11/2015

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France's flag reminds shaken country what it stands for

Across France, people responded to President François Hollande’s call to show the flag to symbolise national unity, commemorating the Friday 13th

27/11/2015

France

French Foreign Minister foresees Syrian forces in the fight against ISIL

RTL, a French private radio in France, has reported that France’s Foreign Minister has opened the door to possible cooperation with Syrian forces to

27/11/2015

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Poignancy in Paris as attack victims' names read out

This is the poignant moment the names of the Paris attacks victims were read out at a national memorial service today (November 27) at the Invalides.

27/11/2015

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France pays tribute to Paris attack victims

A national memorial service has been held in France to honour the 130 people who died as a result of the Paris attacks a fortnight ago. President

27/11/2015