Watch: Near-extinct species hatched at Chester Zoo returned to the wild

Experts at Chester Zoo in the UK and ZooParc de Beauval in France were asked to step in by the Madeira government when a ...
Bluewin

Heat Wave Approaches – Fire Near Bordeaux Remains a Challenge

As a new heat wave approaches France, firefighters are working to further contain the wildfires raging along the Atlantic ...

Near-extinct tiny snails returned to wild after breeding in UK zoo

Hundreds of tiny snails have been reintroduced to a rocky Atlantic island following a breeding programme to save the molluscs from extinction. Conservationists at Chester Zoo said they had "one shot" ...

Chester Zoo unleashes hundreds of near extinct snails into the wild

Conservationists have reintroduced hundreds of tiny snails on a rocky Atlantic island after a zoo breeding programme pulled ...
France 24

Haiti schedules December presidential election despite security concerns

Haiti's electoral council has scheduled the country's first presidential election in a decade for December 13, with a runoff ...
The New York Times

Broiling Weather Threatens Further Spread of Fires in France and Spain

The record wildfires, which have destroyed more than 200 homes and prompted large evacuations, could intensify with the arrival of a new heat wave. By Ségolène Le StradicCarlos Barragán and Thomas ...
The Tribune-Democrat

U.S. walks out on France at U.N. meeting to protest ally's criticism of America's human rights record

U.S. diplomats walked out as their French counterparts spoke at the United Nations after the European ally criticized the ...

This is How The Citroën 2CV Became France’s People’s Car

In the 1930s car companies were chasing horsepower, styling, and prestige, competing on the same handful of metrics as everyone else in the industry. Citroën, under new ownership and genuinely ...

France says monster fire that forced 220,000 people to flee has stopped growing

Fire crews in southwest France are battling a massive wildfire that has burned an area four times the size of Paris ...
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

Historic wildfires in France and Spain have forced hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate. Here's what to know

Heat waves and scant rainfall in Europe have contributed to historic wildfires in France and Spain that have forced hundreds ...
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

France says enormous wildfire that forced 220,000 people to flee has stopped growing

With temperatures expected to rise, the situation remains critical as crews against time, using earth movers to create ...

What to know about the historic wildfires in France and Spain

Historic wildfires in France and Spain have forced hundreds of thousands to flee their homes. Heat waves and scant rainfall ...