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4 hours ago · France has ruled New Caledonia since the 1800s, but many indigenous Kanaks still resent Paris's power over their islands and want fuller autonomy or independence.
3 hours ago · Back then, France had just enshrined in law a 35-hour work week - a turnoff to many foreign investors - while Germany would later double down on labour market reforms that helped usher in a decade ...
6 hours ago · The violence is the severest in New Caledonia since the 1980s, the last time France imposed a state of emergency on the archipelago of 270,000 people and decades of tensions over the issue of ...
18 hours ago · France colonised New Caledonia in 1853 and made it an overseas territory in 1946, granting rights to Kanaks. Only 8% of Kanaks hold a university degree and 46% hold no high school diploma.
7 hours ago · France dominated the 2024 International Wine & Spirits Competition judging, taking 20 Gold medals, eight for its still wines and another 12 for sparkling wines. The winners ranged across all of ...
May 24, 2024 · The decision came the same day France’s top court declined to suspend a temporary ban of short video app TikTok in New Caledonia, which had been imposed to tackle street violence.
18 hours ago · President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday met with local officials in riot-hit New Caledonia, having crossed the globe by plane in a high-profile show of support for the French Pacific archipelago ...
