The National Assembly voted 254-0 — a rare show of unanimity — to adopt a bill repealing Code Noir, or Black Code, the 1685 decree King Louis XIV signed to govern slaves across France's colonies.

In this 2009 file photo child labourers hold each others hands after being rescued from shoe factories on World Day Against Child Labour in New Delhi. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi As climate 'tipping points' ...

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LONDON, May 31 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - More than 15 years since a global treaty to combat human trafficking was adopted, nearly 46 million people are enslaved, according to the 2016 Global ...