France 24added this to HealthWorld News France's rising debt level 'worrying', says govt auditorFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESFrance’s debt-to-GDP ratio is set to reach 98.9 percent this year, bucking the downward trend seen in most other eurozone countries after President Emmanuel Macron loosened the country’s purse strings
France 24added this to EarthPlay buttonWorld News Encore! - Kyle MacLachlan: How 'Twin Peaks' character Agent Dale Cooper defined my careerFrance 24 - Eve JACKSONBest known for his iconic performance as Agent Dale Cooper in David Lynch’s groundbreaking series "Twin Peaks", but also for roles in "Blue Velvet", "Showgirls", "The Doors", "Sex and the City" and "Desperate
France 24added this to EarthPlay buttonWorld News Migrant children removed from ‘inhumane’ Texas detention centreFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESThe U.S. government has removed most of the children from a remote Border Patrol station in Texas following reports that more than 300 children were detained there, caring for each other with inadequate
France 24added this to Top StoriesPlay buttonPoverty Perspective - Period poverty: When sanitary products become unaffordableFrance 24 - Stuart NorvalWhen you're struggling to put food on the table, an extra ten pounds a month on tampons is something you can't stretch to. That's the startling situation for some in the UK, as it's estimated that one
France 24added this to HealthPlay buttonPalestinian Authority Low expectations as US launches Trump Middle East peace planFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESThe two-day international meeting, led by Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner has been billed as the first part of Washington’s broader political blueprint to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, to
France 24added this to EarthPlay buttonNissan Business daily - Nissan shareholders approve governance overhaul after Ghosn scandalFrance 24 - Stephen CarrollShareholders at the carmaker Nissan have approved changes to the way the company is run, after the scandal that engulfed its former chairman, Carlos Ghosn. At the meeting, Nissan CEO Hiroto Saikawa said
France 24added this to Top StoriesAngola Mali thrash Mauritania, Angola and Tunisia draw, Ivory Coast off to winning startFrance 24 - FRANCE 24Abdoulaye Diaby blasted Mali in front and Moussa Marega converted a penalty to put them 2-0 ahead by halftime. Adama Traore added a third before substituted by his namesake Adama Traore who then scored
France 24added this to EarthPlay buttonIran Iran says new US sanctions mean 'permanent closure' of diplomacyFrance 24 - FRANCE 24US President Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing the sanctions on Monday, taking a dramatic and unprecedented step to increase pressure on Iran after Tehran’s downing of an American drone week.
France 24added this to SportsPlay buttonSweden USA and Sweden reach quarter-finals of Women's Football World CupFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESOn another day in the limelight for VAR, Sweden's goalkeeper Hedvig Lindahl made a brilliant second-half penalty save as her country edged out Canada 1-0 in Paris, meaning they advance to a similarly tie
France 24added this to EarthMegan Rapinoe US to face off against France in Women’s World Cup quarter-finalFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESThe winning spot kick was subject to much debate but Rapinoe converted it with 15 minutes left after her opening penalty had been cancelled out by Jennifer Hermoso early in the first half. After breezing
France 24added this to EarthWinter Olympics Italy’s Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo win bid to host 2026 Olympic winter gamesFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESMilan earned 47 votes from the International Olympic Committee membership, compared to Stockholm's 34, prompting loud celebrations from the bid team, that had earlier included Prime Minister Giuseppe "Italy,
France 24added this to HealthIran Trump announces new sanctions on IranFrance 24 - FRANCE 24Trump told reporters he was signing an executive order for the sanctions amid tensions between the United States and Iran that have grown since May, when Washington ordered all countries to halt imports
France 24added this to HealthPlay buttonWorld News France through to quarter-finals of Women’s Football World Cup after beating BrazilFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESHenry found the back of the net in the 107th minute of a tense game at the Stade Oceane after Thaisa had cancelled out Valerie Gauvin's second-half opener. Les Bleues struggled to make their early domination
France 24added this to Europe NewsEuropean News Paris honours LGBTQI+ icons by naming four central squares and streets after themFrance 24 - Louise NORDSTROMHarvey Milk, the Stonewall riots and France’s own Ovida Delect and Pierre Seel… On June 19, Paris’s Mayor Anne Hidalgo honoured LGBTQI+ icons by renaming four squares and streets after them in the French
France 24added this to HealthHouthi Yemen's Houthi rebels in deadly strike on Saudi airportFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESThe spokesman of the Saudi-led coalition at war in Yemen against the rebel Houthis was quoted in the state-run Saudi Press Agency as saying the airport in Abha was struck shortly after 9 p.m. local time
France 24added this to EarthPlay buttonPanama Migrants face perilous passage through Panama in hopes of reaching USFrance 24 - France 24 ENThousands of migrants travel through Central America each year in a bid to reach the United States. Antonio V., who left Angola in February ,spoke to the Observers about his journey across Panama, where
France 24added this to EarthPlay buttonParis Paris on alert as heatwave hits FranceFrance 24 - Sam BALL"It will be very hot during the day, there will not really be any coolness at night and we will have very high temperatures almost never seen before in fact probably in June in France,” said François Forecaster
France 24added this to CulturePlay buttonCassius Encore! - German conductor Christoph Eschenbach on escaping trauma through musicFrance 24 - Florence VILLEMINOTAlso, American rock duo The Black Keys are back after a five-year absence. They’re releasing "Let’s Rock", a back-to-basics guitar-heavy album. Meanwhile, French electro music fans are mourning the death
France 24added this to HealthEthiopia Suspected mastermind of failed coup in Ethiopia shot dead, govt saysFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESThe government accused General Asamnew Tsige of masterminding gun attacks on Saturday night that killed five people including the national army’s chief of staff and Amhara’s state president. Asamnew was
France 24added this to EarthWorld News UN human rights chief calls for IS group families to be repatriatedFrance 24 - FRANCE 24Bachelet said that 55,000 captured Islamic State (IS) group fighters, including foreigners, and their families detained in Syria and Iraq should face fair trials or be freed. States “must assume responsibility
France 24added this to Americas NewsPlay buttonOdebrecht Focus - After Brazil, Odebrecht corruption scandal spreads to PeruFrance 24 - France 24 ENIt started in Brazil, but the corruption scandal linked to Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht has spread far beyond its borders. Last month, Odebrecht's former superintendent for Peru told the courts
France 24added this to HealthPlay buttonRwanda Talking Europe - 'Just ridiculous': Rwanda's Paul Kagame dismisses EU human rights reportFrance 24 - Catherine NicholsonHowever, as Rwanda's GDP per capita is ranked 36th in Africa at $2,081*, government investments such as the multimillion-pound sponsorship of the UK's Arsenal Football Club have raised questions about
France 24added this to Business Play buttonProtectionism Business daily - ASEAN leaders slam protectionism, push for new trade dealFrance 24 - France 24 ENAt a summit over the weekend in Bangkok, 10 Southeast Asian nations slammed protectionism and pushed to finalise a trade deal that would give the region more weight in global trade talks. Meanwhile, Carrefour
France 24added this to EarthPlay buttonWorld News Ekrem Imamoglu: Mayoral vote has 'renewed our faith in democracy and justice'France 24 - Shona BHATTACHARYYA"Today, 16 million Istanbulites have renewed our faith in democracy and our trust in justice." With those words, Ekrem Imamoglu welcomed his victory in a controversial re-run of Istanbul’s mayoral race,
France 24added this to Europe NewsEuropean News Czechs demand PM step down in largest protest since communist eraFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESThe rally in Letna park was the culmination of a series of demonstrations in recent weeks against Babis, who has faced investigations over alleged fraud and conflicts of interest, claims he vehemently
France 24added this to EarthPlay buttonIran USA's Pompeo seeks global coalition against Iran during consultations in the Middle EastFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESPompeo's trip comes after a week of crisis that saw the United States pull back from the brink of a military strike on Iran. The US Secretary of State spoke as he left Washington for Saudi Arabia, followed
France 24added this to Africa NewsMauritania Ruling party candidate wins Mauritania's presidential electionFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESThe electoral commission declared Ghazouani winner late on Saturday with 52% of the vote. His nearest rival, anti-slavery campaigner Biram Dah Abeid, came second with 18.58%, while third place candidate
France 24added this to HealthPlay buttonMauritania Mauritania opposition cries foul in presidential electionFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESSidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar, addressing a news conference along with three other candidates, said "multiple irregularities... eliminated any credibility" of the Saturday polls in the West African desert
France 24added this to HealthRecep Tayyip Erdoğan Erdogan's party loses controversial mayoral re-run in IstanbulFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESThank you, Istanbul," former businessman Ekrem Imamoglu, 49, said to jubilant supporters after unofficial results showed he won a clear majority of the vote. His opponent, former Turkish Prime Minister
France 24added this to Top StoriesIran The Interview - Saudi minister of state for foreign affairs: 'Iran’s policies are not acceptable and have to change'France 24 - Marc Perelman“Everybody is trying to avoid war in the region," al-Jubeir told FRANCE 24. “War would be dangerous for everyone. However the escalation has always come from the Iranian side. Iran attacked tankers in
