France 24added this to EarthAl-Shabaab Car bomb, revenge attack kill several in SomaliaFrance 24 - NEWS WIRES"We have confirmed eight people killed and 16 others wounded in the blast," the private Aamin Ambulance service said. A second blast on a key road leading to the airport of the Somali capital Mogadishu
France 24added this to Europe NewsPlay buttonNotre-Dame de Paris Small donors are rebuilding Notre-Dame as French billionaires delayFrance 24 - FRANCE 24Instead, the funds paying for clean-up and reconstruction are coming mainly from French and American citizens who donated to church charities like the Friends of Notre-Dame de Paris. Those charities are
France 24added this to Africa NewsSudan Sudan's Bashir to appear in court on corruption chargesFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESThe announcement came more than two months after the military overthrew Bashir on April 11 following months of nationwide protests against his 30-year iron-fisted rule. Bashir "will appear in court next
France 24added this to CulturePlay buttonEuropean News Art by French artist Saype on the Champs de Mars honours migrant rescuersFrance 24 - FRANCE 24Saype’s "Beyond Walls" project is a tribute to the NGO SOS Méditerranée, which rescued around 30,000 people in the Mediterranean Sea between 2016 and the end of 2018. The artist wants to change public
France 24added this to EarthAfrica Roadside bomb kills several Kenyan police near Somali borderFrance 24 - FRANCE 24The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to share the information, said those killed Saturday in Wajir County were among 13 officers who were pursuing extremists
France 24added this to EarthWorld News Video of alleged arms trafficking stokes tensions in Guinea and Ivory CoastFrance 24 - France 24 ENAfter ethnic clashes left at least 14 dead in Beoumi, Ivory Coast, in mid-May, a video purporting to show arms trafficking in the region has only further stoked tensions between the various populations.
France 24added this to Europe NewsPlay buttonNotre Dame Cathedral Paris's Notre-Dame Cathedral to hold first mass since devastating fireFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESFor safety reasons, the mass in Notre-Dame led by Archbishop of Paris Michel Aupetit will be celebrated on a very small scale. Worshippers will be expected to don hard hats but priests will be wearing
France 24added this to Top StoriesAfrica Sudanese opposition leader calls for international investigation into protest crackdownFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESMahdi’s call was backed by top US envoy Tibor Nagy, who urged an “independent and credible” investigation into the June 3 killings in Sudan. Thousands of protesters who had camped outside the army headquarters
France 24added this to Top StoriesAsia Pacific Hong Kong media reports government will suspend divisive extradition billFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESSupport for the swift passage of the extradition bill began to crumble on Friday with several pro-Beijing politicians and a senior advisor to Lam saying discussion of the bill should be shelved for the
France 24added this to EarthWorld News Brazil cities paralysed as Bolsonaro faces first general strikeFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESHours before the opening match of the Copa America in Sao Paulo, some metro lines in the country's biggest city were paralyzed as professors and students also prepared to take to the streets over the planned
France 24added this to Top StoriesParis Saint-Germain Leonardo returns to PSG as sports directorFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESThe former PSG and AC Milan midfielder left the Parisian outfit in 2013 after resigning amid a scandal in which he pushed a referee in a Ligue 1 match. He worked for Milan in the same capacity last season
France 24added this to HealthFIFA Women's World Cup Japan’s World Cup bid back on track after 2-1 win over ScotlandFrance 24 - FRANCE 24Japan, the runners-up four years ago, were coming off a uninspiring goalless draw with lowly-ranked Argentina in their opener but looked much sharper up front against Scotland. They got a breakthrough
France 24added this to HealthPlay buttonFrance Use of anti-riot weaponry soars in FranceFrance 24 - Sam BALLFrench police fired more than 19,000 rounds from so-called ‘flashball’ guns – weapons that launch a rubber ball at high velocity – in 2018, a rise of 203 percent on the year before. The use of stun grenades,
France 24added this to Europe NewsPlay buttonFrance France in focus - Breaking point: The crisis in France's hospitalsFrance 24 - France 24 ENThis week we're focusing on the French healthcare system. It's rated as one of the best in the world, but it's facing an unprecedented crisis. For the past three months, in emergency rooms around the doctors
France 24added this to HealthEmergency Medicine French government unlocks €70 million in emergency room fundingFrance 24 - FRANCE 24Emergency room workers have complained that a series of closures and budget cuts in recent years have pushed the country’s hospitals to an “unprecedented breaking point”. They are demanding the government
France 24added this to CulturePlay buttonHerbs You are here - France's Provence region, where herbs are kingFrance 24 - FRANCE 24We take you to discover some of the wonderful fragrances from the south of France. The herbs of Provence add a taste of summer to all our dishes. From rosemary to savory, the charms of Provence never to
France 24added this to EarthWorld News A photo of tech execs didn't have enough women, so they were Photoshopped inFrance 24 - France 24 ENA photo of a group of Silicon Valley executives in Italy seemed harmless, until someone noticed that there were only men featured. So two women were Photoshopped in. The doctored image was included in
France 24added this to CulturePlay buttonBig Little Lies Encore! - TV series show: 'Big Little Lies', 'The Handmaid's Tale' and 'Black Mirror'France 24 - Dheepthika LAURENTFRANCE 24’s Dheepthika Laurent reflects on the second season of "Big Little Lies", the Emmy award-winning show starring Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon, and delights in its new star actress for the
France 24added this to EarthPlay buttonEbola WHO holds emergency meeting after Ebola deaths spread to UgandaFrance 24 - FRANCE 24The WHO panel has used the label "public health emergency of international concern" only four times previously. Those included the H1N1, or swine flu, pandemic of 2009, the spread of poliovirus in 2014,
France 24added this to CulturePlay buttonCulture Fashion - Gang of Witches, the feminist sisterhood shaking up the systemFrance 24 - France 24 ENFor years, many saw fashion and feminism as mutually exclusive. But today, that couldn't be further from the truth. Feminism as a political – and sartorial – statement is everywhere, embraced by both and
France 24added this to Business Play buttonFeminism Business daily - Swiss women launch second national strike for gender equalityFrance 24 - France 24 ENA national women's strike kicks off in Switzerland over a persistent gender pay gap and workplace discrimination. It comes 28 years after a similar strike that led to the approval of a Gender Equality
France 24added this to EarthPlay buttonPoland Revisited - Polish city of Gdansk proud of its revolutionary legacyFrance 24 - Gulliver CRAGGToday in Poland, three decades after the country’s first free elections, Solidarity remains a trade union but has become close to the ruling nationalist Law and Justice Party. Most of its leaders from
France 24added this to EarthFrench Senate Week in Review: Paris métro tickets on their way out, French ER workers on the brink & Mont Blanc's meltdownFrance 24 - FRANCE 24Paris on Wednesday launched “Navigo Easy”, a rechargeable plastic card that is set to phase out the French capital’s emblematic rectangular cardboard tickets that have been used on the city’s métro for
France 24added this to HealthPlay buttonPoland Poland's Catholic bishops hold summit on sex abuse allegationsFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESThe Vatican's sex crimes prosecutor, Archbishop Charles Scicluna, is meeting Poland's Catholic bishops to share his experience in tracking crimes, after the Polish church admitted knowledge of hundreds
France 24added this to HealthPlay buttonGhana Reporters - Inside Ghana’s 'graveyard' for Europe’s e-wasteFrance 24 - Thaïs BROUCKAgbogbloshie landfill in the suburbs of Ghana's capital Accra has become infamous as the graveyard for Europe’s e-waste. Computers, televisions and other electronic goods from developed countries pile
France 24added this to HealthWorld News Australia stuns Brazil, China sends Germany and France throughFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESLi Ying's first-half strike gave former runners-up China a 1-0 victory, which ensured that their Group B rivals Germany, as well as hosts France, are the first guaranteed qualifiers for the knockout phase.
France 24added this to EarthSudan Sudan military admits dispersing sit-in, regrets ‘mistakes’France 24 - NEWS WIRESProtesters had staged the weeks-long sit-in outside army headquarters in Khartoum, first calling for the ouster of veteran leader Omar al-Bashir then for the military council that took his place to hand
France 24added this to EarthMali Mali's president visits ethnic massacre siteFrance 24 - FRANCE 24Attackers believed to belong to the Fulani ethnic group raided the ethnic Dogon village of Sobane Da in central Mali on Sunday and Monday, killing 35 people, according to the government, although a local
France 24added this to HealthPlay buttonIran US releases video accusing Iran of tanker attack, Tehran blasts ‘Iranophobic campaign’France 24 - FRANCE 24"It is the assessment of the United States that the Islamic Republic of Iran is responsible for the attacks," US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told reporters. The US Navy rushed to assist the stricken
France 24added this to EarthAsia Pacific Christchurch mosque attack suspect pleads not guiltyFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESThe courtroom was filled with 80 survivors and family members of the 51 who were slain, while about another 60 watched the hearing on video in an overflow room at the Christchurch High Court. Four cultural
