France 24flipped into Top StoriesFrance France pledges more than €1 billion in aid for farmers, winemakers hit by frost France 24 - NEWS WIRES French Prime Minister Jean Castex on Saturday pledged more than one billion euros in aid for farmers and winemakers reeling from the worst frost in decades.
France 24flipped into EarthMoscow Ukrainian soldiers sceptical that Western sanctions will deter Russian troops France 24 - NEWS WIRESOn the frontline in Ukraine's east, battle-weary soldiers are sceptical that US sanctions against Moscow and Kiev's appeal for NATO help will deter Russian strongman Vladimir Putin. Faced with the largest...
France 24flipped into Top StoriesFrance French unions sound alarm over hospital interns’ suicides, endless work amid Covid-19 France 24 - NEWS WIRESAfter a year working brutally long hours on the "Covid front-line", hospital interns in France are at breaking point, to the extent that some of them have even committed suicide, according to a national...
France 24flipped into HealthRussia Jailed Kremlin critic Navalny risks imminent death amid hunger strike, doctors warn France 24 - NEWS WIRES Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny risks cardiac arrest at "any minute" as his health has rapidly deteriorated, doctors warned Saturday, urging immediate access to Russia's most famous prisoner.
France 24flipped into HealthPakistan Pakistan PM says 'abusing' prophet Mohammed equivalent to Holocaust denial France 24 - NEWS WIRES Western governments should treat people who insult the Prophet Mohammed the same as those who deny the Holocaust, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said Saturday.
France 24flipped into EarthSanctions Macron says world must ‘define clear red lines’ with Russia as tensions rise over Ukraine France 24 - NEWS WIRESFrench President Emmanuel Macron said the international community has to "define clear red lines with Russia," in an interview extract released Saturday, adding that countries must be ready to impose in...
France 24flipped into Top StoriesFrance Hubert Faure, French WWII commando who took part in Normandy landings, dies at 106 France 24 - NEWS WIRES Hubert Faure, one of the last surviving members of a French commando team which took part in the 1944 Normandy landings, has died aged 106, with President Emmanuel Macron leading the tributes on Saturday.
France 24flipped into SportsCopa del Rey Messi scores twice as Barcelona crush Athletic Bilbao 4-0 in Copa del Rey final France 24 - NEWS WIRES Lionel Messi scored twice, including a stunning solo goal, as Barcelona blew away Athletic Bilbao to win the Copa del Rey on Saturday, consigning their opponents to a second final defeat in two weeks.
France 24flipped into HealthSouth America Covid-19: France to impose quarantine on arrivals from Argentina, Brazil, Chile and S. Africa France 24 - NEWS WIRES France will impose a 10-day quarantine on arrivals from Argentina, Brazil, Chile and South Africa over concerns about variants of the coronavirus, the prime minister's office announced Saturday.
France 24flipped into Top StoriesCzech Republic Czech Republic expels 18 Russian diplomats, seek Skripal suspects over 2014 blast France 24 - FRANCE 24The Czech Republic is expelling 18 Russian diplomats over suspicions that Russian intelligence services were involved in an ammunition depot explosion in 2014, Prime Minister Andrej Babis and Foreign Jan...
France 24flipped into HealthMyanmar Myanmar junta pardons more than 23,000 prisoners, unclear if activists included France 24 - NEWS WIRESMyanmar’s junta on Saturday announced it pardoned and released more than 23,000 prisoners to mark the traditional Thingyan New Year holiday, but it wasn’t immediately clear if they included pro-democracy...
France 24flipped into Europe NewsFrance France drafts 'ecocide' bill to punish acts of environmental damage France 24 - NEWS WIRES The French National Assembly on Saturday approved the creation of an "ecocide" offence as part of a battery of measures aimed at protecting the environment and tackling climate change.
France 24flipped into HealthMatteo Salvini Italy's right-wing leader Salvini to face trial over 2019 migrant ship stand-off France 24 - NEWS WIRESMatteo Salvini, leader of Italy's right-wing League party, must stand trial on charges of kidnapping over his decision to prevent more than 100migrants from landing in the country in 2019, a judge ordered...
France 24flipped into Top StoriesFrance Islamist party Tehreek-e-Labbaik fuels anti-France violence in Pakistan France 24 - Cyrielle CABOTIslamist party Tehreek-e-Labbaik played a major role in fomenting this week’s anti-French protests in Pakistan, prompting Islamabad to announce the group’s dissolution on Thursday as France’s embassy French...
France 24flipped into HealthRaul Castro A royal adieu to Prince Philip, Raul Castro steps down and a French publisher says ‘arret’ France 24 - FRANCE 24Britain honoured the life of Prince Philip at a funeral limited to 30 guests by the Covid-19 pandemic while Raul Castro stepped down as head of Cuba’s communist party. Globally, calls to waive vaccine...
France 24flipped into Top StoriesBritish Royal Family Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh: A life in pictures France 24 - FRANCE 24Britain bids farewell to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh on Saturday with a funeral at St George's Chapel, Windsor, in a service paying homage to his seven decades of public service as consort to Queen...
France 24flipped into HealthIntensive Care Covid-19: In Brazil, young people have become the variant's prime targets France 24 - Fanny LOTHAIREBrazil's intensive care doctors have seen more and more young patients arriving at their wards in recent months, with one in two under 40 years old. The new, more contagious Brazilian variant, known as...
France 24flipped into Top StoriesCoronavirus (COVID-19) Global Covid-19 death toll tops 3 million as countries struggle with variants, vaccinations France 24 - NEWS WIRESThe global death toll from the coronavirus topped a staggering 3 million people Saturday amid repeated setbacks in the worldwide vaccination campaign and a deepening crisis in places such as Brazil, India...
France 24flipped into HealthSpaceX NASA selects Elon Musk’s SpaceX to land first astronauts on Moon since 1972 France 24 - NEWS WIRES NASA has selected SpaceX to land the first astronauts on the surface of the Moon since 1972, the agency said Friday, in a huge victory for Elon Musk's company.
France 24flipped into Asia Pacific NewsNorth India New Delhi enters weekend lockdown as India’s Covid-19 cases surge France 24 - NEWS WIRES New Delhi went into a weekend lockdown Saturday as India faces a ferocious new coronavirus wave, with more than 200,000 fresh daily cases and families clamouring for drugs and hospital beds.
France 24flipped into HealthBritish Royal Family British royal family to bid farewell to Prince Philip in funeral limited by Covid restrictions France 24 - NEWS WIRES Queen Elizabeth II bids a final farewell to her late husband, Prince Philip, on Saturday, at a funeral restricted by coronavirus rules but reflecting his long life of military and public service.
France 24flipped into Africa NewsEast Africa Eye on Africa - Tens of thousands flee deadly violence in Nigeria's Borno State France 24 - James CREEDONClashes continued on Friday between rebel groups and national forces in the troubled Nigerian state of Borno. As many as 65,000 people have been forced to flee.The UN's humanitarian chief says that sexual...
France 24flipped into Top StoriesCoronavirus (COVID-19) Could waiving the patents of Covid-19's vaccines save the world? France 24 - Louise NORDSTROMA year after Covid-19 was declared a global pandemic, and the world’s pharmaceutical companies threw themselves into the race to find a vaccine against the deadly disease, the contest is now on patenting...
France 24flipped into EarthRaul Castro End of an era: Raul Castro to step down as leader of Cuba's Communist party France 24 - NEWS WIRES Raul Castro said Friday he is resigning as head of Cuba’s Communist Party, ending an era of formal leadership by he and his brother Fidel Castro that began with the 1959 revolution.
France 24flipped into Top StoriesSanctions Russia to expel US diplomats, officials in tit-for-tat move against Washington France 24 - NEWS WIRES Russia on Friday responded to a barrage of new U.S. sanctions by saying it would expel 10 U.S. diplomats and take other retaliatory moves in a tense showdown with Washington.
