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PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, November 14: There's shock and rebuke in both the left-wing and conservative media after Donald Trump nominates Matt Gaetz to be attorney general. The Florida Republican has been the focus of an investigation into child sex trafficking. Also: hundreds of books, including Anne Frank's diary and George Orwell's "1984" have been banned in Florida schools. Meanwhile, the Guardian says it will leave X, accusing the platform of becoming toxic. Finally: we bring you a list of the worst online passwords of the year!
Kyiv was the target of its first missile attack since August on Wednesday morning, in a 2-hour Russian ballistic missile operation that targeted the entire country. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks to Olga Oliker, Programme Director for Europe and Central Asia at ICG. She says that Ukrainians are exhausted by war, but they are not ready to give up as they see surrender as the end of their country. She also says that a land grab is not Russia's main objective, but rather Ukraine's sovereignty.
In tonight's edition, voters in Somaliland turned out Wednesday to choose their next president.Also, In Uganda, two young influencers were arrested this week for insulting President Museveni on Tiktok.And Gabonese will cast their vote this Sunday in a referendum on a new constitution.
Users are sharing a video claiming that it shows ‘Middle Eastern migrants hunting Jews’ on the streets of Amsterdam. The original creator of this video debunked these claims, affirming that the video actually shows Maccabi Tel-Aviv supporters started a fight with a Dutch man. We tell you more in this edition of Truth or Fake.
A football match in Paris is raising concerns over potential clashes between Jewish and Palestinian sympathisers. Security measures have been heightened following last week's violence in Amsterdam, where Israeli supporters clashed with both local men of Arab origin and Dutch fans. Tensions fuelled by the Gaza conflict have brought emotions to a boiling point. We ask our special panel: can we still say that sports and politics don’t mix?
In this Science segment we take a look at a new decree signed by French Prime Minister Michel Barnier that compels doctors to specify patients' medical conditions for the prescription of certain drugs. If they fail to do so, the drugs will not be reimbursed. Many doctors fear this decree could affect medical confidentiality and freedom of prescription. FRANCE 24's Julia Sieger tells us more.
In its 2024 Green Skills Report, social media platform LinkedIn uses data from its 1 billion users to track the evolution of so-called "green skills" on the labour market. Their findings show that while the number of people with the skills that help combat the effects of climate change has grown over 5 percent in the year, that's not keeping up with the 11 percent increase in jobs requiring those skills. With the COP29 climate summit underway, FRANCE 24's Charles Pellegrin speaks to LinkedIn's Vice President of Public Policy, Sue Duke.
Why have Cadbury Finger biscuits disappeared from French supermarkets? FRANCE 24's Delano D'Souza and Solange Mougin find out how Mondelēz International, which owns the Cadbury brand, has stayed quiet about the pulling of the much-loved sugary snack from French supermarket shelves.
It's been 24 years since Russell Crowe stepped into a dusty arena as the mighty Maximus. Now, Ridley Scott has returned to his blockbuster hit for a sequel starring Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington and Connie Nielsen. Film critic Emma Jones tells us why it's a spectacularly entertaining time at the cinema. We also discuss the documentary made by an Israeli-Palestinian collective about forced displacements in the West Bank, and Emma tells us more about Demi Moore's big comeback in "The Substance". French filmmaker Coralie Fargeat has tapped into some timely female anxieties for this body horror, which won the best screenplay prize at the Cannes Film Festival. And we check out a promising début from Corsican filmmaker Julien Colonna, as he returns to the island of his birth for "The Kingdom".
Two jets of billionaire Elon Musk – who is set to join the incoming Trump administration – jointly discharged as much CO2 in just 25 days as 834 years' worth of emissions generated by the average person. That's just one of the shocking statistics in a report by the charity Oxfam ahead of the COP29 climate change summit, which is now underway in Azerbaijan. The report says the carbon emissions of the world's richest 1 percent increase hunger, poverty and deaths. In Perspective we spoke to Josie Lee, policy and advocacy lead for Oxfam Australia, who is at the summit trying to persuade governments to take action.
Since the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of industry in the former East Germany, many women have left the region and never returned. Men are now over-represented, with a surplus of up to 25 percent in some municipalities. This shortage of women has created a vicious cycle: a rapidly ageing population, a loss of social cohesion and a decline in the attractiveness of eastern cities. The gender imbalance is also fuelling political radicalisation, which Germany's far-right AfD party is taking advantage of. FRANCE 24's Anne Mailliet, Willy Mahler, Nick Holdsworth and Caroline du Bled report.
US President-elect Donald Trump has announced that SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and one-time presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy will lead a new "Department of Governmental Efficiency". The pair will be tasked with advising the administration on how to "dismantle bureaucracy". Musk had previously called for $2 trillion to be slashed from government spending. Also in this edition: French farmers plan to push back on EU plans to strike a free trade deal with South America.
PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, November 13: We look at reactions to Donald Trump's shock Pentagon pick, as well as unchecked methane emissions by the oil and gas industries and tributes to Azzedine Hedna – a devoted craftsman of the Notre Dame restoration who has sadly passed away a month before the cathedral's reopening.
Oil giant Shell has succeeded in overturning a landmark 2021 court ruling that ordered it to cut CO2 emissions by 45 percent from 2019 levels by 2030. The appeals court in The Hague said that while companies like Shell had the responsibility to contribute to mitigating climate change, there was not enough consensus in climate science on a specific reduction percentage to impose on them. Plus, Facebook says it will offer users in Europe an option to see fewer personalised ads, in order to appease EU regulators.
A week after the US presidential election, fake posts are claiming superstar singers Beyoncé and Taylor Swift will no longer be performing in Republican states that voted for Donald Trump. Though these posts were labelled "satire", it hasn’t stopped users from sharing the claims. Vedika Bahl explains in this episode of Truth or Fake.
In tonight's edition: Swedish-Eritrean journalist Dawit Issak, who has been imprisoned without charge for over 23 years, is awarded the Swedish Edelstam Prize for his fight for freedom of expression. Also, Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko urges revenge for attacks on his supporters. Plus we report on how Cynthia Stimpel, the woman who exposed corruption at South African Airways during the years of state capture, is embarking on a 700 kilometre hike to highlight the need for greater whistleblower protection in the country.
Gaza's humanitarian crisis is worsening. We’re joined by a humanitarian who has witnessed the devastation firsthand. Is a solution in sight? Will the US follow through on its threat to cut military support if Israel doesn’t restore aid access to levels NGOs deem essential?
She was on the show back in June to discuss her bilingual viral comedy sketches about the French and English that have millions of views. Tatty Macleod is the ultimate FRANCE 24 guest who fits right in here in our “franglais” world. She’s back as she’s just moved to Paris from London and she’s got three dates coming up in the city of lights at the Théâtre de l'Atelier. The British comedian speaks to FRANCE 24’s culture editor Eve Jackson about starting a new chapter in Paris, the difference between French and British men and using her French-dar.
Since January, Ivory Coast has embarked on a mass eviction project. Authorities have targeted 176 neighbourhoods in Abidjan and have destroyed homes without any proper relocation plans for residents. This project was initially presented as a safety measure to deal with flooding that has ravished informal settlements. However, it soon became clear that the operation was actually being used to build roads and infrastructure projects. Infrastructure that the authorities say is essential to the city's development, but which leaves more than 30,000 people in a precarious situation. FRANCE 24’s Julia Guggenheim, Damien Koffi and Tom Canetti report.
It is known by experts as an invisible threat - but one which is unravelling marine life, food chains and entire economies. That is the conclusion of new research on the critical threat of ocean acidification. Scientists discussed the problem at the COP16 biodiversity conference in Colombia last month; and it is among issues at the COP29 climate change conference, which is underway in Azerbaijan. In Perspective, we spoke to post doctoral researcher at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Dr Sabine Mathesius.
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