Israel attacked the port city of Tire in southern Lebanon on Tuesday. Elon Musk’s aerospace company will begin trading on Wall Street on June 12. Bitcoin (BTC) once again lost the $61,000 level, pressured by geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and capital movements linked to SpaceX’s imminent IPO. At the time of publication of … Read more
“I moved to Southern Africa because of the infrastructure there,” Fifi, a 21-year-old Ghanaian footballer who plays for the Bucks Buccaneers in the Namibia Premier League, told DW. After the football season ended, he was in South Africa on holidays when he was caught up in anti-immigrant protests. Fifi was among a group of Ghanaians … Read more
Afghan men held a rare rally Tuesday in the western city of Herat over new restrictions against women, with police denying witness accounts to AFP that protesters were dispersed with live fire. Source link
At least one person has been killed during a demonstration protesting the construction of an Ebola quarantine center in the Kenyan city of Nanyuki. The center is set to host Americans who have been extracted from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where an outbreak is currently taking place. Kenya has never recorded an Ebola … Read more
Pope Leo on June 9 arrived in Barcelona where he will celebrate mass in the Sagrada Familia Basilica and bless the new tower that has made it the world’s tallest church. It was completed after 144 years spent under construction. The Pope’s visit coincides with the 100th year of his architect’s death, architect Antoni Gaudi. … Read more
What do French people really eat in the morning? In this edition of Entre Nous, and to celebrate France’s breakfast day, or National Breakfast Day, we take a look at the nation’s changing breakfast habits. We dive into what is eaten most, how baguettes are becoming less popular, and how chocolate hazelnut spreads like Nutella … Read more
🔴 🇮🇱 🇱🇧 Israeli strikes on Sunday targeting the Beirut suburb of #Dahiyeh, located to the south of #Lebanon’s capital, killed two people and injured at least 20 others, prompting Iran to conduct retaliatory strikes. FRANCE 24 journalists Antonia Kerrigan, Elena Volochine and Hala Moukaddem paid a visit to the neighborhood on Monday, speaking to … Read more
A bear that roamed the streets of a Japanese city for four days, forcing mass school closures, was caught on June 9, capping a search involving dozens of hunters and police. Bear attacks have been on the rise in Japan. Last week, a bear attack in the northeastern city of Fukushima left at least four … Read more
THORChain, a decentralized exchange protocol between blockchains, submitted the v3.19.0 update to a vote of its validators on June 8, which includes security patches and an 11-step recovery plan. The network has been down since May 15, when a malicious validator node drained $10.7 million in Bitcoin, Ethereum, BNB Chain, and Base assets, according to … Read more
In the repertoire of Johann Sebastian Bach, there are magnificent cantatas with timpani and trumpet, as well as more emotional pieces that touch the heart. To find out which cantatas are the global Bach community’s most beloved cantatas, the Leipzig Bach Festival conducted a large-scale survey. The top 50 of this “Bach Hit Parade” will … Read more