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FRANCE 24’s Mark Owen speaks to Camille Lextray, from the NGO Solidarité Femmes National Federation, about how the Pelicot mass rape trial is prompting change in how sexual violence victims are supported in France. Source link
Almost 50 years after the death of the dictator Francisco Franco, the way the repression is remembered still remains a taboo subject in many Spanish families. But younger generations are fighting to revive the memory of the millions of people who disappeared during the dictatorship – some of them by literally digging up the bones … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin says there’s no need to panic over the country’s plummeting currency… despite the ruble weakening to its lowest level in over two years. Australia has passed a law banning social media for under-16s. Voters in Ireland are heading to the polls on Friday, but whoever ends up governing the country will … Read more
As CriptoNoticias has recently reported, Binance launched BFUSD, a new investment product. Although the exchange clarifies that it is not a stablecoin (as it is not a token that can be withdrawn from the exchange), for practical purposes it works in a similar way. This is so because BFUSD maintains price parity with 1 US … Read more
This is the company SOS Limited, dedicated to technology, finance and cryptocurrency mining. The shares of this company were trading at $7 and its price rose to almost $15. The shares of a Chinese company skyrocketed more than 100% in the last 24 hours after learning that its Board of Directors approved a plan to … Read more
France said Wednesday that it “intends to continue to work in close collaboration” with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu despite an arrest warrant issued for him by the world’s top war crimes court. For more, Marc Perelman French politics editor for FRANCE 24. Source link
Green Bank West Virginia: Green Bank, West Virginia is said to be the quietest town in America. Visitors to Green Bank have to adopt old methods to get somewhere. For example, they reach their destination by reading the signs on the roads. This is because as soon as you approach this city, the GPS stops … Read more
Lawyers for dozens of defendants in a French mass rape trial begin their closing arguments Wednesday after prosecutors requested lengthy jail terms for the suspects. The main defendant, Dominique Pelicot, has admitted enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his wife while she was drugged and unconscious. FRANCE 24 journalist Carys Garland reports from Avignon. Source … Read more
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said Thursday that Tbilisi will be postponing EU accession talks until 2028 amid allegations by the opposition and European Parliament that his ruling party Georgian Dream had committed electoral fraud during October’s legislative elections. Source link
Syrian rebel have launched a large-scale attack on areas controlled by government forces, setting off fierce clashes for a second day and seizing territory in Western Aleppo, government and opposition factions said Thursday. For more, FRANCE 24 correspondent in Turkey, Jasper Mortimer. Source link