Confidence in the German business world fell further than expected in November, compounding the economic outlook in a country poised to be the most sluggish performer in the Group of Seven (G7) this year. According to Munich’s Ifo Institute for Economic Research, Germany’s rating on its business climate index slumped from 86.5 in October to … Read more
Last year in France 134 women were killed by their current or former partners. Tackling the rate of femicide was one of Emmanuel Macron’s pledges when he came to power in 2017. Since then various measures have been put in place to bring that number down but rights groups maintain that too many women are … Read more
The war between Israel and Hezbollah continues to escalate, leaving Lebanon’s most treasured archaeological sites in danger of getting caught in the crossfire and becoming another casualty of war. As heavy exchanges of fire continue unabated and battles rage in Beirut and southern Lebanon, FRANCE 24’s Jennie Shin is joined by Sherine Al Shallah, Postgraduate … Read more
In this arts24 music show, Jennifer Ben Brahim tells us about the big album release of the week: rapper Kendrick Lamar’s “GNX”. The surprise country record homage to the California hip-hop artist’s roots, with a heavy dose of West Coast rap. The album comes as Lamar is set to perform at this year’s Super Bowl … Read more
Angela Merkel’s and will not only be launched in the West, but also in China. And tickets for the first presentation of the former German chancellor’s 736-page opus on Tuesday evening at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin sold out online within minutes of going on sale a few weeks ago. Merkel’s “Memories 1954-2021,” as the … Read more
Survivors and sniffing dogs joined hundreds of people at Cambodia’s Angkor Wat on Sunday for a march against landmines after the US decision to send anti-personnel mines to Ukraine. Participants, including landmine victims and deminers, repeatedly chanted for “a mine-free world” during the four-kilometer (2.5-mile) walk around the famous temple complex in Siem Reap. Source … Read more
A final round of talks on a treaty to end plastic pollution opened on Monday, with deep differences between nations emerging almost immediately. The meeting opened just hours after a chaotic end to the COP29 climate talks in Baku, which agreed to a boost in climate funding that developing countries slammed as insufficient. Source link
The musical adaptation “Wicked” and action epic “Gladiator II” racked up a combined $270.2 million in global ticket sales over the weekend, a gift to cinemas heading into what may be a record-setting holiday season. The robust box office returns provided reassurance to Hollywood, which has weathered cost-cutting and layoffs amid forecasts of the death … Read more
Today marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. In Kenya, 15 percent of girls have undergone female genital mutilation. Efforts to combat and criminalize the practice are growing, with stricter laws having been in place since 2011. Former President Uhuru Kenyatta promised the procedure would have disappeared by 2023. But many … Read more
Germany’s center-left Social Democrats (SPD) officially nominated Chancellor Olaf Scholz as the party’s lead candidate going into the snap federal election on February 23. Scholz’s nomination comes after two weeks of tense discussions within the SPD as to whether to back the incumbent chancellor for a second term or to rally behind Defense Minister Boris … Read more