England’s Jude Bellingham and Argentina legend Lionel Messi have both been inspirational in carrying their teams to the World Cup semi-finals. As they go head-to-head on Wednesday in Messi’s first-ever encounter with the Three Lions, the battle of the two No.10s could be pivotal in deciding who goes on to the final against Spain. Source … Read more
From July 6 to 15, 1938, delegates from 32 countries and dozens of humanitarian organizations gathered for a conference in the expensive spa town of Evian on the French shore of Lake Geneva. Their goal: to find a way out for approximately half a million Jews from the Third Reich. This was five and a … Read more
France was on Wednesday set to move closer to joining the ranks of countries that guarantee the right to assisted dying, after the long journey to adoption of a controversial bill championed by President Emmanuel Macron. The lower house of the French parliament is expected to vote to adopt the law at the end of … Read more
A Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton nicknamed “Gus” sold Tuesday for $50.1 million at Sotheby’s in New York, making it the most valuable dinosaur fossil bought at auction after a 10-minute battle between seven bidders. “Gus” is one of the world’s most complete T. rex skeletons — with 183 fossilized bones — and was discovered on a … Read more
In this edition, a climatologist talks to FRANCE 24 about our changing weather patterns and their effects on wildfires currently raging across Europe. Dr. Alan Kennedy-Asser, Senior researcher at the University of Bristol, sheds light on the issue against a backdrop of hundreds of French firefighters just managing to contain two fires that have raged … Read more
With England set to face Argentina tonight in the World Cup semifinals, one player has consistently stood out throughout the tournament. But, before he was leading England’s midfield, he was just a local kid learning the game. We take a look at Jude Bellingham’s rapid rise to stardom. Source link
Large parts of France are facing water restrictions as the country grapples with a drought described as “exceptionally” early and intense. France has been experiencing its third heatwave in as many months, accompanied by fierce wildfires further fueled by dry conditions. Source link
For Brian Ongor, a resident of Kenya’s capital Nairobi, seeing groups of young men in public has become a source of concern rather than a normal part of urban life. “Whenever you see a group of young people, you get nervous because you never know what will happen to you next,” Ongor told DW. “Everyone … Read more
Cuba suffered another blackout of the National Electric System, or SEN, on Tuesday, leaving the entire country without power, officials said. It was the third such incident in two weeks as a US oil embargo stressed the island’s grid. Source link
France 24’s Claire Paccalin reports from Fontainebleau near Paris, where wildfires that have devastated large parts of the region’s forests have been contained, but not yet extinguished. She says locals there have been left shocked by the blazes in a part of France not usually hit by forest fires. Source link