On a dull, overcast November morning in the city of Cologne, the voices of two dozen kindergarten children can be heard singing the Spanish song, “Sol solecito calientame un poquito,” which means, “Sun, come out and warm me a little. ” Very few of these 2-to-6-year-olds can actually speak Spanish. Their day care center is … Read more
In Senegal, politicians’ sartorial choices are spreading to the streets of Dakar and beyond. A trend that has been going viral in recent weeks and made news headlines, it’s a trend called “tradi-modern,” worn by the President and Prime Minister, that more and more Senagalese younger generations are wearing. FRANCE 24’s Gavin Lee welcomes Owen … Read more
In Tokyo, thousands of people walked over two km in the city wearing Santa costumes. This is a charity event, aiming to raise money for sick children. The Santa Parade first began in 2018, to deliver gifts to a thousand children at five hospitals in Japan. Story by Guillaume Gougeon. Source link
Protesters called for an end to the war in Ukraine and the ouster of Russian President Vladimir Putin in a demonstration in Berlin on Sunday afternoon. Three prominent opposition figures now in exile — Alexei Navalny’s widow Yulia Navalnaya, and Vladimir Kara-Murza and Ilya Yashin, both of whom were released in the August 1 prisoner … Read more
Diplomatic tensions over global warming will take center stage at the G20 summit in Brazil this week, as negotiators at UN talks in Azerbaijan hit an impasse. Meanwhile activists take to the beaches of Brazil to call on world leaders to commit to combating global hunger. The protest, organized by the NGO “Rio for Peace” … Read more
Russia on Sunday pummeled Ukraine with a “massive” aerial barrage of missiles and drones, killing at least nine people across the country in the largest attack in months that Kyiv called “hellish.” Details by Eliza Herbert. Source link
Dozens of Palestinians were killed or injured in an Israeli strike on a multi-storey residential building housing at least six families in northern Gaza’s Beit Lahiya town on Sunday, medics and residents said. Details by Camille Knight. Source link
Distractions were bigger than deals in the first week of United Nations climate talks, leaving a lot to be done, especially on the main issue of money. With wars in the Middle East and Europe and Donald Trump’s re-election, is COP29 being overlooked? FRANCE 24’s William Hilderbrandt asked Daved Lehrer, from Arava Institute for Environmental … Read more
The Venezuelan authorities this weekend released 225 out of the more than 2,400 people arrested during protests against President Maduro’s disputed re-election in July. The detainees included 164 minors, 69 of whom remained behind bars. Relatives of detainees plan to rally on Monday in front of the prosecutor’s office to request that more be released. … Read more
Months after Bassirou Diomaye Faye won Senegal’s March 2024 presidential election, voters in the West African nation are casting their ballots Sunday in parliamentary elections that could decide if the new president has a legislative majority to push through ambitious reforms. Source link