Bayrou’s government attends its first cabinet meeting at the Elysée Palace
34 out of the 35 ministers of the new government meet at the Elysée Palace this Friday. For more, FRANCE 24’s senior reporter, Claire Paccalin. Source link
A decade after genocide, Iraq’s Yazidis make bittersweet return to Sinjar
Ten years after the genocide perpetrated against the Yazidis by the Islamic State group in Iraq’s Sinjar region, tens of thousands of displaced survivors are returning home. But their homecoming is bittersweet, as the atrocities have left indelible wounds. FRANCE 24’s Marie-Charlotte Roupie reports. Source link
New course for Geox – schuhcourier
At the end of the year, the Italian shoe manufacturer presented its new business plan. This Industrial Plan 2025-2029 was signed by Geox SpA and the financing banks and approved by the Board of Directors on December 19th. As part of the refinancing, the majority shareholder LIR Srl, which holds around 71% of Geox’s share … Read more
South Korea starts lifting scorched fuselage of crashed Jeju Air plane
Investigators hope to find more human remains as they began lifting the wreckage of the crashed Jeju Air jet Friday, five days after Flight 2216 from Thailand to South Korea broke up in a fiery ball of flames, killing 179 people. Source link
Expo Riva Schuh & Gardabags before the start
According to the organizers, exhibiting companies from more than 40 countries will be at Lake Garda. The buyers and dealers represent more than 100 countries. The organizers are convinced that the Expo Riva Schuh is thus confirming its status as the perfect “antidote” to the global crisis. Buyers and international delegations will be welcomed on … Read more
Investigators seek to determine whether New Orleans attack was guided by operatives of Islamic State
For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on the deadly ISIS-inspired New Years attack in New Orleans, FRANCE 24’s Sharon Gaffney is joined by Dr. Aaron Y. Zelin, Gloria and Ken Levy Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, where he directs the Islamic State Worldwide Activity Map project. Zelin is also an … Read more
The writer who inspired space exploration – DW – 01/03/2025
When the French writer Jules Verne died in 1905, powered air flight, which he had put at the center of his 1886 book Robur the ConquerorIt had moved from imagination to reality. Exactly two years ago, the Wright brothers achieved the first manned air flight in human history Yet many of Verne’s predictions about world-changing … Read more
Palestinian Authority halts Al Jazeera broadcasts in West Bank
The Palestinian Authority on Thursday ordered the suspension of broadcasts by Al Jazeera in a move the Qatar-based television network condemned as reminiscent of Israeli practices. “It is ironic that both the extremist right-wing Israeli government and the Palestinian Authority have taken a vengeance out against Al Jazeera,” said FRANCE 24’s Jerusalem correspondent Noga Tarnopolsky. … Read more
Schuhhaus Stark celebrates its anniversary – schuhkurier
In July 1946, Ernst Stark came to Nördlingen from Karlsbad with his wife Maria and their two children. In the Bohemian town of Carlsbad, Maria Stark ran a large Bata shoe store, and her husband Ernst was responsible for several branches. After the war, like millions of people, both were left with nothing. In Nördlingen … Read more
Zalando shortens returns deadline – schuhcourier
Zalando shortens the deadline for submitting returns after receipt from 100 to 30 days. Fashion United magazine first reported on it. Accordingly, newsletters were first sent to Dutch customers who were informed about the change. Shortly afterwards, the change in the return deadline was also confirmed for German customers. Consequently, the new regulation should apply … Read more