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Europe struggles to contain coronavirus resurgence
Spain has seen 19,000 new coronavirus cases in just five days, with the government acting to flatten the curve a second time. In France, cases are growing in Paris and around the Cote d’Azur, and Marseille has ordered...
Messi wants out of Barcelona
Barcelona captain Lionel Messi has told the club he wishes to leave immediately, following a storied career that has lasted two decades. The announcement comes on the back of a disappointing season that culminated in a...
Turkey and Greece at odds over rights to offshore energy
Tensions are growing between Turkey and Greece over maritime boundaries and the rights to offshore energy. FRANCE 24 correspondent Jasper Mortimer says despite the posturing, neither side wants to engage in war.
French businesses await details of €100 bn recovery plan
French businesses are awaiting details of the government’s 100 billon euro plan to boost the economy due to be released next week. FRANCE 24 business editor Stephen Carroll reports from the employer’s federation...
RNC 2020: Melania Trump makes plea for racial harmony – BBC News
US First Lady Melania Trump has made a plea for racial unity, in a live speech from the White House to the Republican party convention. “Stop the violence and looting,” she also said as protests continued...
Life inside Rohingya refugee camps
Three years ago, on August 25, Rohingya fled killings, rape and arson in Buddhist-majority Myanmar to neighbouring Bangladesh, where they sought refuge in cramped camps. This is what they look like.