Two years on after playing a key role in the #Sudanese #revolution, #women in the country are still struggling to change attitudes in the conservative-Muslim society. Also with the African Union having made equality...
UN Security Council ‘strongly’ condemns Myanmar violence, civilian deaths
The #UN Security Council on Thursday “strongly condemned” the deaths of hundreds of civilians in #Myanmar, in a unanimous statement watered down by #China after two days of tough negotiations. FRANCE...
India reports six-month high of Covid-19 daily infections amid new curbs
#India reported 81,466 new #Covid-19 infections on Friday, the highest daily number in six months, as several states were hit by a second wave of the #coronavirus. FRANCE 24’s Sreya Banerjee tells us more.
Brazil reports 91,097 new coronavirus cases, 3,769 deaths in 24 hours
#Brazil recorded 91,097 additional confirmed cases of the novel #coronavirus in the past 24 hours, along with 3,769 #deaths from Covid-19, the Health Ministry said on Thursday. Brazil has registered nearly 13 million...
Peak of current French Covid-19 wave could be reached within 10 days
#France could hit the peak of the third wave of the #Covid-19 #pandemic within seven to 10 days with the new restrictive measures unveiled Wednesday by French President Emmanuel Macron, Health Minister Olivier Veran...
What makes us happy? Exploring the science of happiness
How #happy do you think you are? What even is #happiness? And how do you go about measuring it? Students at the University of Bristol in the southwest of England have taken a “#science of...
Dozens feared dead after train derails in Taiwan; rescue efforts continue
A #train #derailed in a tunnel in eastern #Taiwan on Friday after apparently hitting a truck, with at least 36 people feared dead and more than 72 injured, as rescuers struggled to reach crushed carriages, the...