In our show “#Correspondence”, we explore how the world is coping with the twists and turns of 2021, amid the consequences of Covid-19 and beyond. FRANCE 24 brings you a selection of original #reports from...
Coronavirus pandemic: Kenya battles deadly third wave
#Kenya is hit by a third wave of #coronavirus cases. More than 15 percent of people tested every day are positive. Hospitals have become overcrowded, intensive care units are at full capacity and oxygen cylinders have...
Paramedic says Floyd was ‘deceased’ when he arrived
A #paramedic testified on Thursday at the high-profile trial of the former Minneapolis police officer accused of killing George #Floyd that the 46-year-old Black man was already dead when he arrived. “When I...
Prison babies: Palestinians fathering children from inside Israeli jails
Cradling her newborn son in a thick white blanket on the patio of her #Gaza home, Iman al-Qudra knows it will be years before her #baby boy, Mujahid, meets his father. Her husband Mohammad al-Qudra has been imprisoned...
All-Stars back on the field: Excited New Yorkers return to Yankee stadium
Wearing catchers’ mitts, team jerseys and face masks, fans returned to #NewYork’s #Yankee #Stadium for the first time as the new Major League Baseball season began Thursday.
At murder trial, medics testify George Floyd was unresponsive when they arrived
A #paramedic testified on Thursday that George #Floyd was already dead when he arrived at the scene and #Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who is being tried for murder, still had his knee on the neck of the...
Covid-19 third wave hits Kenyan hospitals
In tonight’s edition: #Kenya is hit by a third wave of #coronavirus cases. More than 15 percent of people tested every day are positive. Hospitals have become overcrowded, intensive care units are at full...