On International #Migrants #Day, we spoke to Mattea Weihe, a spokesperson for #SeaWatch. She told FRANCE 24 about the unique challenges the German NGO has faced this year, as it works to save migrants making the...
Brazil daily Covid-19 deaths break 1,000 as Supreme Court opens door to mandatory vaccines
#Brazil recorded over a 1,000 new #Covid-19 deaths for the first time in over three months on Thursday, as its Supreme Court ruled that #vaccinations could be required in the South American country. FRANCE 24’s...
EU says EU-UK face weekend ‘last attempt’ to get trade deal, fisheries still an issue
The European Union and the United Kingdom are heading into the weekend on a “last attempt” to clinch a post-#Brexit trade deal, with EU fishing rights in British waters the most notable remaining obstacle to avoid...
Just hours left for a Brexit trade deal, EU’s Barnier says
Britain and European Union have just hours left to navigate the very narrow path to a trade #deal that would prevent the most turbulent finale to the #Brexit crisis in less than two weeks’ time, EU chief...
US transition: Biden taps Deb Haaland as first Native American to run Interior
#US President-elect Joe #Biden has chosen congresswoman Deb #Haaland to serve as the first #NativeAmerican#interior secretary, US media reported Thursday, in a move that could recast the department’s often...
Couscous added to UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list
The Berber dish couscous, a beloved across northern Africa’s Maghreb region, has joined the UN list of the world’s Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Syrians are facing a serve shortage of bread
As a bread shortage continues throughout Syria, the Assad regime has threatened bakers with prison for selling bread that’s more than the stated rations imposed by the authorities.