#Venice‘s St Mark’s Square was under water on Tuesday after a newly installed system of mobile artificial dams failed to activate. Residents — long accustomed to perennial “acqua alta” or...
Brexit negotiations: Talk of ‘no deal’ grows as deadline looms
Talk of a chaotic British split from the European Union grew on Tuesday with just three weeks left to break a deadlock in trade deal #negotiations, with #UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson warning that the two sides may...
DR Congo crisis deepens after fresh clashes in parliament
A spiralling political crisis in #DRCongo saw more clashes on Tuesday in the country’s trashed parliament, after which MPs supporting President Felix #Tshisekedi moved to oust the majority party loyal to his...
‘Le Ras-le-Bol’: Football says ‘no’ to racism
IN THE PRESS – Wednesday, 09.12.2020: We take a look at how a Paris and Istanbul’s football teams took a collective stance against racism. We also discuss how France’s anti-radicalization bill is pleasing neither the...
PSG, Basaksehir players walk off over alleged racism by match official
Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League game with Istanbul Basaksehir was suspended on Tuesday and will be completed a day late after both sets of players walked off in protest amid allegations of #racism by one of...
French prosecutors seek prison term for Sarkozy in graft trial
Prosecutors in the landmark corruption #trial of French ex-president Nicolas #Sarkozy on Tuesday called for him to be sentenced to a #prison term of four years of which he should serve two. The 65-year-old rightwinger...
Paris climate agreement, five years on: Reasons for optimism?
On December 12, 2015 in the French capital, 195 countries sealed the first universal pact aimed at reducing global emissions. Laurence Tubiana is often described as the architect of the Paris climate agreement. But five...