Palestine says it’s been ‘stabbed in the back’ as an Israeli delegation travels to the US to sign ‘peace deals’ with Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates. Many analysts see the agreement resulting in even worse violence...
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Scientists discover gas on Venus that could indicate life
A team of scientists have discovered a marker of life, high in the atmosphere of Venus. They detected traces of phosphine, a flammable gas that on Earth often occurs from the breakdown of organic matter.
Russians race to find vaccine, but experts caution against shortcuts
The rush to find a coronavirus vaccine is on. AstraZeneca has resumed its trials after one participant fell ill. Meanwhile, Russia is set to trial its vaccine candidate on 40,000 people, though as FRANCE 24 health...
Swedes revel in country’s light touch, but outsiders not convinced
In Sweden, which has taken a light touch strategy to the coronavirus, new infection rates are as low as 300 a day, proportionally 20 times lower than in France. The death rate, however, has been ten times that of...
Punishment for not wearing a face mask? Dig Covid-19 victims’ graves
IN THE PAPERS – Tuesday, 15.09.2020: With Israel set to sign a deal normalising ties with the UAE and Bahrain, Haaretz warns that it won’t make the Palestinian conflict disappear. After Donald Trump’s visit...
Israel-UAE-Bahrain accords burnish Trump’s ‘deal-maker’ credentials
The UAE, Bahrain, and Israel will hold bilateral meetings with the United States ahead of a ceremony to sign ‘historic’ peace accords in Washington on Tuesday. FRANCE 24 correspondent Kethevane Gorjestani says the Trump...