Global markets have responded favourably to Joe Biden’s election, with gains in Europe and Asia, FRANCE 24’s Cole Stangler reports. Shares were up 2.84% on the London FTSE 100, and 3.64% on France’s CAC40.
Biden focuses on Covid-19, while Trump plans more legal challenges
President-elect Joe Biden wasted no time outlining his approach to the coronavirus pandemic. As FRANCE 24’s Francois Picard reports from Washington, Biden’s plan is markedly different to that of Donald Trump’s...
Losing the battle? Fears Armenian forces overrun in key town
The president of Azerbaijan says his forces have taken the key town of Shusha in the separatist Nagorno-Karabakh region, though Armenia disputes the claim. As FRANCE 24’s Luke Shrago reports from Yerevan, losing the...
The new normal: FRANCE 24 reports from Belarus to Burundi
In our show “The New Normal”, which examines the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond, FRANCE 24 brings you four reports from our correspondents around the globe.
Animal welfare in EU farming: New scrutiny over suffering of livestock
Each year, a billion poultry birds and tens of millions of other farm animals are transported within and outside of the EU to be bred from, fattened or slaughtered. Regulations on how that transportation happens do...
Georgia set for recount despite ‘no irregularities’ in vote
Joe Biden is ahead in Georgia by 10,000 votes with just one percent to count. Even as election officials in the traditionally red state say they have found no irregularities, a recount is likely, following requests from...
Portugal imposes curfew amid deadlier second wave
Portugal is set to impose a curfew on Monday, as the country struggles to contain a deadlier second wave of the coronavirus. More than 2400 people have been hospitalised, nearly twice the highest number from spring.