Campaigning begins in Ivory Coast Thursday for the October 31 presidential election, with incumbent Alassane Ouattara seeking a controversial third term while the opposition is pushing for civil disobedience amid...
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: The question of religion in the fighting
#Christian#Armenia against #Muslim#Azerbaijan? To try and better understand the roots of this conflict, France 24 in Baku examined the issue of #religion. Azeris have a very particular relationship with Islam, and...
‘2020 has felt like an apocalyptic year for many US startups’: When politics hit expansion plans
American startups looking to expand globally are facing many challenges, from the coronavirus pandemic to Brexit. We speak to tech executive-turned-investor Stephen McIntyre about the decisions they’re making, and...
Shakespeare First Folio sold for record $10 million
A copy of the first collection of plays by William #Shakespeare was sold Wednesday for $9.97 million at auction in New York, setting a new record for a work of literature. The price paid for the work, widely known as...
Ivory Coast starts presidential election campaign with opposition call for ‘boycott’ of poll process
The two leading opposition candidates in Ivory Coast’s October 31 presidential vote on Thursday asked their supporters to actively boycott the electoral process as the West African nation officially began its 2020...
Race for the White House: Biden tells Muslims he will overturn travel ban
Joe #Biden on Wednesday held a virtual fundraiser from Wilmington, Delaware, and delivered pretaped remarks to American #Muslims, telling them he will overturn the travel ban.
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: Armenia and Azerbaijan exchange claims of new attacks
Azerbaijan accused #Armenia on Wednesday of trying to attack its gas and oil pipelines and warned of a “severe” response as tensions rose sharply around a fraying ceasefire in the mountain enclave of Nagorno...