A contentious proposal to hold businesses liable for human rights and environmental abuses around the world has been voted down in Switzerland. The plan won popular support in Sunday’s referendum, with 50.7 percent...
France gets set for Covid-19 vaccine arrival
With Covid-19 vaccines set to arrive in France by early January, French officials and health authorities are outlining their priorities for vaccination, with the 650,000 elderly living in care homes at the top of the...
Iran buries top nuclear scientist, blames Israel and US for attack
The funeral of Iran’s top nuclear scientist was being held on Monday. Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, dubbed the father of Iran’s nuclear program, was gunned down by unknown assassins on Friday as he drove through Tehran, an attack...
‘Macron trapped by global security law’
IN THE PRESS- Monday, 30.11.2020: On the left and on the right, papers are saying the French president is trapped by Article 24 of his global security law. We also discuss how incidents of police brutality and violence...
Mobilised against Covid-19, French nursing students run late on training schedule
Since this spring, French nursing students have supported medical staff in hospitals and clinics to help them deal with the Covid-19 pandemic. The experience has been very positive, and nursing students have proved...
Retracing late football legend Maradona’s first steps as Buenos Aires mourns
FRANCE 24 continues its look at the life of Diego Maradona and those who loved the Argentinian football legend, who died last week at the age of 60. Here, we retrace the young Maradona’s first steps in Buenos...
Locked-down French bookshops reopen in time for Goncourt Prize boost
Bookshops in France were shuttered a month ago as the country withdrew into its second nationwide coronavirus lockdown. Deemed non-essential then – to the dismay of many – bookshops and other small stores have now...