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...
NZ files charges over White Island volcano disaster
New Zealand’s workplace health and safety watchdog on Monday filed charges against 13 parties in relation to the White Island volcano eruption in 2019 that killed 22 people. A majority of the victims were tourists from...
Herve Le Tellier wins French literature prize for ‘The Anomaly’
French author Hervé Le Tellier has been awarded the Goncourt Prize for his novel “L’Anomalie” (The Anomaly). As FRANCE 24’s books editor Catherine Khedir-Clifford explains, France’s top...
Paris police officers to remain in custody over beating of Black man
Four police officers have been placed under formal investigation over the beating of music producer Michel Zecler, the Paris prosecutor told a press briefing on Sunday, adding that three of the four officers will remain...
French F1 driver Romain Grosjean survives fireball in ‘miracle’
Race officials and drivers praised the modern safety systems developed for Formula One on Sunday after Romain Grosjean said he was “okay” after surviving a high-speed crash and fireball blaze on the opening...
Setting free the world’s ‘loneliest elephant’ – BBC News
Kaavan is often referred to as the world’s loneliest elephant. Now he is being flown to a wildlife sanctuary in Cambodia thanks to the help of a pop superstar. The singer Cher has been in Pakistan’s capital...
Monolith in Utah desert vanishes without a trace | DW News
A steel monolith that was recently discovered in the American desert has now disappeared as mysteriously as it appeared. The monolith was first found earlier this month by rangers in the Utah desert during a wildlife...