In late state trials, Covid-19 vaccines are showing promising results, potentially heralding the beginning of the end of the pandemic. That is if they pass the final validations and people decide to take them. But there...
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...
Pink flamingos touch down in Cyprus salt lake
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How the pandemic brought a remote village its first school
When Santosh Esram first arrived in the tribal village of Neelam Thogu, deep in the forests of India’s southern Telangana state, he found people living in poverty and children with no access to education. He had...
Paris police clash with protesters over new security bill | DW News
Authorities clashed with protesters in the French capital Paris over a new security bill that would restrict the right to publish images of police officers. The issue came into focus after footage emerged of police...