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...
Covid, the economy, race, and climate change: Biden lays out presidential priorities
Joe Biden is preparing for the transfer of power. On Monday the president-elect is set to name a taskforce to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic, a priority given the country has the world’s highest death toll from the virus...
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.
Azerbaijan says key Karabakh town captured, Armenia says it didn’t happen
Azerbaijan said Sunday its forces had captured the key town of Shusha from Armenian separatists in Nagorno-Karabakh, but Armenia insisted that fighting for the strategically vital area was ongoing.
Trump, who never admits defeat, considers how to keep up fight
President Donald Trump never admits defeat. But he faces a stark choice now that Democrat Joe Biden has won the White House: Concede graciously for the sake of the nation or don’t — and get evicted anyway.
BREAKING: COVID-19 vaccine ‘90% effective’
A coronavirus vaccine has been found to be 90% effective in preventing people from getting the virus.