A new and potentially life-saving treatment for cystic fibrosis has been licensed in Europe. It’s suitable for patients over the age of 12, and gives hope to thousands of sufferers who often need a lung transplant to...
Recreating a visual record of a lost Mexican past
How to give a face to a community that has no real photographic record of its existence? We sit down with Belgian photographer Tomas van Houtryve, whose latest work seeks to reinsert Mexican culture and identity into...
The dreaded ‘L’ word: France weighs return to lockdown amid exponential rise
Faced with an exponential rise in Covid-19 cases, the French government is considering a handful of options, desperate to avoid another prolonged nationwide lockdown.
Trump, Biden hustle for key votes in swing states
Democratic hopeful Joe Biden has defended his climate policies and attacked the President Donald Trump on his handling of the pandemic, during a low-key visit to the swing state of Pennsylvania on Monday. Trump held...
‘A huge win for Trump’: president fulfils campaign promise on courts
The US Senate has confirmed Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. The Senate voted 52-49dZFkcrKdk7XegyMd3kp4MGQoLFeMWM6Lion2T3q3h6DScBViFrXXuZoxkHq1TB1mGufMoGzfXd7jJ7ocgpJGxdEiGirjG majority on the high court. One...
Armenian diaspora pitches in as Nagorno-Karabakh truce crumbles
In abandoned mountain villages and small towns shattered by shelling in Nagorno-Karabakh, FRANCE 24 spoke to soldiers fighting in the disputed enclave since the war between Armenia and Azerbaijan broke out last month...
Senate confirms Amy Coney Barrett to US Supreme Court in major victory for Republicans
The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate handed President Donald Trump a major pre-election political victory on Monday by confirming his Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, with the White House planning a...