Demand for Covid-19 tests is soaring in France ahead of the Christmas and New Year’s Eve celebrations. Testing laboratories are often fully booked, with whole families sometimes undergoing tests before visiting elderly...
UK deploys military to test lorry drivers blocked at Dover
Rail, air and sea services have restarted between the United Kingdom and France. As FRANCE 24’s correspondent Benedicte Paviot reports, the announcement will be met with relief from lorry drivers waiting to board...
Rio de Janeiro mayor, a Bolsonaro ally, arrested for corruption
Rio de Janeiro mayor Marcelo Crivella was arrested on Tuesday as part of a corruption investigation just nine days before the end of his term in office.
France lifts ban on UK goods and travel, though adds testing caveat
France has lifted its temporary ban on goods from the United Kingdom, opening the ferry crossing to thousands of trucks stranded at Dover. However, drivers must now present a negative Covid-19 test.
Russian activist faces prison for taking part in protests
A Russian court was on Wednesday to decide a case that could see prominent opposition leader Yulia Galyamina jailed and banned from running for office. Professor Cecile Vaissie, University of Rennes, says Galyamina has...
Britain and France reopen cross-border travel after ban to stop spread of Covid-19
France and Britain will reopen cross-border travel Wednesday after a snap 48-hour ban to curb the spread of a new coronavirus variant threatened UK supply chains.
Camus and Algeria: “He praised nuance and that’s always been seen as cowardice”
Pushed to pick sides in the struggles of his day, Albert #Camus preached nuance “and that’s always been seen as cowardice.” Journalist Alexia Klingler and The Abbey Bookshop’s Brian Spencer on...