The trial of Moroccan national Ayoub el Khazzani, who opened fire aboard a #Thalys train traveling through Northern Europe in August, 2015, started on Monday in Paris. #trial #attack
At Thalys attack trial, passengers recount stopping gunman with bare hands
Two French citizens described to a court in #Paris on Thursday how they used their bare hands to disarm and immobilise an Islamist gunman in an attack on a high-speed train in France in 2015. FRANCE 24’s Alison...
At least 16 people killed as Uganda’s security personnel battle protests over Bobi Wine arrest
Sixteen people have been killed in #Uganda over two days in operations by security personnel trying to quell #protests triggered by the arrest of presidential candidate Bobi #Wine, police said in a statement. Police...
The real danger from Rudy Giuliani’s meltdown, hair dye or not
IN THE PRESS – Friday, 20.11.2020: We take a look at how the US papers are covering the brown streaks that dripped down Rudy Giuliani’s face during Thursday’s press conference… and the conservative press...
Agribusiness is devouring Brazil’s ‘Cerrado’ savanna
Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, Brazilian soybeans have never sold so well, due to a fall in the value of Brazil’s currency and trade tensions between the US and China. Production in the world’s largest...
Amazon France agrees to delay ‘Black Friday’ sales event by a week amid lockdown
#Amazon said on Thursday it would postpone its “#BlackFriday” discount shopping sales in France to Dec. 4, joining other retailers in delaying the event amid a nationwide #lockdown slated to last until Dec...
Georgia affirms Biden’s victory as Trump attempts to undermine election
After a painstaking #recount, #Georgia officials confirmed on Thursday that President-elect Joe #Biden defeated President Donald #Trump in the battleground state on Nov. 3, further narrowing the president’s dubious...