French #theaters won’t be able to re-open until at least January 7, due to ongoing Covid-19 restrictions. Throughout this Thursday, December 17, FRANCE 24 gives the floor to personalities from the world of culture...
Self-isolation rush after France’s Macron catches Covid-19
A host of European leaders and top French officials rushed into isolation on Thursday after President Emmanuel #Macron tested positive for #Covid-19, upending political agendas across the continent. Macron, 42, was...
European leaders rush into isolation after Macron tests positive for Covid-19
A host of European leaders and top French officials rushed into isolation on Thursday after President Emmanuel Macron tested positive for Covid-19, upending political agendas across the continent.
Former top Lebanese finance official: ‘We are becoming the Somalia of a few years ago’
Alain Bifani resigned suddenly at the end of June from his position as director general of Lebanon’s finance ministry, a post he had held for 20 years. The former top official had supported an IMF-backed recovery...
Mexico cracks down on junk food
In Mexico, authorities are trying to buck the worrying rise in obesity among young people. Some 73 percent of the country’s population is overweight, with 29 percent of the nation said to be actually obese: one of...
Culture during lockdown: Vaux-le-Vicomte Château celebrates holidays despite Covid
Throughout this Thursday, December 17, France 24 shows its support for the #culture sector hard hit by the health measures related to Covid-19. Prime Minister Jean #Castex announced museums, cinemas and theatres would...
Arab Spring 10 years on: Looking at what is left of the Jasmine Revolution
#Tunisia on Thursday marked 10 years since a local fruit and vegetable seller set himself ablaze in protest after police took his cart, an act that enraged the country and snowballed into the #revolution that toppled...