France may be the top tourist destination in the world, but there’s one national characteristic that tends to raise eyebrows: the French tendency to complain. How true is this cliché? And if they are world champions...
Global economy in crisis: When will we recover from the coronavirus recession?
What hopes are there for a recovery from the coronavirus recession? We’ll examine the OECD’s latest forecast for the global economy with their chief economist, Laurence Boone. Also, will demand for oil ever...
Novichok-tinged bottle found in Navalny’s room, opponent’s colleagues said
Aides of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny said Thursday that German experts found Novichok nerve agent on a water bottle taken from the hotel room where he stayed before being poisoned. France 24 Nick Holdsworth...
Europe’s weekly coronavirus tally ‘exceeded 300,000 patients’ last week, WHO Europe chief says
The European head for the World Health Organization is warning of “alarming rates of transmission” of the #coronavirus in parts of the continent. Dr. Hans Kluge says the largest proportion remains among adults ages 25...
The Cuties controversy: Today’s school girls empowered or under pressure?
Why has Cuties struck a nerve? An award-winning film set in Paris’ working class suburbs about an 11-year old torn between the pressure to conform with her family and the pressure to be sexy seemed destined for an...
Libyan PM to resign: Rival factions expected to convene soon for peace talks
The head of Libya’s UN-recognised Government of National Accord said Wednesday he planned to step down within six weeks as part of efforts to broker a peace agreement. FRANCE 24 Senior reporter Catherine Norris...
‘Cuties’, the French indie movie dragged into US election fray
An award-winning film about a girl of Senegalese heritage growing up in a Paris suburb has become a target of vocal conservatives and Republican politicians who seized on a misleading Netflix poster to accuse it of...