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US firefighters battle to contain record blazes
Firefighters in US West Coast states are battling to contain some of the biggest blazes ever recorded. FRANCE 24 correspondent Alyssa Caverley says fires in Oregon state have been fanned by unusually hot winds, and have...
The feuding factions of French feminism
IN THE PAPERS – Friday, 11.09.2020: In addition to discussing feuding factions of feminism in French society (and the role cleavage may have in that), we discuss the French government’s coronavirus plans for...
France to consider local lockdowns amid record Covid cases
France faces the threat of renewed lockdowns to contain the coronavirus threat, as new cases hit a record high of 10,000. FRANCE 24’s Clovis Casali reports that President Emmanuel Macron has convened a special cabinet...
Talks resume as UK refuses EU ultimatum on ‘illegal’ Brexit bill
Post-Brexit trade talks are to continue, even as the UK rejected an EU ultimatum to scrap plans to override the withdrawal agreement. EU leaders have warned the plans would destroy any remaining trust between the two...
France logs almost 10,000 new cases in 24 hours, a record since the start of Covid-19 epidemic
France on Thursday registered a record of almost 10,000 new Covid-19 cases over the last 24 hours ahead of a key meeting to decide whether to toughen the country’s coronavirus measures.
Israel’s ‘shorts rebellion’: Schoolgirls’ protest reveals deeply divided society
At the beginning of the summer, a group of female Israeli teenagers fought for the right to come to school wearing shorts. This seemingly minor battle in fact reveals a deep divide within Israeli society between secular...