The UN’s COP 27 conference will start on November 7th in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. Ahead of the arrival of delegates to the resort town, authorities have begun cleaning up…
Continue ReadingTaynaah Reis, founder of Moeda Seeds, is using blockchain to help Brazilian women and the unbanked use digital payments and micro-credit to build businesses. #gamchangers #brazil #bloombergquicktake ——– Like this…
Continue ReadingIsrael said Tuesday it has reached a US-brokered agreement with Lebanon to settle their long-disputed maritime border, hailing a "historic achievement" that potentially unlocks significant offshore gas production for both…
Continue ReadingZoya Agarwal is an Indian pilot. When she settled on her dream twenty years ago, she had no role models, and no sense that women had access to a career…
Continue ReadingUK PM Liz Truss is facing anger over her plans to prioritise economic growth over nature protection and the environment, as FRANCE 24’s Environment Editor Valérie Dekimpe explains. #UK #climate…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea’s recent barrage of missile launches were the simulated use of its tactical battlefield nuclear weapons to “hit and wipe out” potential South Korean and US targets, state media…
Continue ReadingEuropean Union leaders struggled Friday to bridge significant differences over a natural gas price cap as winter approaches and Russia’s war in Ukraine fuels a major energy crisis, driving up…
Continue ReadingThailand is mourning a horrific gun and knife attack at a childcare centre in the north-east that left 37 people, including 23 children, dead. Parents gathered outside the centre on…
Continue ReadingIn the blistering desert of Morocco, the country’s last Berber nomads, the Amazigh, say their ancient lifestyle is under threat as climate change brings ever more intense droughts. #Morocco #climate…
Continue ReadingThree years of drought, low rainfall, and diminished water flows along rivers have battered Iraq’s marshlands, as our correspondents report. #Iraq #climate #drought 🔔 Subscribe to France 24 now: https://f24.my/YTen…
Continue Reading#Britain’s embattled prime minister Liz #Truss marched to the lectern for the most important speech of her political career on Wednesday — accompanied by a song, "Moving On Up," about a bitter…
Continue ReadingAs informal climate talks wrap up in DR Congo, Kenyan president William Ruto published an open letter calling for a more multilateral approach to helping Africa fight climate change. FRANCE…
Continue ReadingPresident Vladimir Putin is "likely" to sign laws to incorporate four Ukrainian territories into Russia during the course of the day, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday. Earlier, the…
Continue ReadingAt the turn of the century, cricket was struggling to attract audiences and its commercial future was in doubt. Now it boasts the second-most valuable sporting franchise globally, behind only…
Continue ReadingHumanity consumes a half-trillion cups of coffee every year, yet coffee production is one of the most antiquated industries within agriculture. Now the livelihoods of 125 million people working in…
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