‘Sick of French’: Algeria moves away from colonial past with increase in English at school

For the first time, primary school children in Algeria are studying English as a foreign language alongside French as the new academic year gets underway. For some, the move is…

‘Outstanding courage’: Human rights champions hailed after Nobel peace win • FRANCE 24 English

A trio of human rights watchdogs from Belarus, Russia and Ukraine won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, a highly symbolic choice of laureates drawn from three nations at the…

Rafael Grossi speaks to FRANCE 24: IAEA director says visit to Zaporizhzhia ‘within days’

The UN nuclear watchdog is "very, very close" to being able to go to the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, Europe’s largest, its chief Rafael Grossi said on…

France’s Macron looks to ‘future’ on Algeria trip to mend ties • FRANCE 24 English

President Emmanuel Macron starts a three-day visit Thursday to Algeria to help mend ties with the former French colony, which this year marks its 60th anniversary of independence. The first…

French energy giant TotalEnergy accused of fuelling Russian bombers • FRANCE 24 English

A Russian gas field partly owned by France’s TotalEnergies is being used to produce fuel for bombers striking targets in Ukraine, Le Monde daily reported Wednesday, a claim contested by…

Nightclubs reopen in England after Covid restrictions lift – BBC News

Nightclubs are among the first venues to take advantage of the easing of Covid restrictions in England from Monday. With doors opening a minute past midnight, the BBC was at…

Indonesian volunteers bring food to Covid-19 patients stuck at home • FRANCE 24 English

As #coronavirus surges in the #Indonesian capital, volunteers like Badie Uzzaman are pitching in to help, delivering food to people who have tested positive but are forced to #quarantine at…

Covid rules ease in England as nightclubs reopen and bar service resumes – BBC News

Most legal restrictions on social contact have been lifted in England. There are now no limits on how many people can meet, nightclubs reopened at midnight, and table service will…

French secular committee meets to tighten legislation • FRANCE 24 English

#French Prime Minister Jean Castex starts this thursday the first #secular #committee, bringing together a dozen of gouvernment’s members, to tighten legislation. Sociology Professor at Paris’ ESSEC Marwan Sinaceur tells…

French nightclubs reopen for first time since Covid struck • FRANCE 24 English

Friday night #French #clubs will be permitted to reopen for the first time since the #Covid-19 crisis erupted, although stringent rules mean many will stay shuttered. Subscribe to France 24…

Football: Super League dead after Atletico and Inter follow English exodus

Atletico Madrid and Inter Milan followed all six #English Premier League clubs in pulling out of the European #SuperLeague on Wednesday, dealing a fatal blow to a project that prompted…

EU Parliament strips Catalan separatists of immunity

The European Parliament on Tuesday lifted the immunity of former Catalan leader Carles #Puigdemont and two allies wanted by #Spain following #Catalonia’s #independence attempt in 2017. The trio — Puigdemont…

Macron’s pre-Covid dinner: “Terrible timing right before the biggest family gathering of the year.”

In The WorldThisWeek, columnist and political consultant Philippe Moreau Chevrolet argues that ten for dinner at the Elysée Palace the night before #Macron contracted #Covid undermines 🇫🇷 France’s ‘six adults…

How they got there? Mystery metal monoliths pop up around the world

A mysterious metal #monolith has popped up on a riverbank in the Polish capital Warsaw, the latest in a string of similar objects that have recently appeared in Europe and…

EU says EU-UK face weekend ‘last attempt’ to get trade deal, fisheries still an issue

The European Union and the United Kingdom are heading into the weekend on a “last attempt" to clinch a post-#Brexit trade deal, with EU fishing rights in British waters the…