Utah football: Takeaways from Utah’s win over USC

Utah Utes quarterback Cam Rising (7) warms up as Utah and USC prepare to play at Rice Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022. Scott G…

Paris conference aims to fast-track road to gender equality • FRANCE 24 English

An international conference opening in #Paris on Wednesday aims to fast-track the road to #gender #equality and mobilise millions of dollars to achieve the long-sought goal quickly. Opening of the…

Le Pen’s far right fails to win breakthrough in French vote

The French far right of Marine #LePen failed to win any #region while the centrist ruling party of President Emmanuel #Macron suffered another poll drubbing in the second round of…

French far-right falls short in regional elections ahead of presidential vote

The French #far-right again failed to win a single #region in #elections on Sunday, exit polls showed, depriving its leader Marine #LePen of a chance to show her party is…

France regional elections: 27,89% of voters turned out to cast ballot by 5pm

#France was voting in the second round of regional #elections Sunday seen as a test for centrist President Emmanuel Macron and the far-right of Marine Le Pen, but with voter…

Democrats’ voting rights plan faces long odds in US Senate

A proposal to reform #US elections that #Democrats say is vital to protecting Americans’ #right to #vote hits the Senate floor on Tuesday, where it faces opposition from Republicans who…

Weightlifter to be first transgender Olympic athlete at Tokyo 2020 – BBC News

New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard has become the first transgender athlete picked to compete at an Olympics. Officials have selected her for the women’s weightlifting team for Tokyo 2020, after…

Ethiopians vote in poll overshadowed by Tigray

#Ethiopians voted Monday in a delayed national #election taking place against the backdrop of war and #famine in the northern #Tigray #region and questions over the poll’s credibility. Prime Minister…

China intensifies crackdown on bitcoin mining

#China’s #Sichuan province announced over the weekend that it would shut down major #Bitcoin mines. It’s the latest local #crackdown on #cryptocurrency mining, which stands to have a significant impact…

Summer 2021: Greece’s Covid-19 odyssey (part 1)

#Summer has begun in #Europe: restrictions on #travel are ending, beaches and bars are beckoning, and #Greece is particularly keen to fill them all with holidaymakers. Greece is the European…

Spanish PM heads to Catalonia before pardon to separatists

#Spanish Prime Minister Pedro #Sanchez is expected to outline on Monday his #government’s plans to #pardon the #jailed #Catalan #separatists behind a failed 2017 independence bid during a highly anticipated…

Setbacks for Le Pen, Macron parties in French regional vote

#France’s #FarRight led by Marine #LePen insisted Monday it could recover from a disappointing first round of #regional #polls marked by a strong result from the traditional right and another…

Malian refugees find more security in neighbouring Burkina Faso

#Malian #refugees have found more #security in neighbouring #BurkinaFaso, where some live in the #Goudebou #camp. Subscribe to France 24 now: http://f24.my/youtubeEN FRANCE 24 live news stream: all the latest…

Armenia PM claims victory in snap polls as rival alleges fraud

#Armenian Prime Minister Nikol #Pashinyan claimed victory early Monday in snap #parliamentary #elections called in an effort to defuse a #political #crisis after a disastrous war with #Azerbaijan. Preliminary results…

Le Pen’s party comes top in Provence in regional election

The party of French #far-right leader Marine #LePen came top in the first round of #regional #elections in the Provence-Alpes-Cote d’Azur (#PACA) region around #Marseille, beating the incumbent centre-right into…