Tens of thousands of members of Italy's youth-driven Sardine Movement are due to rally in Rome on Saturday, in their bid to further shake up the country's politics and battle xenophobia.
Black mothers in the United States are three times more likely to die from childbirth than white mothers, according to statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In New York City, they are eight times more likely to die. The US is the only developed country in the world in which the rate of maternal mortality is on the rise. The epidemic is firmly rooted in racism.
After a wildfire on April 15 that consumed its roof and spire, Paris’s Notre-Dame Cathedral is undergoing massive repair work. The site remains closed to the public but rare access inside the cathedral has been granted to see how things are coming along, and to get a sense of the task that still lies ahead.
Nicola Sturgeon and the Scottish National Party (SNP) will start their campaign next week for a second independence referendum - whether Westminster likes it or not. The SNP will be hoping the economic consequences of Brexit will fuel the movement for independence.
As the nationwide strike to protest the government’s pension reform plans enters its second week, lifelong residents of France have some experience in how to navigate the daily hassles in a city that has effectively stalled. Working from home because trains and métros are cancelled, or biking long distances to work despite the rain and freezing temperatures become viable – if disagreeable – options.
In the span of just 6 weeks, two beloved K-Pop singers have ended their lives in South Korea.
The suicides have sparked soul-searching in the country, where female stars can be expected to adhere to puritanical expectations. Those who don't become victims of online attacks, which can take a mental toll
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The situation in Lebanon is fueling the creativity of the country's artists. Showing that a picture is indeed worth a thousand words, young illustrators are making their opinions known through political cartoons.
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'We are always no more than two, three days away from war in Gaza'.
Nickolay Mladenov, the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, spoke to FRANCE 24 English in Jerusalem about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the stalled peace process ⤵️
