Sunday, December 15, 2019

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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.

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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.





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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…



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.





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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 cathedr…
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.



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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…


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 ⤵️


Nickolay Mladenov, the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, spoke to FRANCE 24 in Jerusalem about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the stalled peace process. Mladenov also di…
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🔴 BREAKING - COP 25 climate talks end 
with no deal on carbon markets https://f24.my/5wsf.f



United Nations climate negotiations were deadlocked deep into overtime Friday with even the best-case outcome likely to fall well short of what science says is needed to avert a future ravaged by global warming.
United Nations climate negotiations were deadlocked deep into overtime Friday with even the best-case outcome likely to fall well short of what science says is needed to avert a future ravaged by glo…
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Amazon sees alarming rise in deforestation
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest last month jumped to the highest level since records began.

Swedish town to integrate refugees by housing them with pensioners
The first residents have moved into a new housing scheme that mixes seniors, young people and foreigners who came to Sweden as unaccompanied minors seeking asylum. They are required to socialize with each other.

Merkel: Germany needs skilled non-EU workers
It's your chance!



Meet the German family members who opened their hearts and home to not one, not two, not three... but seven Syrian refugees.
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On her way back to Sweden from a climate conference in Madrid, teenage activist Greta Thunberg encountered Germany's overcrowded trains. Twitter users commiserated with her situation.


DW News Even the world's largest CO2 emitters are suffering the effects of climate change. So what's stopping countries like Germany, India, Saudi Arabia, the US and China from going green?DW Environment analyses what's causing the hold up: https://p.dw.com/p/3UhA9
COP25: Why are high emission countries lagging on climate protection? | DW | 12.12.2019
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COP25: Why are high emission countries lagging on climate…
CHINESE ETHNIC CLEANSING OF THE UIGHURS 
"They gave us injections and took blood. We didn't know what it was for [...] later we learned that the younger women stopped having their periods."
Rights groups estimate that more than a million Uighurs, an ethnic minority native to China's Xinjiang region, are held in camps that are run like prisons and aimed at eradicating Uighur culture.

Former Germany midfielder Mesut Özil has criticized Muslim countries for not speaking up for minorities subjected to abuse in China. More than 1 million people have been sent to reeducation camps in the Xinjiang region: p.dw.com/p/3Un5Z
Germany's Mesut Özil condemns Muslim silence over Uighurs | DW | 14.12.2019
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Germany's Mesut Özil condemns Muslim silence over Uighurs | DW | 14.12.2019


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