Author: France 24

Just how sustainable is your happy hour? The beverage industry is among those facing pressure to mitigate its impact on the environment. In 2021, it accounted for 3.8 percent of global carbon emissions. We take a closer look in this edition of People & Profit.

In this edition of Entre Nous, we speak to Diane Le Feyer, the illustrator of “Mortelle Adèle” or “Rebel Adèle”. We find out more about the creative process behind this much-loved French comic. Le Feyer tells us how she and Mister Tan collaborate and how she got into the comics business. 

Israeli officials said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife were not at their residence in Caesarea when a drone launched from Lebanon “hit a structure” in the central town on Saturday. The strike came as fighting continued to rage in Gaza, where an Israeli strike on the northern area of Jabalia overnight killed at least 33 people.

This October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Every year, 2.3 million women are diagnosed with breast cancer across the world, meaning that every 14 seconds, somewhere on the planet, a woman is diagnosed with the disease. Among them is FRANCE 24 journalist Aurore Cloé Dupuis, who found out she had breast cancer in 2022. In this edition of Entre Nous, she shares her story.

Rafael Nadal, the 22-time grand slam champion, on Thursday said he will retire from professional tennis at the end of this season. The 38-year-old Spanish player said he would effectively end his career after the Davis Cup finals in November.

“Assassin’s Creed” played a starring role in the Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony, with a masked figure dressed like the protagonist running across the rooftops of Paris with the Olympic flame. Now, the game’s developer Ubisoft is rumoured to be in talks to be taken private, in a possible acquisition by Chinese gaming giant Tencent.

Three years after the majestic Parisian monument closed for renovations, the Grand Palais is once again the HQ of the contemporary art world, as it hosts Art Basel Paris. We hear from Oliver Beer, one of the artists showing his sound-inspired pieces at the event, who tells us how his Resonance Project has inspired installations, paintings and even an operatic film experience. Our reporters also check out the sculptures popping up in public spaces around Paris, as the fair brings contemporary art to the streets. And we meet some of the artists bringing their work to the Also Known As…

It’s the deadliest conflict in Lebanon since the 1975-1990 civil war. The current war between Hezbollah and Israel has set the whole country ablaze. The provisional death toll on the Lebanese side stands at more than 2,300, with 11,000 wounded, while thousands more are missing. The violence of the Israeli strikes has also provoked a mass exodus of the population: some 1.2 million people already have been forced to leave their homes, or a fifth of the population. Our Lebanon correspondents Chloé Domat and Sophie Guignon report.

US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris on Saturday issued a medical report showing she is in “excellent health” and fit to serve as the country’s leader. The move is seen as a challenge to Donald Trump, whom Harris has accused of lacking transparency for not releasing his own medical records. After Joe Biden dropped out of the race for the White House in July, Trump became the oldest presidential nominee from a major political party in US history.

Randal Kolo Muani scored twice as France defeated Belgium 2-1 in the UEFA Nations League on Monday. Kolo Muani’s penalty opener was equalized by Lois Openda before Muani headed in the winner after the break. France secured victory despite Kylian Mbappe’s absence in the match at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels.