Author: France 24

Israeli air strikes hit the Nuseirat refugee camp and the city of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza overnight on Thursday, killing at least three people and injuring more than a dozen others, according to health officials and medics. Israeli tanks in southern Gaza’s Rafah stepped up bombardment, forcing more people there to flee north. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates on the Israel-Hamas war. Source link

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She’s becoming the voice of a generation: singer, comedian, podcaster, poet and actress. A self-proclaimed, self-obsessed millennial, Catherine Cohen puts the concerns of her peers to music in comedy clubs in New York City and beyond, saying the outrageous things we think but never say out loud. Her stand-up show “The Twist…? She’s Gorgeous” won best newcomer prize at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2019 and was made into a Netflix show. Catherine Cohen speaks to Eve Jackson about her new show “Come for Me”, which is on at the Apollo in Paris as part of a European and North American tour.  Source…

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The European Commission has recommended disciplinary action against France, as well as Belgium, Italy, Hungary, Malta, Slovakia and Poland, for running excessive budget deficits.The EU’s Maastricht treaty requires member states to keep public debt below 60 percent and deficits below 3 percent of GDP. Plus, Nvidia has overtaken Microsoft to become the world’s most valuable company, with $3.3 trillion in market capitalisation.  Source link

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