Author: France 24

Maximilian Woeber’s own goal was enough to give France a winning start to their Euro 2024 campaign on Monday as they edged Austria 1-0 in their opening game but Kylian Mbappe came off late on with a broken nose. Source link

A fire killed 49 people in Kuwait when it ripped through a building housing nearly 200 foreign workers on Wednesday, the government said. Source link

France’s leading CAC 40 stock index made small gains at the open this Tuesday after suffering its worst week of trading since March 2022. As FRANCE 24’s Bryan Quinn explains, the fallout from President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to call snap elections continues to be felt across the country’s business landscape, with many companies holding off on big decisions until after the polls. Also in this edition, Toyota’s shareholders vote to keep Akio Toyoda as chairman despite a certification fraud scandal. Source link

Jayson Tatum produced a dazzling 31-point display as the Boston Celtics dominated the Dallas Mavericks 106-88 to clinch a record-breaking 18th NBA championship crown on Monday. Source link

Israel struck Gaza on Monday and witnesses reported blasts in the besieged territory’s south, but fighting had largely subsided on the second day of an army-declared “pause” to facilitate aid flows around a southern route. Troops were still operating in Rafah and central Gaza; “there was no change” in the military’s policy and fighting “continues as planned”, an Israeli official stressed. Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments. Source link

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dissolved the influential War Cabinet that has overseen the fighting in Gaza, a government spokesperson said Monday, days after a key member of the body bolted from the government over frustration with the Israeli leader’s handling of the war.  Source link

Clinical Germany thumped Scotland 5-1 in their Euro 2024 tournament opener on Friday with the host nation scoring three first-half goals and enjoying a man advantage after Ryan Porteous received a straight red card before the break. Source link

Lebanese militant group Hezbollah fired successive barrages of rockets at northern Israel on Wednesday, after an Israeli air strike killed a senior commander in south Lebanon the previous day. Hezbollah has traded near-daily cross-border fire with the Israeli army since its Palestinian ally Hamas attacked southern Israel on October 7, triggering war in Gaza. Source link

The GenZ desperately want to be eco-friendly and want to choose a company with better climate credentials. But a new survey by LinkedIn has found that only one in 20 Gen Zers have the “green skills” needed to tackle the climate crisis.  France 24’s Yuka Royer speaks to Sue Duke, LinkedIn’s Head of Global Public Policy about the social network’s latest findings.  Source link

Switzerland made a flying start at Euro 2024 as Kwadwo Duah and Michel Aebischer scored their first international goals in a 3-1 win against Hungary on Saturday. Source link