Author: France 24

One of France’s leading Paralympians has spoken to FRANCE 24 about his motto in life, as he reflects on the success of this summer’s Paralympic Games here in Paris. Stéphane Houdet told us that “everyone has two lives, and the second one starts when you understand that you have only one”. He says sport is about communication and what we can do together worldwide. Houdet is a three-time Paralympic tennis doubles champion – in 2008 in Beijing, 2016 in Rio and 2021 in Tokyo, as well as a silver medallist in singles and a bronze medallist in doubles at the…

We take a look at some of the findings that emerged from this year’s European Society for Medical Oncology conference in Barcelona. Some 30,000 people attended the forum to hear what advances doctors and researchers have made in the fight against cancer.

The US Federal Reserve lowered its key lending rate by a deeper-than-expected 0.5%, in its first rate cut in more than four years. The move indicates that while monetary policymakers are confident about taming inflation, their focus has shifted to supporting the slowing job market. Plus, France 24’s Yuka Royer speaks with Regina Mayor, Global Head of Clients & Markets at KPMG International, about what is top of mind for global CEOs amid economic uncertainty and technological advances. 

Hand-held radios used by Hezbollah detonated late on Wednesday afternoon across Lebanon’s south and in Beirut’s southern suburbs, security sources and witnesses said, further hiking tensions with Israel a day after similar explosions launched via the group’s pagers.

Australian author Anna Funder talks to Dheepthika Laurent about her latest book “Wifedom”, a part-fiction, part non-fiction and part-hybrid novel about Eileen O’Shaughnessy. She was the highly educated wife of George Orwell, who played a pivotal but largely uncredited role in his career. Anna Funder also responds to criticism by the Orwell Society that the book portrayed Orwell as “maleficent” and talks about what propelled her to leave her career as a government lawyer to pursue writing full-time.

European football’s most coveted competition debuted its new format on Tuesday, foregoing its classic ‘group stage’ games for a giant league compromised of all 36 teams. Bayern Munich scored a record-breaking nine goals against Dinamo Zagreb and Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappé registered his first for the reigning champions, while both Liverpool and newcomers Aston Villa recorded wins. 

Bacterial illnesses resistant to available antibiotic medicines will cause more than 39 million deaths worldwide over the next 25 years and indirectly contribute to an additional 169 million deaths, according to a forecast published on Monday. FRANCE24’s Sharon Gaffney speaks to Ben Cooper, Professor of Epidemiology at the Centre for Global Health Research at Oxford University, one of the authors of the report. He says that vaccines, hygiene and antibiotic education are key to avoid the crisis.

After weeks of negotiations, European Commission chief Ursula Von der Leyen has unveiled her top team – giving key economic portfolios to France, Italy and Spain. If approved by the European Parliament, the bloc’s new top brass will be charged with steering the EU’s industrial agenda in the face of competition from China and the US. Plus, London Mayor Sadiq Khan announced a new plan to make a part of Oxford Street completely traffic-free.  

FRANCE 24 spoke to Israel’s new ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon. Earlier this Tuesday, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu made the safe return of residents to the north of Israel – which is facing near-daily attacks by Hezbollah from neighbouring Lebanon – an official war goal. “We are still trying diplomatic channels in order to allow them to come back to their communities,” Danon said of the residents. But he warned that Israel will “use other capabilities” if it sees no progress. “There is some point in life where you have to put a red line and understand that you have to take…

Olivia Salazar-Winspear and Dheepthika Laurent take a look at all the winners, losers and surprises from the 2024 Emmy Awards ceremony, including historic wins for American-Japanese epic “Shogun” in the drama category. Also: they look at season four of irreverent British spy drama “Slow Horses” and a new season of Ryan Murphy’s true crime series based on the story of the Menendez brothers, who killed their parents in 1989. Plus: don’t miss “La Maison”, a new “Succession”-style family drama à la française!