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British physicist Peter Higgs, whose theory of a mass-giving particle – the so-called Higgs boson – jointly earned him the Nobel Prize for Physics, has died aged 94, the University of Edinburgh announced on Tuesday. Issued on: 09/04/2024 – 19:34 1 min “He passed away peacefully at home on Monday 8 April following a short illness,” the Scottish university, where he had been a professor for nearly five decades, said in a statement.It called him “a great teacher and mentor, inspiring generations of young scientists”.”His family has asked that the media and public respect their privacy at this time,” the university added.Higgs…

Issued on: 07/04/2024 – 14:34Modified: 07/04/2024 – 14:44 04:35 © FRANCE 24 As the war in Gaza enters its seventh month, “Israel needs to change its strategy” on negotiations regarding the release of hostages held in the Strip, former hostage negotiator Gershon Baskin told FRANCE 24. The Israeli army on Saturday said it recovered the body of a 47-year-old farmer believed to be killed in January by militants with Islamic Jihad, one of the groups that entered southern Israel in the Oct. 7 attack, killed more than 1,200 people and took about 250 hostages. Read more on related topics: Source…

Lawmaker Simon Harris was elected Ireland’s prime minister by a vote in parliament Tuesday, becoming at 37 the country’s youngest-ever leader. Issued on: 09/04/2024 – 17:45 2 min Harris takes over as head of Ireland’s three-party coalition government from Leo Varadkar, who announced his surprise resignation last month. Harris, who served as higher education minister in Varadkar’s government, was the only candidate to replace him as head of the center-right Fine Gael party.Lawmakers in the Dáil, the lower house of Ireland’s parliament, confirmed Harris as taoiseach, or prime minister, by a 88-69 vote.He was formally appointed to the post by…

Issued on: 09/04/2024 – 15:18 02:08 French charity sounds alarm about Seine ahead of Olympics (2024) © AFP / France 24 A French water charity sounded the alarm Monday about pollution in the Seine just over 100 days before the start of the Olympics when the river is set to be used for swimming events. Surfrider Foundation said it had analysed six months of tests over winter undertaken by a laboratory and concluded that the river water remained polluted and potentially dangerous. Read more on related topics: Source link

Issued on: 09/04/2024 – 15:55Modified: 09/04/2024 – 16:54 03:03 Stunned Palestinians found their home city unrecognisable Monday as they return to southern Gaza’s Khan Younis after months of fighting and bombardment, with houses destroyed and bodies still trapped under the rubble, leaving the “stench of death everywhere”, says France 24’s Rob Parsons. Read more on related topics: Source link

Europe’s climate monitor said Tuesday that March was the hottest on record and the tenth straight month of historic heat, with sea surface temperatures also hitting a “shocking” new high. Issued on: 09/04/2024 – 05:25 3 min It is the latest red flag in a year already marked by climate extremes and rising greenhouse gas emissions, spurring fresh calls for more rapid action to limit global warming.Rolling records Every month since June 2023 has beaten its own “hottest ever” tag — and March 2024 was no exception.The EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said that March globally was 1.68 degrees Celsius…

Back to homepage / Shows / arts24 Issued on: 09/04/2024 – 14:49 12:38 arts24 © FRANCE 24 In this edition of arts24: Forty years on from the first episode, the original Ghostbusters team reunites in “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire,” blending the original cast with fresh talent. Fan favourites Paul Rudd, Finn Wolfhard and Mckenna Grace join veterans Bill Murray, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts and Dan Aykroyd. The film is directed by Oscar-nominated Gil Kenan. Eve Jackson met with the cast in Paris. Read more on related topics: Source link

Back to homepage / Shows / Science Issued on: 09/04/2024 – 15:46 03:11 SCIENCE © FRANCE 24 It’s an innovation that scientists are describing as a revolution. EDIT-B is a simple blood test that helps differentiate between depression and bipolar disorder, enabling doctors to establish a diagnosis within four weeks, compared to eight to 10 years currently. Bipolar disorder is a chronic mental illness affecting more than 46 million people worldwide, and for which medical misdiagnosis is common. FRANCE 24’s Julia Sieger tells us more. Read more on related topics: Source link

Security will be “considerably reinforced” at Wednesday’s Champions League match in the French capital between Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona after a “threat” from the Islamic State group, the interior minister said. Issued on: 09/04/2024 – 14:20 1 min Gerald Darmanin said the jihadist group had threatened all the quarter-final matches on Tuesday and Wednesday, not just PSG’s first leg clash with Barcelona at the Parc des Princes.Darmanin said there had been “a clear threat publicly expressed by the Islamic State”. “The police, whom I spoke to very early this morning, have considerably reinforced the security measures,” the minister told reporters.A…

Issued on: 07/04/2024 – 15:54Modified: 07/04/2024 – 16:03 01:49 Hundreds of relatives continue to grieve for their loved ones killed or taken captive by Hamas militants during a surprise multi-pronged attack on Israel on October 7. Parents of hostages held in Gaza say they feel abandoned by the government in their fight for the return of their children. Of the around 250 Israeli and foreign hostages abducted by Hamas on October 7, 129 remain in Gaza, of which the military says 34 are dead. Read more on related topics: Source link