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Back to homepage / Shows / arts24 Issued on: 08/04/2024 – 15:13 13:04 arts24 © FRANCE 24 In this edition of our arts24 music show, Jennifer Ben Brahim meets French musician Thomas de Pourquery. The saxophonist, singer, composer and actor has fronted a variety of music collectives such as “Supersonic”, as well as working with the likes of Metronomy and Jeanne Added. As a saxophonist, he won France’s top jazz award, the Django Reinhart prize, in 2021. He’s just released his first solo album, “Let the Monster Fall”, a pop twist on the jazz genre. Thomas has blended his instrumental…

Andre Boniface, one of French rugby’s greatest players in the 1950s and 1960s, died in Bayonne on Monday at the age of 89, his family told AFP. Issued on: 08/04/2024 – 13:41 3 min The epitome of French flair, Boniface’s career was inextricably linked with that of his younger brother and often centre partner Guy: together they epitomised the notion of ‘French flair’.Andre made the first of his 48 international appearances in 1954 with the last of those coming 12 years later in 1966, by which time he had helped France to the Five Nations title on four occasions.France, in…

Issued on: 08/04/2024 – 17:29Modified: 08/04/2024 – 17:34 01:36 Israel’s military announced Sunday it had withdrawn its forces from the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, wrapping up a key phase in its ground offensive against the Hamas militant group and bringing its troop presence in the territory to one of the lowest levels since the six-month war began. France 24’s Rob Parsons takes a look at behind some of the speculation as to why the country’s military is reducing its numbers in certain parts of the enclave. Read more on related topics: Source link

Nicaragua called on the United Nations’ top court on Monday to halt German military aid to Israel, arguing that Berlin’s support enables acts of genocide and breaches of international humanitarian law in Gaza. The case at the International Court of Justice is against Germany, which is the second-largest supplier of arms to Israel after the U.S., but it also indirectly takes aim at Israel’s 6-month-old military campaign, which has left tens of thousands of Palestinians dead and devastated Gaza.Nicaragua’s allegations represent the latest legal attempt by a country with historic ties to the Palestinian people to stop Israel’s offensive, after…

Back to homepage / Shows / Business Issued on: 08/04/2024 – 11:36 05:54 BUSINESS DAILY © FRANCE 24 China’s minister of commerce is in Europe for a week-long trip, with a focus on pushing back against accusations of unfair state subsidies in the Chinese electric vehicle sector. Also in this edition: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen calls out overcapacity in Chinese green energy exports as she wraps up a visit there, and Elon Musk faces off against a Brazilian Supreme Court justice. Read more on related topics: Source link

Roubaix (France) (AFP) – Mathieu van der Poel triumphed on the cobbles for a second straight year Sunday after a solo 60-kilometre breakaway to win the Paris-Roubaix race known as ‘the Hell of the North’. Issued on: 07/04/2024 – 17:23Modified: 07/04/2024 – 17:59 2 min The 29-year-old Dutch world champion won the Tour of Flanders a week ago and crossed the line almost three minutes ahead of the nearest chasers after the brutal 260km run including 57km of cobbles.”This goes way beyond my expectations, there will be a big party tonight,” he said at the line.”I was at the limit…

Gaza’s health ministry collects data from the enclave’s hospitals and the Palestinian Red Crescent.The health ministry does not report how Palestinians were killed, whether from Israeli airstrikes and artillery barrages or errant Palestinian rocket fire. It describes all casualties as victims of “Israeli aggression”.The ministry also does not distinguish between civilians and combatants. Throughout four wars and numerous skirmishes between Israel and Hamas, UN agencies have cited the Hamas-run health ministry’s death tolls in regular reports. The International Committee of the Red Cross and Palestinian Red Crescent also use the numbers.In the aftermath of war, the UN humanitarian office has published…

An engine cover on a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800 fell off on Sunday during takeoff in Denver and struck the wing flap, prompting the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to open an investigation. Issued on: 08/04/2024 – 05:21 2 min No one was injured and Southwest Flight 3695 returned safely to Denver International Airport around 8:15 a.m. local time (1415 GMT) on Sunday and was towed to the gate after losing the engine cowling.The Boeing aircraft bound for Houston Hobby airport with 135 passengers and six crew members aboard climbed to about 10,300 feet (3,140 m) before returning 25 minutes after…

Back to homepage / Shows / Focus Issued on: 06/04/2024 – 10:00 05:04 FOCUS © FRANCE 24 Eight years after a national ban on skin-whitening products came into force in Ivory Coast, the trend continues to boom despite its health risks. Half of Abidjan’s women are known to engage in skin depigmentation, which can lead to serious health issues such as diabetes and hypertension. NGOs are denouncing what they see as a lack of political will from authorities to tackle the problem. FRANCE 24’s Julia Guggenheim, Damien Koffi, M’ma Camara and Justice Baidoo report, with Antonia Kerrigan. Read more on…

Issued on: 06/04/2024 – 12:23Modified: 06/04/2024 – 12:49 01:48 American and Israeli negotiators are expected in Cairo over the weekend for a renewed push to reach a ceasefire-hostage deal in a war that reaches the half-year mark on Sunday. Meanwhile the UN has returned to one of the sites that symbolise the human cost of the war: the Al-Shifa hospital. Read more on related topics: Source link