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Back to homepage / Shows / Focus Issued on: 18/03/2024 – 10:18Modified: 18/03/2024 – 10:20 05:32 FOCUS © FRANCE 24 Thailand is one of the biggest plastic polluters in the world: Some 2 million tonnes of plastic waste are produced each year in the country, and only 25 percent of it is recycled. It’s estimated that at least 50,000 tonnes of plastic end up in the ocean annually. But Thailand’s underdeveloped recycling industry is just one of the problems. Thailand also imports plastic waste, with 372,000 tonnes imported in 2023 alone. Overwhelmed by the problem, the Thai government has announced measures to…

The European Union announced a €7.4 billion funding package and an upgraded relationship with Egypt on Sunday, part of a push to stem migrant flows to Europe criticised by rights groups. Issued on: 17/03/2024 – 20:07 3 min The agreement lifts the EU’s relationship with Egypt to a “strategic partnership” and was unveiled as a delegation of leaders visited Cairo. It is designed to boost cooperation in areas including renewable energy, trade and security, while delivering grants, loans and other funding over the next three years to support Egypt’s faltering economy.The proposed funding includes €5 billion in concessional loans and …

Friends and allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin were quick to congratulate him on his election win but Western leaders denounced what they called an illegal election. Issued on: 18/03/2024 – 10:40Modified: 18/03/2024 – 11:14 2 min Here is a round-up of the main reactions so far:- Beijing congratulated Putin, saying “China and Russia are each other’s largest neighbours and comprehensive strategic cooperative partners in the new era”.Foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian said President Xi Jinping and Putin “will continue to maintain close exchanges, lead the two countries to continue to uphold longstanding good-neighbourly friendship, deepen comprehensive strategic coordination”.- Former…

Back to homepage / Shows / Business Issued on: 18/03/2024 – 11:12 04:41 BUSINESS DAILY © FRANCE 24 President Vladimir Putin has been re-elected to a fifth term in office after a vote in which he faced no real opposition. Since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Russia has become the most sanctioned country in the world. But the Russian economy has proven surprisingly resilient, with defence spending priming industrial production and the country’s oil and gas industry finding ways around Western sanctions and price caps. We take a closer look. Read more on related topics: Source link

For France, there is nothing tastier than a win over its English “best enemies” in the Six Nations. Especially when it comes at the last minute of an enthralling contest. Issued on: 17/03/2024 – 11:31 2 min The French managed to get one for the ages on Saturday after Thomas Ramos landed a 50-metre penalty to give his team a 33-31 win in Lyon. The result over bitter rival England ensured France finished the championship runner-up to Ireland.After a stuttering and insipid start to the tournament marred by a lopsided loss to Ireland and a lucky draw against Italy, France followed…

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…

Eight people, all women and children, were killed on Monday in “reckless” air strikes by the Pakistani military in the border regions of Afghanistan, the Taliban government’s spokesman said.  Issued on: 18/03/2024 – 08:38 1 min Border tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan have risen since the Taliban government seized power in 2021, with Islamabad claiming militant groups are carrying out regular attacks from the neighbouring country.At “around 3:00 am (2230 GMT Sunday), Pakistani aircraft bombarded civilian homes” in Khost and Paktika provinces near the border with Pakistan, spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said in a statement.The Taliban government “strongly condemns these attacks…

Issued on: 17/03/2024 – 10:30Modified: 17/03/2024 – 10:55 01:37 2024-03-17 10:29 EN NW GRAB Q1 CNT FROM 10H -AMIRI Elisa- © FRANCE 24 Mediated talks between Israel and Hamas, which were reportedly scheduled to start Sunday, are delayed by at least a day to Monday due to a Israeli security cabinet meeting, FRANCE 24’s Catherine Norris Trent said. The cabinet is set to discuss the “mandate” of the delegation due to travel to Doha for talks on a truce in Gaza, according to the prime minister’s office. Read more on related topics: Source link

Former US president Donald Trump warned of a “bloodbath for the country” if he is not elected in November.   Issued on: 17/03/2024 – 10:47 3 min Donald Trump told a rally in Ohio on Saturday that November’s presidential election will be the “most important date” in US history, painting his campaign for the White House as a turning point for the country.Days after securing his position as the presumptive Republican nominee, the former president also warned of a “bloodbath” if he is not elected – though it was not clear what he was referring to, with the remark coming in the…

Issued on: 16/03/2024 – 12:17Modified: 16/03/2024 – 12:34 01:37 © FRANCE 24 Israel on Friday approved a potential assault on the Gaza city of Rafah where more than half of the enclave’s 2.3 million residents are sheltering after five months of war. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s request for army chiefs to draw up plans for an offensive on Rafah has sparked huge international concern with the US pushing for an evacuation of the city, FRANCE 24’s Catherine Norris Trent said, reporting from Jerusalem. Read more on related topics: Source link