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Back to homepage / Middle East Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry on Sunday said that a total of 25,105 Palestinians have been killed since October 7. Fighting raged across the Strip, with reports of especially heavy gunfire, air strikes and tank shelling focused on Khan Younis, Gaza’s main southern city, and Israeli bombardment of Gaza City and other areas in the north. Read our liveblog for all the latest developments.  Issued on: 21/01/2024 – 08:22 1 min A picture taken from Rafah shows smoke billowing over Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip during Israeli bombardments on January 21, 2024. © AFP…

About 1,000 people from Gaza have been treated in a French field hospital aboard a ship off the coast of Egypt, its captain said, providing care for some as health infrastructure in the war-devastated enclave collapses.  Issued on: 21/01/2024 – 16:41Modified: 21/01/2024 – 16:43 1 min The Dixmude, a French helicopter carrier, has been docked in the Egyptian port of al-Arish, 50 km (30 miles) west of the Gaza Strip, since November. The vessel is equipped with wards, operating theatres and 70 medical staff.Nearly 120 injured people have been hospitalised on board, while hundreds more have been seen for outpatient…

Issued on: 21/01/2024 – 00:12 Algeria had Baghdad Bounedjah to thank after his extra time header saved their blushes in a back and forth game against Burkina Faso. Elsewhere, Mauritania were edged out in a 3-2 thriller by Angola while Tunisia and Mali played out an edgy 1-1 stalemate in Group E. We go over the latest action with Sports Journalist Thando Sibiya and France 24’s Justice Baidoo Source link

Issued on: 20/01/2024 – 21:10Modified: 20/01/2024 – 21:18 03:12 Thousands of people demonstrated in central Tel Aviv on Saturday, calling for the return of hostages held in Gaza and early elections to oust Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “This protest movement is growing”, said FRANCE 24 Senior Correspondent Catherine Norris Trent, reporting from Tel Aviv. “Protests have been happening regularly every Sunday in Israel [. . .] since October 7.” Read more on related topics: Source link

Gelson Dala struck twice as Angola defeated Mauritania 3-2 in an entertaining Africa Cup of Nations clash on Saturday to close in on a spot in the last 16.  Issued on: 20/01/2024 – 20:55 1 min Dala gave Angola the lead on the half hour in Bouake when a loose ball fell his way at a corner and his scruffy acrobatic effort bounced over two defenders on the line.Sidi Bouna Amar hauled Mauritania level as he weaved through the Angola defence before producing an unerring low finish, but Dala responded with a goal of similar brilliance early in the second…

French President Emmanuel Macron vowed this week to tackle the country’s growing infertility problem as part of efforts to revive the country’s sluggish birth rate, describing the subject of infertility as “the taboo of the century”. More than three million people in France are said to suffer from the condition, making it a major public health issue – but one that has never been treated as such. Macron promised steps to boost France’s declining birth rate during a televised press conference on Tuesday, calling for a “demographic rearmament” of the country. The call came after France recorded its lowest annual birth rate since World…

Issued on: 19/01/2024 – 23:54 Senegal claimed a comfortable 3-1 victory over Cameroon to qualify for the last 16. The reigning champions scored through Ismaila Sarr, Habib Dialo and Sadio Mané while Jean-Charles Castelletto responded for the Indomitable Lions. Elsewhere Guinea claimed a 1-0 win over Gambia while Cape Verde powered past Mozambique with three stunning goals. We’re joined by Eurosport’s Ruben Slagter and France 24’s Justice Baidoo to cover the action  Source link

Issued on: 19/01/2024 – 22:40Modified: 19/01/2024 – 22:46 01:57 ‘Israeli forces have been pushing further south inside the Gaza Strip’, said France 24 Senior Reporter Catherine Norris Trent. They have been operating in Khan Younes, the largest city in the southern Gaza Strip, “where Gazans were initially ordered to flee at the beginning of the invasion”. “You have got people there who have been displaced numerous times already, and they are being driven further and further south”, said Trent.  Read more on related topics: Source link

Defending champions Senegal became the second qualifiers for the Africa Cup of Nations round of 16 as Ismaila Sarr, Habib Diallo and Sadio Mane scored in a 3-1 win over Cameroon on Friday. Issued on: 19/01/2024 – 22:39 2 min A few hours earlier, Cape Verde were the first country to secure a last-16 place by hammering Mozambique 3-0 in Abidjan. Sarr netted in the first half and Diallo and Mane in the second in Yamoussoukro to give the title-holders a maximum six points after two Group C matches. The losers have only one.Jean-Charles Castelletto scored late in the second half…

Back to homepage / Shows / The 51% Issued on: 19/01/2024 – 17:07 12:21 THE 51 PERCENT © FRANCE 24 Annette Young meets Ruby Raut, the Nepalese teenager who grew up to become the founder of WUKA; the first British company to manufacture reusable period pants. Also a French female MP receives a standing ovation at the nation’s parliament as she returns months after she accused a senator of having drugged her with the aim of sexual assault. The man is now facing preliminary charges. Plus how Tunisian women are using platforms such as Facebook and Instagram to promote gender…