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Satellite images verified by FRANCE 24 reveal that China has built a replica of Taipei’s presidential district in remote Inner Mongolia, fuelling speculation that Beijing intends to use the site as a training ground to prepare for a future invasion of Taiwan.  The satellite images show a detailed replica of the heart of Taipei – albeit surrounded by the arid landscape of Inner Mongolia instead of Taiwan’s lush vegetation.  First posted on social media by a Taiwanese data analyst, on March 26, they were later picked up by the website Taiwan News, under the ominous headline: “China creates Taipei mockup…

Back to homepage / Shows / arts24 Issued on: 01/04/2024 – 15:04 11:25 arts24 © FRANCE 24 In this edition of arts24, Jennifer Ben Brahim meets nine-time Grammy-nominated musician Anoushka Shankar. She’s a masterful sitarist and film composer as well as an impassioned activist, and has worked with the likes of Herbie Hancock, Patti Smith and even the Dalai Lama. Her love of composing beautiful blends of classical Indian music with contemporary sounds stems from growing up in a musical household. Her father was sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar and her half-sister is Norah Jones. Anoushka is heading out on tour…

Germany on Monday became the biggest EU country to legalise recreational cannabis, despite fierce objections from opposition politicians and medical associations. Issued on: 01/04/2024 – 07:29Modified: 01/04/2024 – 13:38 2 min Under the first step in the much-debated new law, adults over 18 are now allowed to carry 25 grams of dried cannabis and cultivate up to three marijuana plants at home.The changes leave Germany with some of the most liberal cannabis laws in Europe, alongside Malta and Luxembourg, which legalised recreational use in 2021 and 2023, respectively.The Netherlands, known for its permissive attitude to the drug, has in recent…

Back to homepage / Shows / Focus Issued on: 01/04/2024 – 10:59 06:19 FOCUS © FRANCE 24 Since the conflict between Israel and Hamas broke out last October, Yemen’s Houthi rebels have been carrying out attacks against commercial vessels in the Red Sea, in what they say is a campaign of solidarity with Palestinians during Israel’s war in Gaza. The Houthis’ missiles and drones are spreading terror along a particularly busy shipping route. The French and US navies, as well as an EU naval mission, are deployed in the area to protect commercial navigation. The French navy agreed to take FRANCE 24…

Turkey’s local elections on Sunday dealt the biggest blow in more than two decades to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling AKP party. Issued on: 01/04/2024 – 11:13 3 min Here are five things to know about the poll that turned into a debacle for the country’s veteran leader.More than a local poll By throwing all his energy into campaigning for his party’s candidates for mayors, Erdogan gave the election a national resonance and made it a de facto referendum on him and his party.This held especially true in Istanbul, the country’s megapolis and economic powerhouse where Erdogan got his…

Issued on: 01/04/2024 – 10:36 As Turkey’s opposition celebrates a strong showing in local elections, the country’s official inflation rate has crept back up to 67 percent, despite President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s shift towards mainstream economic policies. Also in this edition: Germany’s legalisation of recreational cannabis aims to curb the black market, but misses out on tax revenues. Source link

Issued on: 30/03/2024 – 15:20Modified: 30/03/2024 – 15:47 04:59 In France and in much of Europe, clocks spring forward one hour on Sunday (March 30) marking the start of daylight saving time. The general idea behind daylight saving time is to give us more evening light during the summer and more morning light during the winter. But there is a movement to abolish the switch, with some saying that it’s bad for health. For more analysis, FRANCE 24 is joined by doctor Jan Cédric HANSEN, vice president of the Global Health Security Alliance. Read more on related topics: Source link

Manchester City failed to break down Arsenal as a highly-anticipated clash at the top of the Premier League failed to live up to the hype in a 0-0 draw at the Etihad on Sunday. Issued on: 31/03/2024 – 19:58 2 min Liverpool were the big winners of the day in the title race as they beat Brighton 2-1 to go top, two points ahead of Arsenal and three clear of City with nine games to play.A share of the spoils preserves City’s unbeaten home run stretching back to November 2022 and ends Arsenal’s eight-match winning run in the Premier League.But…

Issued on: 31/03/2024 – 16:26Modified: 31/03/2024 – 17:12 04:55 © FRANCE 24 Talks aimed at brokering a truce between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip will resume in Cairo on Sunday, Egyptian outlet Al-Qahera reported, days after Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu gave the green light for fresh negotiations. Egypt, Qatar and key Israeli ally the United States have mediated previous rounds of negotiations, but a workable agreement has remained elusive. FRANCE 24’s Kethevane Gorjestani brings you this analysis. Read more on related topics: Source link

Paris Saint-Germain overcame a controversial first-half sending-off to win 2-0 away to bitter rivals Marseille in Ligue 1 on Sunday, with Portuguese duo Vitinha and Goncalo Ramos scoring their goals. Issued on: 31/03/2024 – 22:50 2 min Marseille’s hopes of a first home league win against PSG since November 2011 were raised when the away side had Lucas Beraldo sent off five minutes before the interval.But the Qatar-owned club still came out on top, with Vitinha exchanging passes with Ousmane Dembele before firing home a superb opening goal in the 53rd minute on a wet night at the Velodrome.Marseille went looking…