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The population of almost every country will be shrinking by the end of the century, a major study said Wednesday, warning that baby booms in developing nations and busts in rich ones will drive massive social change. Issued on: 21/03/2024 – 01:30 2 min The fertility rate in half of all nations is already too low to maintain their population size, an international team of hundreds of researchers reported in The Lancet.Using a huge amount of global data on births, deaths and what drives fertility, the researchers tried to forecast the future for the world’s population.By 2050, the population of…

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…

Russia launched a missile attack on Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, early on Thursday, injuring at least 10 people and damaging residential buildings and industrial facilities, city officials said, although air defences downed all the missiles. Issued on: 21/03/2024 – 07:19Modified: 21/03/2024 – 07:20 1 min The first large attack in recent weeks targeted the city with both ballistic and cruise missiles, said Serhiy Popko, the head of its military administration.“After a pause of 44 days, the enemy launched another missile attack on Kyiv,” he said. “All emergency services are working on sites. Clearing the consequences of the missile attack is…

Issued on: 20/03/2024 – 18:15Modified: 20/03/2024 – 18:26 01:24 Gaza City, March 20 2024. © France 24 Gaza City is a ghost town. Israel continues its raids in and around the Al-Shifa Hospital, which it suspects to be a base for Hamas fighters. Beyond Gaza City, strikes and fighting continue throughout the Strip. Those wounded on a strike on the  Nusseirat refugee camp were rushed to a hospital, as Hamas reported dozens killed. Click on this video report by Liza Kaminov and Bilal Tarabey for more.  Read more on related topics: Source link

Thierry Henry’s France side are firm favourites to progress following a kind group draw for men’s football at the 2024 Olympic Games on Wednesday, as the hosts wait to see if Kylian Mbappé will be made available. In the women’s draw, hosts France are set to face holders Canada while winners USA, Germany and Australia were placed in the same group.  Issued on: 20/03/2024 – 21:17 3 min “Nothing is easy,” said Henry after the draw, but his side, already among the favourites for the gold medal on home turf, avoided potential pitfalls in not drawing Morocco and Egypt.Les Bleus…

Issued on: 20/03/2024 – 19:28Modified: 20/03/2024 – 19:29 Welcome to a special France 24 Debate. We are examining the situation in Gaza as diplomatic efforts are being stepped up to find a way to a truce. This as the death toll continues to go up. Overnight there were deaths in Gaza City, as Israel continued to bomb areas around the Al Shifa hospital.The death toll of Palestinians since October 7th is now almost 32,000 and counting. Rafah has been struck this Wednesday. Antony Blinken meanwhile is in Saudi Arabia, this is the 6th regional visit by the US Secretary of State…

As many as half of all the votes reported for Vladimir Putin in Russia’s presidential election last week were fraudulent, according to Russian independent media reports using a statistical method devised by analyst Sergey Shpilkin to estimate the extent of voter manipulation. Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed a landslide victory on Sunday that will keep him in power until at least 2030, following a three-day presidential election that Western critics dismissed as neither free nor fair.The criticism is shared by Russia’s remaining independent media outlets, which have published their estimates of the extent of voter manipulation during the March 15-17…

Back to homepage / Shows / arts24 Issued on: 20/03/2024 – 16:56 11:43 arts24 © FRANCE 24 We discuss the success of “There’s Still Tomorrow” from writer-director Paola Cortellesi, as her darkly comic début becomes a box office phenomenon in Italy. Meanwhile, “The Sweet East” sees cinematographer Sean Price Williams direct a strange journey through American subcultures. Critic Lisa Nesselson also tells us why Stéphane Brizé’s new romance, starring Guillaume Canet and Alba Rohrwacher, is too slow for her taste. Plus, modern-day film fans take a trip back to 1895 thanks to the ingenuity of the Lumière brothers in Lyon.…

Issued on: 20/03/2024 – 15:44Modified: 20/03/2024 – 16:08 03:19 Canada has not approved new arms exports permits to Israel since January 8 and this freeze will continue until Ottawa can ensure the weapons are used properly, Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said on Wednesday (March 20). FRANCE 24’s Andrew Hilliar tells us more. Read more on related topics: Source link

Prabowo Subianto is Indonesia’s president after a convincing election win but he has also been accused of rights abuses while serving as a military chief during the dying days of the Suharto dictatorship a generation ago. Issued on: 20/03/2024 – 17:40Modified: 20/03/2024 – 17:42 3 min Prabowo claimed a first-round victory over two rivals last month but was officially announced as the new leader by the elections commission on Wednesday, crowning his decades-long battle to win high office in Southeast Asia’s largest economy.The defence minister won the presidency after a rebrand and rise in popularity aided by his vast wealth,…