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Back to homepage / Shows / The 51% Issued on: 16/02/2024 – 14:16 16:54 THE 51 PERCENT © FRANCE 24 In a special joint edition of arts24 and The 51 Percent, we focus on whether the #MeToo movement has reached an inflection point in French cinema. The film sector in France has been shaken after actress, Judith Godrèche, accused director, Benoît Jacquot, of rape and sexual abuse during their relationship; which, she says, started when she was 14 years old and he was 39. Annette Young and Olivia Salazar-Winspear are joined by French talent agent, Solène Edouard and Ariane Labed,…

Alexei Navalny, the fiercest foe of Russian President Vladimir Putin who crusaded against official corruption and staged massive anti-Kremlin protests, died in prison on Friday, Russia’s prison agency said. He was 47.  Issued on: 16/02/2024 – 12:29 3 min Navalny, by far Russia’s most famous opposition leader, rose to prominence more than a decade ago by lampooning the elite class round Putin and voicing allegations of corruption on a vast scale. The Federal Penitentiary Service of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District said in a statement that Navalny “felt unwell” after a walk at the IK-3 penal colony in Kharp, about 1,900 km…

French cinema has been rocked by a new wave of allegations of child rape and sexual assault targeting household names in the industry, bolstering talk of a long-awaited breakthrough for the #MeToo movement in France following a nationwide controversy over Gérard Depardieu. The latest accusations shine a stark light on the culture of impunity that prevailed in a country where auteur worship has long served as a cover for abuse. French cinema’s #MeToo breakthrough has been heralded, and pushed back, often enough to warrant caution – but there are signs the ground is finally shifting, more than six years after…

Ukraine said Friday there was fierce fighting in the beleaguered frontline city of Avdiivka and that it was preparing new positions around the industrial hub as Russia steps up attacks.  Issued on: 16/02/2024 – 08:23Modified: 16/02/2024 – 08:29 1 min The announcement came a day after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Kyiv would do “everything” to save lives in the symbolic city, surrounded on three sides by Russian forces. “Fierce battles are taking place within the city,” Oleksandr Tarnavskiy, a Ukrainian general in the east, said on social media.”Our troops are using all available forces and means to restrain the enemy,”…

US President Joe Biden warned in a new call with Israeli Prime Minister Binjamin Netanyahu on Thursday against Israel launching an operation on the Gaza Strip city of Rafah without a plan to keep civilians safe. Read our liveblog for all the latest developments in the Israel-Hamas war.  Source link

Google is preparing to launch an anti-misinformation campaign across five countries in the European Union (EU), the company told Reuters ahead of the bloc’s parliamentary elections and tougher new rules tackling online content. Issued on: 16/02/2024 – 01:39 2 min  In June, EU citizens will elect a new European Parliament to pass policies and laws in the region and lawmakers fear the spread of misinformation online could sway voters.France, Poland and Germany accused Russia on Monday of putting together an elaborate network of websites to spread pro-Russian propaganda.Europe’s Digital Services Act, which comes into force this week, will require very…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is travelling to Berlin and Paris on Friday to sign security pacts with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron, officials said. Issued on: 16/02/2024 – 01:52 1 min Zelensky’s trip to the European Union’s two largest countries comes as Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine enters a third year.Kyiv’s troops face an increasingly difficult situation on the eastern frontlines because of ammunition shortages and fresh Russian attacks.Zelensky and Scholz were due to sign a bilateral security pact on Friday covering Ukraine’s “long-term security commitments and support”, the German government said.The French president’s office said Macron…

Senegal’s top election authority on Thursday voided the president’s postponement of a presidential election scheduled for February 25 and its rescheduling for December, ruling that the moves were unconstitutional.  Issued on: 15/02/2024 – 22:11Modified: 15/02/2024 – 22:12 2 min Senegal’s Constitutional Council cancelled the decree signed by President Macky Sall that postponed the election, according to a judgement approved by seven members of the body.The National Assembly’s move on February 5 to reschedule the vote for December 14 also was “contrary to the constitution”, the judgement said.Opposition presidential candidates and lawmakers had filed a number of legal challenges to last…

A French yachtswoman has denied accusations of cheating in the last Vendée Globe solo non-stop round the world sailing race. Issued on: 15/02/2024 – 13:53 1 min “We never cheated,” Clarisse Crémer insisted on Thursday in a joint statement with her husband Tanguy Le Turquais.They were responding to an anonymous e-mail sent to the French Sailing Federation (FFVoile) last Sunday.In it Crémer was accused of using information relayed to her by the land-based Le Turquais to help plot her route during the 45,000-kilometre 2020/2021 Vendée Globe.Outside assistance of this nature is strictly forbidden in the rules of the mythic race…

Issued on: 15/02/2024 – 16:40Modified: 15/02/2024 – 16:42 02:20 Palestinians with children wait to receive food cooked by a charity kitchen amid shortages of food supplies in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, February 13, 2024. REUTERS – IBRAHEEM ABU MUSTAFA As food supplies run low and with what little there is unaffordable for many, charities in Gaza’s Rafah are doing what they can to feed the hungry. The Al-Tikkey charity says it makes around 35 large pots of food every day to serve some of the roughly one million displaced people who have fled to Rafah to escape fighting…