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France ‘investigating whether Russia behind’ graffiti on Holocaust memorial

Reports say investigators looking into possibility that Russian security services ordered vandalism in Paris

The Guardian - UK · May 22, 2024

Coober Pedy, the Australian town built underground to withstand extreme heat

As spring temperatures begin to rise in Europe, we see how one town in Australia has been learning to live with extreme heat for the past century. Situated in the middle of the desert, where summer temperatures reach up to 50°C, is Coober Pedy, a town built underground and originally…

France 24 · May 22, 2024

Brazil, France, Spain, Germany and S. Africa Push To Tax Billionaires 2% Yearly; US Says No

Yellen announces US opposition to global wealth tax, despite support from Brazil, France, and others.

International Business Times UK · May 22, 2024

Canberra ranked second best city in the world for quality of life

But the city was marked down badly for being the bush capital.

The Canberra Times · May 21, 2024

Argentinian film workers rally in Cannes as President Milei takes chainsaw to movie industry

Argentina’s Oscar-winning movie industry is battling for survival as President Javier Milei applies his “chainsaw” approach to budget cuts to the country's cultural sector. At the Cannes Film Festival, where several movies from Argentina are on show, the country’s film workers are determined to get their message across, both on…

France 24 · May 21, 2024

US FDA approves Neuralink's brain chip implant for second patient

The US startup Neuralink, which recently implanted one of its chips into the brain of a young quadriplegic man for the first time, has been forced to halt the trial. The company, co-founded by Elon Musk, encountered issues just a few weeks after the operation but has already received FDA…

France 24 · May 21, 2024

Macron to visit New Caledonia to ‘set up mission’ after deadly riots

French leader to leave for archipelago on Tuesday night with intention of restoring ‘calm and order’

The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2024

France's Macron travels to New Caledonia to 'resume dialogue' after deadly riots

French President Emmanuel Macron is making a surprise trip to New Caledonia, the French Pacific territory that has been gripped by days of deadly violence following protests from the indigenous Kanak population who have long sought independence from Paris.

Radio France Internationale · May 21, 2024

Soviet media downplayed the significance of the D-Day invasion

When Russian President Vladimir Putin was not invited to participate in the 75th anniversary commemorations of D-Day held in France in 2019, he claimed it was “not a problem” because the Allied invasion of France on June 6, 1944, “was not a game changer.”

The Conversation · May 21, 2024

'In Iran, presidents and officials are replaceable', analyst tells FRANCE 24

Tara Kangarlou, global affairs journalist, author of "The Heartbeat of Iran" and adjunct professor at Georgetown University speaks to FRANCE 24's Mark Owen. She says that the Islamic regime in Iran is a system in which presidents and officials are replaceable. She adds that the deaths of President Ebrahim Raisi…

France 24 · May 21, 2024