How Alex Eala’s Wimbledon run made everyday Filipinos fall in love with tennis
Chasing her dream of becoming a world tennis champion, teen athlete Maristella Torrecampo and her father took a gruelling 13-hour bus from her sleepy hillside hometown for her latest match in Manila. The 14-year-old’s mum and four siblings could…
Spain: Wildfires force 70,000 people to evacuate in Madrid region
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Several injured at Berlin Pride after reports vehicle drove into crowd, police say
Several people have been injured at a Berlin Pride event, police say, after reports that a vehicle drove into a crowd in the city centre. An intensive manhunt is currently under way, police say, as they urged people to avoid the area. The injured are…
Pesticides, cadmium, PFAS: France reckons with the hidden toxins in food (1/2)
FRANCE 24 is launching a series of articles this week that examines the cocktail of contaminants increasingly found in everyday food. A few months ago, Laura* was quietly scrolling through her social media feeds when a word she’d never heard before…
Trump vows to investigate EU over fining of US tech companies
Donald Trump says the US will launch an investigation into the European Union and threatened a fresh tariff over fines handed to some of the biggest American tech companies. It comes days after the European Commission fined Google €890m ($1bn) for…
War in the Middle East: Deadly violence mounts in the West Bank
Nomi Bar-Yaacov, renowned international negotiator, arbitrator and mediator, is our guest. Fuente: Leer la noticia original
More than 250,000 evacuated as wildfires rage in France and Spain
Firefighters are struggling to contain wildfires in south-west France as strong winds push flames towards the city of Bordeaux, with one official saying they «are far from having the fire under control.» More than 250,000 people in France and Spain have…
India's 'cockroach' party says ending protest after minister resigns
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Dharmendra Pradhan, CJP: India’s ‘cockroach’ protest called off after education minister quits
Since coming to power in 2014, PM Modi’s government has rarely tolerated dissent and cracked down heavily on protests, which is why Pradhan’s resignation is being seen as a big deal in India. But this isn’t the first time they have…
India’s 'Cockroach' movement ends protests after education minister resigns
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