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
Andrew Hilliar analyses the situation. Fuente: Leer la noticia original
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
Sarah Jacob has more. Fuente: Leer la noticia original
Protesters celebrate resignation of India’s education minister
Protesters in India are celebrating after the resignation of the country’s education minister, Dharmendra Pradhan. Tens of thousands of young people had been demonstrating in Delhi, demanding Pradhan resign after exam paper leaks and testing…
Wildfires in Spain: Record temparatures accelerate spread of blazes
Another 25,000 people were evacuated from villages near Madrid threatened by wildfires, bringing the total who have fled to 70,000, Spain’s government delegate to Madrid said on Saturday. The latest evacuations took place in the Valle del Tietar…
PlayStation Network outage resolved after thousands of gamers unable to play
A PlayStation Network outage which left some gamers unable to play digital games for hours has been resolved. According to Down Detector, which tracks outages, tens of thousands of people reported problems globally, external with the service on Friday.…