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Nigeria kidnappings: Children freed by gunmen struggle to recover • FRANCE 24 English

Nigeria kidnappings: Children freed by gunmen struggle to recover • FRANCE 24 English

FRANCE24, 28 Jul 2021

Gunmen who seized 121 #students at a high school in northwestern #Nigeria in early July have released 28 of them.

Athlete support for Biles reflects growing awareness of mental health • FRANCE 24 English

Athlete support for Biles reflects growing awareness of mental health • FRANCE 24 English

FRANCE24, 28 Jul 2021

Gymnast #SimoneBiles was flooded with messages of support from fellow athletes after she pulled out of two events at the #TokyoGames citing #mentalHealth, a sign of how awareness of emotional well-being has dramatically shifted in recent...

Gymnast Biles's Olympics in doubt after second pull-out over mental health • FRANCE 24 English

Gymnast Biles's Olympics in doubt after second pull-out over mental health • FRANCE 24 English

FRANCE24, 28 Jul 2021

#US superstar #SimoneBiles pulled out of a second #TokyoOlympics gymnastics competition to protect her mental health on Wednesday, raising serious doubt over her participation in the rest of the Games.

UK's Johnson urges caution on drawing conclusions from falling Covid-19 cases • FRANCE 24 English

UK's Johnson urges caution on drawing conclusions from falling Covid-19 cases • FRANCE 24 English

FRANCE24, 28 Jul 2021

British Prime Minister Boris #Johnson urged caution on Wednesday on drawing conclusions from a seven-day decline in #Covid-19 cases in #Britain, saying it was too early to assess whether it was a definite trend.

Ethiopia's conflict: Eritrean refugees under attack in Tigray war • FRANCE 24 English

Ethiopia's conflict: Eritrean refugees under attack in Tigray war • FRANCE 24 English

FRANCE24, 28 Jul 2021

In a fresh sign of the humanitarian #crisis unfolding in #Ethiopia as violence spirals, the UN refugee agency UNHCR said on Tuesday it was concerned about 24,000 #Eritrean #refugees in two camps in the Tigray region, saying they were cut...

'I want to live': What vaccine strategy for immunocompromised people? • FRANCE 24 English

'I want to live': What vaccine strategy for immunocompromised people? • FRANCE 24 English

FRANCE24, 28 Jul 2021

The number of people in #France who have received at least one jab against #Covid-19 has crossed the 40-million mark, President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday.

Tokyo Olympics: Britain win gold in swimming relay, exhausted Titmus seizes 200m crown

Tokyo Olympics: Britain win gold in swimming relay, exhausted Titmus seizes 200m crown

FRANCE24, 28 Jul 2021

A #British team spearheaded by Tom Dean and Duncan Scott stormed to victory in the men's #Olympic 4x200m relay on Wednesday, narrowly missing the world record.

US gymnast Simone Biles withdraws from Olympics all-around gymnastics • FRANCE 24 English

US gymnast Simone Biles withdraws from Olympics all-around gymnastics • FRANCE 24 English

FRANCE24, 28 Jul 2021

#SimoneBiles has withdrawn from the final of the individual all-around #gymnastics competition at the #Olympics due to concerns over her #mentalHealth, #USA Gymnastics confirmed on Wednesday.

Instability in Lebanon contributes to tension along border with Israel • FRANCE 24 English

Instability in Lebanon contributes to tension along border with Israel • FRANCE 24 English

FRANCE24, 28 Jul 2021

#Israel and #Lebanon exchanged fire last week after two suspects crossed into northern Israel from Lebanon, leading to an hours-long manhunt.

Macron promises transparency over French Polynesia nuclear tests • FRANCE 24 English

Macron promises transparency over French Polynesia nuclear tests • FRANCE 24 English

FRANCE24, 28 Jul 2021

French President Emmanuel #Macron promised transparency around decades of #nuclearTests in #FrenchPolynesia and changes to compensation procedures on Tuesday when he stopped to talk to a group of protesters on his first official trip to ...

Long-time foes Gbagbo and Ouattara meet in Abidjan | Eye on Africa • FRANCE 24 English

Long-time foes Gbagbo and Ouattara meet in Abidjan | Eye on Africa • FRANCE 24 English

FRANCE24, 28 Jul 2021

Tonight, the political turmoil continues in Tunisia as parties call for dialogue following the President’s dismissal of the Prime Minister.

Blast in German industrial park kills one, four others missing • FRANCE 24 English

Blast in German industrial park kills one, four others missing • FRANCE 24 English

FRANCE24, 27 Jul 2021

An #explosion in a #German industrial park on Tuesday killed one person and left four others missing, setting off a fierce blaze and sending a pall of smoke over the western city of #Leverkusen.

Hong Kong court convicts man in first national security trial • FRANCE 24 English

Hong Kong court convicts man in first national security trial • FRANCE 24 English

FRANCE24, 27 Jul 2021

A #HongKong court convicted a former waiter of terrorism and inciting secession on Tuesday in the first trial conducted under a national #securityLaw that was imposed by #China to stamp out dissent.

'A cancer on our constitutional republic': Jan. 6 hearing opens as police detail violence

'A cancer on our constitutional republic': Jan. 6 hearing opens as police detail violence

FRANCE24, 27 Jul 2021

A congressional committee held its first hearing investigating the #Jan6 #US #Capitol attack on Tuesday.

US Capitol attack: Congress begins probe into Jan. 6 insurrection • FRANCE 24 English

US Capitol attack: Congress begins probe into Jan. 6 insurrection • FRANCE 24 English

FRANCE24, 27 Jul 2021

Four police officers who faced attacks and racial slurs as they defended the #US #Capitol on #Jan6 from a riot by then-President Donald #Trump's supporters were the first on Tuesday to testify before a US House of Representatives investi...

Tunisian Islamist party calls for dialogue to resolve crisis • FRANCE 24 English

Tunisian Islamist party calls for dialogue to resolve crisis • FRANCE 24 English

FRANCE24, 27 Jul 2021

#Tunisia's biggest party, the moderate Islamist #Ennahda, on Tuesday called for political #dialogue to get the country out of #crisis after it accused the president of a coup when he dismissed the prime minister and suspended parliament.

One dead, four missing after blast at German chemical park • FRANCE 24 English

One dead, four missing after blast at German chemical park • FRANCE 24 English

FRANCE24, 27 Jul 2021

At least one person was killed and 16 injured after an #explosion at a #chemical park in the western #German city of #Leverkusen on Tuesday, the site's operator said, with four people still missing.

Cuban Embassy in Paris says it was attacked with petrol bombs • FRANCE 24 English

Cuban Embassy in Paris says it was attacked with petrol bombs • FRANCE 24 English

FRANCE24, 27 Jul 2021

The #CubanEmbassy in #Paris said on Tuesday that its building had been attacked with petrol #bombs, causing serious damage but no injuries to diplomatic staff.

Ivory Coast politics: President Ouattara & Gbagbo set for long-awaited meeting • FRANCE 24

Ivory Coast politics: President Ouattara & Gbagbo set for long-awaited meeting • FRANCE 24

FRANCE24, 27 Jul 2021

In a key moment in #IvoryCoast's turbulent politics, President Alassane #Ouattara on Tuesday will meet his predecessor Laurent #Gbagbo for the first time since the pair fought a post-election conflict a decade ago.

French parliament adopts controversial law to battle Islamist separatism • FRANCE 24 English

French parliament adopts controversial law to battle Islamist separatism • FRANCE 24 English

FRANCE24, 27 Jul 2021

The #French National Assembly approved the controversial “anti-#separatism” bill despite strong criticisms from parliamentarians from the Left and the Right.