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Apr 2024
US military aid to Taiwan increases 'risk of conflict,' China warns

After the adoption by the American Congress of an $8 billion military assistance package to help Taiwan and stand up to China in the region, Beijing warned on Wednesday April 24 that strengthening support US military 'will not bring security to Taiwan.”...

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Apr 2024
Sending migrants from the United Kingdom to Rwanda: 9 questions to understand

At the end of an intense battle between the House of Lords and the House of Commons, the British Parliament approved the Safety of Rwanda bill on the night of Monday to Tuesday, April 23, paving the way for the expulsion to this East African country of asylum...

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Apr 2024
Elections in Togo: the opposition between mobilization and fear of repression

Since the adoption of the new Constitution, which they denounce, the Togolese opposition and civil society have been torn between the desire to mobilize and fear of repression, a few days before the legislative elections. 'We shouldn't expect much...

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Apr 2024
Paris 2024: with Rudy Gobert and Victor Wembanyama, the French basketball team will have a defense of giants

Some will see it as a sign. In Minneapolis, on the banks of the Mississippi, there is a green space called 'Gold Medal Park”. And this year, two Minnesota Timberwolves players aspire to return adorned with gold from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games (OG):...

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Apr 2024
International sports federations demand “specific” tax status in France

The International Automobile Federation (FIA), whose headquarters is in Paris, and the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), which planned to install it there, are considering leaving France. 'The legal and tax system does not seem...

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Apr 2024
In Australia, seven people arrested in counter-terrorism operations

Seven people constituting 'an unacceptable risk and threat” to the Australian population were arrested during anti-terrorist searches which mobilized more than four hundred members of the police on Wednesday April 24, said the Australian police, who...

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Apr 2024
Air traffic controllers strike Thursday: 75% of flights will be canceled at Orly and 65% at Roissy and Marseille

Due to an expected strike by air traffic controllers, companies will have to cancel Thursday April 25 75% of flights at Paris Orly airport and 65% at Paris-Roissy as well as Marseille, announced the General Management of civil aviation (DGAC) during a videoconference...

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Apr 2024
Casino announces that 1,300 to more than 3,200 positions are threatened within the group

Between 1,293 and 3,267 positions could be eliminated within the Casino group, depending on the number of large format stores and logistics warehouses not yet sold which will find takers between now and September, the distributor announced on Wednesday April...

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Apr 2024
1994 Buenos Aires bombing: Argentina calls for arrest of Iranian interior minister visiting Pakistan and Sri Lanka

On Tuesday, April 23, the Argentine government asked Pakistan and Sri Lanka to arrest Iranian Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi, wanted for the attack against the Argentine Israelite Mutual Association (AMIA), in Buenos Aires in 1994, and who is currently touring...

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Apr 2024
War in Ukraine: US Congress approves colossal aid plan planned for kyiv

It was long, laborious and sometimes tense. The American Congress ended up adopting, on Tuesday April 23, the gigantic package of military and economic assistance planned by Joe Biden for Ukraine, after months of transpartisan negotiations.After the vote...

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Apr 2024
In Argentina, strong mobilization against budgetary austerity in public higher education

This is probably the most important mobilization in Argentina since the start of Javier Milei's presidency. Hundreds of thousands of people, students in the front row, demonstrated on Tuesday April 23 throughout the country to defend 'free public...

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Apr 2024
United States: Joe Biden continues to attack Donald Trump on the subject of abortion

A major focus of Joe Biden's presidential campaign, the theme of abortion was once again at the heart of the American president's speech on Tuesday April 23, during a trip to Florida.Shortly after Donald Trump, his Republican rival for the November...

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Apr 2024
Sexual assault: US government to pay $139 million to gymnasts victims of Larry Nassar

The Larry Nassar affair caused an international earthquake. She continues to shake the world of gymnastics: the American government announced Tuesday April 23 that it would pay nearly $139 million (138.7) to the victims sexually assaulted by this former national...

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Apr 2024
“Serious failures” concerning the security of Ajaccio airport noted since the end of 2022, warns the prefect of Corsica

As the tourist season approaches and in the context of a Vigipirate plan at the maximum "emergency attack" level, "serious failures" in the screening of baggage and passengers at Ajaccio airport have been noted since 'December 2022” during three successive...

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Apr 2024
" Take care of yourself ! Your sleep in Olympic shape", on France 5: sport, a simple prescription for better sleep

To be in Olympic shape, moving is a necessity. But it is also necessary to sleep well. So much so that in strategies to optimize athlete performance, sleep is an integral part of preparation.For ordinary people who are not aiming for an Olympic medal but...

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Apr 2024
Israel-Hamas war, day 200: Palestinian movement will stay in Doha as long as its presence is “useful and positive” for mediation, Qatar says

The war between Israel and Palestinian Hamas entered its 200th day on Tuesday, April 23, with no sign of respite despite pressing calls for a truce and the release of hostages. In the last twenty-four hours, Israeli bombings have killed thirty-two Palestinians,...

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Apr 2024
Off the coast of Djibouti, at least 16 migrants dead and 28 missing in a shipwreck according to the UN

At least sixteen migrants were killed and twenty-eight others are missing after their boat sank off the coast of Djibouti, in the Horn of Africa (east of the continent), announced Tuesday, April 23, the International Organization for Migration (IOM). 'Search...

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Apr 2024
Paris 2024: 28 free fan zones will open in the capital to follow the competitions, announces the town hall

The city of Paris will have 28 festivities open to the public during the Olympic Games (OG) – which will be held from July 26 to August 11 – including the Trocadéro gardens and Parc de La Villette where medal-winning athletes will be celebrated, announced...

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Apr 2024
Strasbourg, first French city to be “World Book Capital” for a year

Elected officials, writers and artists kicked off, on Tuesday April 23, the events organized as part of the year 'Strasbourg, world book capital”, a UNESCO label awarded for the first time to a French city . 'From today and for a year, Strasbourg...

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Apr 2024
Israel-Hamas war: after the discovery of mass graves in hospitals, the UN calls for independent international investigations

Faced with the current 'climate of impunity”, the UN called on Tuesday April 23 for independent international investigations after the discovery of mass graves in the two main hospitals in the Gaza Strip. In a statement, UN High Commissioner for Human...

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Apr 2024
Olivier Giroud will sign with Los Angeles FC at the end of the season

Olivier Giroud will meet his friend Hugo Lloris. According to information revealed by Le Parisien and RMC Sport on Tuesday April 23, which Le Monde is able to confirm, the 37-year-old striker will join his former teammate at Los Angeles FC (LAFC) in Major...

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Apr 2024
Air traffic controllers strike Thursday: companies expect “considerable” flight cancellations

The air traffic controllers' strike planned for Thursday will be "a very closely followed movement", warned the president of the main organization bringing together companies in the airline sector, Pascal de Izaguirre, Tuesday April 23, during a press...

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Apr 2024
Cocoa produced in Liberia illegally supplies Ivorian production

Cocoa made in Ivory Coast is grown in Liberia. This is the conclusion of the report by the Ivorian NGO Initiatives for Community Development and Forest Conservation (IDEF), published Monday April 22. Based on surveys carried out between October 2023 and March...

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Apr 2024
Tunis, Algiers and Tripoli for joint work against “the danger” of illegal immigration

The leaders of Tunisia, Algeria and Libya agreed after a consultative meeting in Tunis to fight together against the impacts of illegal immigration and to unite their positions and their speeches on this issue .At the invitation of the Tunisian Head of State,...

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