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Arts24 series celebrates Brazil and its culture in a post-Bolsonaro era

To celebrate the France-Brazil 2025 season and the 200th anniversary of diplomatic ties, FRANCE 24's arts24 presents a three-part series exploring Brazil’s creative forces. Hosted by Eve Jackson, the series examines how music, film, and fashion shape Bra

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Meta CEO Zuckerberg takes the witness stand at landmark US antitrust trial

Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg testified Monday on the first day of an antitrust trial that could force the tech titan to divest Instagram and WhatsApp. The US Federal Trade Commission has alleged that the social media giant bought the two apps when they wer

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Jury selection to begin in New York for Harvey Weinstein's #MeToo retrial

The jury selection for the retrial of disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein is set to begin in New York City on Tuesday, five years after the film producer was sentenced to 23 years in prison for rape and sexual assault – a sentence that was overturned

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Harvard sees $2.2 billion in funding frozen after defying Trump demands

The Trump administration continued its crackdown on US universities on Monday, announcing it had frozen $2.2 billion in funding for Harvard University, where pro-Palestinian protests erupted last year. The funding pause came hours after the school rebuff

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Yesterday

Former US diplomat in bid to 'DOGE' the UN

Former American diplomat Hugh Dugan is leading an effort to "DOGE" the UN. His team is looking into ways to make the global organisation more cost effective. Dugan's proposals come as the UN is already facing a liquidity crisis and more cuts are announce

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Did MAGA loyalist Marjorie Taylor Greene cash in on Trump's tariff announcements?

Following US President Donald Trump's tariff turmoil that caused markets to plunge and then rebound after he announced a pause in levies, Democratic lawmakers are calling for investigations accusing the president of market manipulation. Staunch Trump all

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Brazil's Bolsonaro in intensive care after emergency abdominal surgery

Brazil's far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro was recovering in intensive care on Monday after he underwent a successful intestinal surgery in Brasilia on Sunday. The marathon 12-hour operation was carried out after Bolsonaro was hospitalised for "u

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Landmark antitrust trial to challenge Meta's social media dominance

The US Federal Trade Commission's landmark antitrust case against social media giant Meta begins Monday in Washington, DC. The consumer protection agency alleges that Meta, which already owned Facebook, bought Instagram and WhatsApp in a bid to eliminate

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Jeff Bezos’s rocket blasts into space with all-woman crew including Katy Perry

The first all-woman space crew since the 1960s blasted off on Monday aboard one of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’s rockets. The team included singer Katy Perry, US entrepreneur Lauren Sanchez, TV presenter Gale King, film producer Kerianne Flynn and former N

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El Salvador president says he won’t return wrongly deported man back to US

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele said on Monday he had no plans to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man mistakenly deported from the US, suggesting doing so would be like smuggling a "terrorist" into the country, as he met President Donald Trump at the W

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Trump vows tariffs for all, signals China exemptions will be short-lived

US President Donald Trump said Sunday no country would be "getting off the hook" on tariffs, as his administration signalled exemptions on some electronic products largely manufactured in China may not last. The two economic giants remain locked in high-

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Peruvian Nobel literature prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa dies

Nobel-winning Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa, whose vivid novels explored Latin American despotism, corruption and fanaticism and who once ran for president, has died. The literary giant was 89.

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Ecuador's Noboa wins re-election, leftist rival calls for recount

Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa secured a decisive victory in Sunday’s election as voters backed his tough stance on cartel violence. With 90 percent of votes counted, the National Election Council said Noboa led leftist rival Luisa González 56 percent

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Sunday, april 13, 2025

Ecuador votes in tight presidential race

Voters in Ecuador are heading to the polls for a presidential runoff between conservative President Daniel Noboa and leftist lawyer Luisa González. The election comes amid a surge in drug-related violence that has shaken the once-peaceful nation. Christo

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Global market turmoil, Le Pen supporters rally, deadly Dominican club collapse: The week in pictures

FRANCE 24 highlights some of the week's top stories in pictures: global markets in turmoil after Donald Trump sparks a trade war with tariffs, Marine Le Pen's supporters gather in Paris to protest her ban from politics, the roof of a crowded Dominican ni

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Ecuador's incumbent president faces off leftist lawyer in election runoff

Ecuadorians are voting Sunday in the country’s presidential election runoff, facing the choice between incumbent President Daniel Noboa and leftist lawyer Luisa González.

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'We need you to stand up': Senator Bernie Sanders makes surprise appearance at Coachella

US Senator Bernie Sanders drew a massive crowd on Saturday as he made a surprise cameo at the Coachella music festival, telling those gathered to resist what is happening in Washington. "You can turn away and you can ignore what goes on, but if you do th

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Saturday, april 12, 2025

Ecuador chooses its next president as rampant drug violence undercuts the economy

Ecuadorians head to the polls Sunday in a close presidential run-off pitting incumbent President Daniel Noboa against leftist rival Luisa Gonzalez. The vote comes as the country sees unprecedented cartel violence, due largely to a boom in Colombian cocai

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Trump exempts smartphones, computers from 'reciprocal' tariffs

The Trump administration has exempted smartphones, computers and other electronics from new tariffs on Chinese imports, according to a notice published late Friday – softening the blow for US consumers and tech firms as broader trade penalties take effec

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🌟The Bright Side: Giant rodents charm visitors at Florida's Capybara Cafe

A hit cafe in Florida is letting animal lovers cosy up to capybaras, the internet’s latest obsession. Since opening in October, the venue has welcomed hundreds of visitors eager to pet the gentle rodents – alongside skunks, wallabies and armadillos.

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Friday, april 11, 2025

🌟The Bright Side: Brazil's Indigenous filmmakers showcase fight for rights

As thousands of Indigenous people gather for the annual Free Land Camp in Brazil’s capital this week to demand protection for land rights, filmmakers are shining the spotlight on their culture and struggles. By covering issues such as land rights often s

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US judge rules pro-Palestinian Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil can be deported

An immigration judge in Louisiana ruled Friday that Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil, a US permanent resident detained by the Trump administration over his role in Gaza war protests, can be deported, US media and a legal rights group said. Law

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What if no one blinks? Trump tariffs & Beijing brinkmanship, Inside Khartoum, Is Germany 'back'?

In a week where US President Donald Trump played fast and loose with world markets, his global tariff threats became a reality, with brutal and immediate economic fallout. Dozens of countries reached out to negotiate – or, as Trump described it – begged

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In post-Roe America, women who suffer miscarriages face threat of jail

Since the US Supreme Court overturned the landmark “Roe v. Wade” ruling in 2022, more and more American women have faced prosecution for miscarriages, accused of carrying out illegal abortions. These prosecutions are based on a legal concept known as “fe

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Library on US-Canadian border embodies growing divide over Trump's policies

Straddling the US-Canadian border, the Haskell Library has a unique location: it is situated in both the towns of Stanstead, Quebec and Derby Line, Vermont. Until now, an agreement allowed Canadians to use a stretch of pavement on the American side to ac

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Warnings of 'unprecedented' threat to student speech in US

There is increasing concern at universities in the United States over a crackdown on dissent. Across the nation, there have been reports of student visas being revoked, with some cases tied to the students' pro-Palestinian activism and others where the m

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US senators call for insider-trading probe into Trump's tariff moves

A group of US senators urged the government's watchdog on Friday to investigate whether President Donald Trump and some of his allies broke insider-trading laws by buying up stocks as they plummeted on the news of Trump's tariffs before he backtracked on

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The great purge: US federal workers reel from Trump's sweeping cuts

Since his inauguration for a second term on January 20, US President Donald Trump has been shaking US democracy to its core with his executive orders. By implementing drastic budget cuts, withdrawing from international agreements and ordering massive lay

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Tourist helicopter crashes into New York's Hudson River, killing all six aboard

A tourist helicopter plummeted upside down into New York City's Hudson River on Thursday killing all six people on board, including a Spanish family with three children and the pilot.

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Trump administration ordered to return wrongfully deported Salvadoran migrant to US

The US Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to release and "facilitate" the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongfully deported and interned at El Salvador's notorious CECOT prison among 200 suspected gang members due to an

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Trump promises 'beautiful' result to trade war as market volatility persists

Despite acknowledging a "transition cost", US President Donald Trump on Thursday insisted that his trade war on the global economy will end up "a beautiful thing" after he simultaneously paused tariffs on the EU for 90 days and increased those on China t

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Sightseeing helicopter crashes into Hudson River, killing six

A family of five tourists and a pilot died after a helicopter crashed into the Hudson River in New York on Thursday amid poor weather conditions. Witnesses said one of the helicopter's rotors "shattered" in the sky, prompting the sightseeing vehicle to p

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US company says it has brought dire wolves back from extinction

A US company this week said it had successfully bred three dire wolves, even though the species has been extinct for thousands of years. Colossal Biosciences said it tweaked the DNA of a modern-day gray wolf with genes from dire wolf fossils to bring bac

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US to deploy troops along Panama Canal under new deal

The US will deploy troops along the Panama Canal for training, exercises and "other activities" under a joint deal that stops short of allowing the US to build bases in Panama but is still a major concession to US President Donald Trump.

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US MAGA trade war: 'Self-inflicted' global economic crisis heralds 'stupid period in human history'

China has raised its tariffs on US goods to 125 percent in a further escalation of a trade war that threatens to bring exports to a halt between the world's two biggest economies. In a sign of investors' worries about the health of the US economy under P

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Thursday, april 10, 2025

Argentina strike halts trains, planes and ports in protest at Milei's austerity measures

Argentina's main trade unions launched a massive 24-hour strike on Thursday, bringing transport to a halt as they protested against sweeping austerity measures imposed by President Javier Milei's government.

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How a false claim about Trump's tariffs sent US markets into a trillion-dollar frenzy

On Wednesday, US President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on tariffs. But earlier in the week, on Monday morning, a post on X falsely claimed that "Trump is considering a 90-day pause in tariffs for all countries except China". This false rumour w

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Trade war reprieve: 'Uncertainty' created by Trump will 'detrimentally' affect US and world economy

In a stunning reversal, the president said on Wednesday he would temporarily lower the hefty tariffs he had just imposed on dozens of countries, though he also hiked duties for China and kept 25% tariffs levied on aluminium, steel and autos in place. The

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Trump warns military action against Iran 'absolutely' possible 'if necessary'

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday repeated his threat to use military force if Iran did not agree to end its nuclear program, saying Israel would play a key role. Trump said Iran could not be allowed to have a nuclear weapon.

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US and Saudi Arabia push for resumption of Sudan peace talks

The United States and Saudi Arabia on Wednesday called on the Sudanese army and paramilitary forces to resume peace talks in the country's conflict, the State Department said following a meeting in Washington between the two countries' top diplomats.

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US charges Americans over role in failed coup in Democratic Republic of Congo

Four American men convicted for their role in a failed coup in Democratic Republic of Congo last year were charged in the United States this week. They will serve the rest of their jail terms in the US.

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Wednesday, april 9, 2025

Trump pauses plan to hike tariffs for most countries, but not for China

US President Donald Trump backtracked on Wednesday, announcing a 90-day pause on tariffs, with the exception of China, which will see rates increased to at least 125 percent. The US stock market soared on the news. Trump told reporters that he pulled bac

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US tariffs on Mexico and Canada unaffected by 90-day pause, White House says

The US tariffs on goods imported from Mexico and Canada will not be affected by the 90-day pause on tariffs announced by President Donald Trump on Wednesday, a White House official said. The United States' 25 percent tariff on goods it imports from Mexic

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Musk vs. Navarro: Is Tesla the most American-made car?

A new feud over tariffs is playing out in the White House between two of Trump’s top advisors: Elon Musk and Peter Navarro. Navarro recently suggested on CNBC that Musk's cars are not "American" enough, while Musk responded with a rant of insults against

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Who blinks first? Trump raises China tariff to 125%

"It’s all the president's decision," says his treasury secretary. World trade again hangs on the whims of one man, argues François Picard's panel after Donald Trump reversed course with a 90-day moratorium on most reciprocal tariffs, but increased import

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'Tariff tsunami' and 'Chinese waves': Papers react to trade war

PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, April 9: Papers around the world react to US President Donald Trump's tariffs and discuss the impact they could have on the economy. Also, fighting continues to wreak havoc in Myanmar as locals set up fundraisers. Meanwhile, loc

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Genetic engineering: Beyond treating disease, where do the 'boundaries' lie? '

The dire wolf was one of the most formidable predators in the Americas during the last Ice Age, possessing a body more stout and a skull more robust than those of modern wolves. The species went extinct along with many others as the Ice Age ended. Roughl

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Trump's tariffs: How much would a United States-made iPhone cost?

Bringing manufacturing back to the USA is an ideological cornerstone of US President Donald Trump's economic policy. It's aimed not just at pushing foreign firms to invest in America, but at forcing US companies to onshore their own production lines. Squ

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US claim that China poses threat to Panama Canal triggers angry Beijing response

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday that the Panama Canal "faces ongoing threats" from China. The statement triggered a fiery response from Beijing, which claimed that the attempt to "sabotage" Chinese-Panamanian cooperation was rooted in t

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Global trade upended as Trump's tariffs kick in, triggering Chinese response

US President Donald Trump's "reciprocal" tariffs on dozens of countries took effect earlier on Wednesday, including massive 104% duties on Chinese goods, upending a global trading order that has persisted for decades and stoking fears of recession. Beiji

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US federal judge orders White House to restore AP access

A US judge on Tuesday ordered the reinstatement of the Associated Press' access to President Donald Trump's events, ruling the White House cannot exclude media based on their "viewpoints". The news agency had been barred since February for not adopting T

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China retaliates as Trump's trade tariffs kick in

US President Donald Trump's new tariffs are now in effect. They include a whopping 104% duties on all Chinese good entering the US. Trump is insisting the tariffs will lead to bilateral deals that will boost the US economy, including with China. FRANCE 2

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Tuesday, april 8, 2025

Trump signs executive order to 'turbocharge' coal mining across the US

US President Donald Trump signed executive orders Tuesday to boost coal mining and double electricity production to meet demands from artificial intelligence technologies. Surrounded by miners, Trump's orders remove coal extraction barriers and halt the

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Roof collapse at Dominican Republic nightclub kills at least 218

The number of dead in a roof collapse at an iconic nightclub in the Dominican Republic surged to 218 on Thursday, an official said. Victims included a politician, a major-league baseball star, and renowned singer Rubby Perez.

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Did fictional character Ron Vara 'craft' Trump's tariff policies?

As US President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs threaten to tank the global economy, many are claiming that his anti-China trade policies are based on the theories of a fake economics expert called Ron Vara, a fictional character invented and often cited

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Trump signs executive orders to boost coal industry

President Donald Trump has signed executive orders Tuesday aimed at boosting coal, a reliable but polluting energy source that’s long been in decline. Trump will use his emergency authority to allow some older coal-fired power plants set for retirement t

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Coastal erosion: Brazil battles rising sea levels due to climate change

Brazil, which is hosting the COP30 summit in the Amazon in November, is facing a worrying rise in sea levels due to global warming. Sea levels in the village of Atafona, in the north of Rio de Janeiro state, could rise some 21cm by 2050, according to UN

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Why is the NBA exploring plans to start its own basketball league in Europe?

The US basketball league says it is ready to explore the idea of starting a European competition, potentially partnering up with major football clubs to do so. While the NBA's new league would be a boon for European fans, who are watching the sport in in

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Trump announces direct nuclear talks with Iran, Tehran says indirect negotiations

President Donald Trump said on Monday that the US will engage in direct talks with Iran to address its nuclear programme, cautioning that Iran faces "great danger" if it does not cease its nuclear ambitions. Tehran confirmed its participation but emphasi

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US Supreme Court lifts order blocking deportations under Alien Enemies Act

The US Supreme Court handed Donald Trump a victory on Monday by letting him use a 1798 law that historically has been employed only in wartime to swiftly deport alleged Venezuelan gang members as part of the Republican president's hardline approach to im

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