Will Indian women's cricket victory galvanise the sport?
Asia Pacifico • 4 nov 2025, 13:05
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IN THE PRESS – Tuesday, November 4: New Yorkers begin voting in the city's mayoral election. Will young, Socialist upstart Zohran Mamdani cause an upset or will the election swing in Andrew Cuomo's favour? In France, the trial of concrete maker Lafarge begins. The firm is accused of paying the Islamic State group in the 2010s to keep its Syria plant operating during the war. Plus: women's cricket in India is galvanised after their thrilling World Cup victory!
Japan PM’s sleep schedule prompts concern
Asia Pacifico • 10:28
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Japan's new prime minister says she only gets two to four hours of sleep every night. Sanae Takaichi faces criticism for setting a bad example, as her government also mulls raising the upper limit on overtime work. Report by Mélodie Sforza, Himari Semans
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Fighting climate change with imaginative methods in East-Timor
Asia Pacifico • 10:02
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As countries gather in Brazil for the COP 30 climate change conference, FRANCE 24 travels to East Timor, where global warming is wreaking havoc on the fishing industry. The isolated island nation and its 1.4 million people face coastal erosion, rising se
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South Korea halts flights and stock market as students take university admission test
Asia Pacifico • 09:51
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More than half a million people in South Korea sat for the country's gruelling university entrance exam on Thursday as police mobilised to ensure they made it to the test sites on time and all flights were halted for half an hour. Story by Charlotte Hugh
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Delhi’s pollution is a crisis of democracy as much as public health, citizens say
Asia Pacifico • 08:18
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Citizens in the Indian capital of New Delhi say that the government’s inaction against the pollution-driven public health crisis signals both a struggling democracy and hypocrisy, as India leads talks on climate action in the Global South at COP30.
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China tells citizens not to visit Japan as Taiwan row grows
Asia Pacifico • 00:47
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China has advised its citizens to avoid travelling to Japan, following a diplomatic feud sparked by remarks from Tokyo's new premier about a hypothetical attack on Taiwan. Details and analysis with James Simms, FRANCE 24 correspondent in Tokyo.
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