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Record heat and drought make this year's champagne stronger
For the first time, French champagne producers are allowed to sell their bubbly with more than 13% alcohol, as record heatwaves and drought have resulted in grapes containing unusually high levels of sugar. They fear that climate change may eventually force them to permanently re...
Meta tests out putting fact-checking in users’ hands across Latin America
Meta is expanding its shift away from professional fact-checking. The tech giant announced it's trialling it's crowdsourced "Community Notes" system across 16 countries in Latin America. Meta says the system will only fully roll out once it is confident it works, but critics warn...
French firefighters on six-week strike after record summer blazes
Firefighters in France are on strike over a lack of funding for essential emergency services. Their dedication was pushed to the limit in the recent wild fire episodes south of Paris and near Bordeaux. Short comings in the current system were highlighted by these extreme cases. F...
As New York marks 25 years since 9/11, Muslims recall stigmatisation in aftermath of attacks
As New York marks 25 years since the terrorist attacks on September 11th, New York’s Muslim community has become increasingly part of the fabric of the city. One sign of that is the election of Zohran Mamdani as the city’s mayor last November. Another is the state's largest mosqu...
'No facts': Morocco denies involvement in deadly Ceuta migrant rush
Moroccan authorities said on Thursday there were "no facts" establishing its involvement in the migrant rush into Spain's North African exclave of Ceuta in July. It was the kingdom's first official response to a Spanish police report accusing its security forces of "total permiss...
Iran-backed Houthi rebels take strategic port city in Yemen, raising threat to Red Sea shipping
The Iran-backed Houthi rebel group on Thursday took over Yemen’s port city of Mokha, an area vital to controlling shipping through the Red Sea, Houthi and Yemeni officials said. Mokha is about 80 kilometers (50 miles) from the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a waterway that connects the Re...
Iran raises fuel prices for heavy users
The rise of the price of fuel is an issue for both the United States and Iran in this conflict. US president Donald Trump has conceded that prices will not fall before the midterm elections where the US voters could hold him to account. Meanwhile in Iran where many communities ha...
9/11 then and now: Do September 2001 attacks still shape our world?
Once in a generation, sometimes once in a lifetime, a singular event blindsides the entire planet. 25 years on, does the memory of the Nine-Eleven attacks against New York's Twin Towers, the Pentagon and in Pennsylvania fade into history or is it still as raw and vivid as on that...
French govt warns right-wing TV channel about rebroadcasting expelled pro-Putin pundit
France's government on Thursday condemned the return of expelled Russian commentator Xenia Federova to conservative TV channel, CNews, for alleged Kremlin ties. Federova was formally expelled from France in August over claims she was a Kremlin agent and accusations that she sprea...
What to know about Trump's pledge of $5,000 to 'every American' if GOP wins midterms
President Donald Trump promised a $5,000 "Trump dividend" payment to every US adult on Wednesday if his Republicans retain control of the House of Representatives and the Senate in the November 3 midterm elections. The pledge has raised numerous questions. Here's what we know s...
Céline Dion: Fan recounts experience singing with the superstar
His childhood dream came true - and he went viral for it. Sacha Dally, 20, got the chance to sing a duet with Céline Dion when he met the Canadian superstar outside her Paris hotel, impressing her with his vocals. He tells FRANCE 24 about his experience.
Hindu sect BAPS comes under scrutiny in France, US
France got a crash course on BAPS, the Hindu sect at the heart of an Eiffel Tower strike this week. But for Indians in France who have been trying to raise awareness of far-right Hindu groups, it comes too late. The sect came under scrutiny in the US more than five years ago. Now...
August hottest month ever recorded globally as huge El Nino emerges
Europe's climate monitor said Thursday that August was the hottest month ever recorded around the world and warned of worse to come, as an unprecedented El Nino pattern grows stronger. Global temperatures over land and sea soared to all-time highs in August and capped an extreme ...
Zelensky's plane 'almost hit' by drone en route to Oslo, Norway PM says
Ukraine and Moldova on Wednesday played down claims from Norway's prime minister that a plane carrying President Volodymyr Zelensky was almost hit by a drone as it flew to Oslo. Jonas Gahr Store told Norwegian public broadcaster NRK that Zelensky's plane was "almost hit by a dron...
Duplantis leads creme de la creme at 'game-changing' Ultimate Championship - France 24
Duplantis leads creme de la creme at 'game-changing' Ultimate Championship France 24
Osaka seeks answers to nagging achilles injury after US Open exit - France 24
Osaka seeks answers to nagging achilles injury after US Open exit France 24
World Cup final scorer Torres leads Ballon d'Or nominees - France 24
World Cup final scorer Torres leads Ballon d'Or nominees France 24