France24 - 28/04/2024 06:41

Paris suburbs get spanking new Olympic venues while teachers and pupils seethe in decrepit schools

Teachers and parents in the north-eastern suburbs of Paris have staged several weeks of strikes and protests in the run-up to the Paris Olympics, leveraging the Games as they call for urgent measures to help struggling state schools in mainland France's poorest region, home to many of the Olympics' signature venues.

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French health minister visits overseas territory Mayotte after cholera death...

14/05/2024

Amazon, Pfizer, AstroZeneca to pledge billions at ‘Choose France' summit...

14/05/2024

US retail giant Amazon is expected to announce a €1.2-billion ($1.3-billion) investment in France, the French government said Sunday, while pharmaceutical giants Pfizer and AstroZeneca have pledged nearly €1 billion ahead of the annual Choose France summit on foreign investment starting Monday. [Voir]

France bags record $16 billion in foreign investment pledges at annual 'Choose France' summit...

14/05/2024

France won a record 15 billion euros ($16.17 billion) in foreign investment pledges on Monday, allowing President Emmanuel Macron to bask in the limelight with global CEOs and forget about strained public finances and weak polls for a while. [Voir]

Iranian director's escape stokes drama as Cannes gears up for explosive film fest...

14/05/2024

News of director Mohammad Rasoulof's escape from Iran adds a dramatic twist to the 77th Cannes Film Festival, which kicks off on Tuesday against an already volatile backdrop of wars raging on Europe's doorstep, potential worker strikes and the threat of sex abusers being outed even as they hit the red carpet. [Voir]

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From Victorian London to a Jamaica slave plantation: Literary star Zadie Smith on her new novel...

14/05/2024

Our guest is one of the most popular and critically acclaimed authors of her generation. More than 20 years after bursting onto the literary scene with her debut novel "White Teeth", Zadie Smith's sixth book "The Fraud" is out in French – based on real events in Victorian England. The British author speaks to Eve Jackson about her fasc [Voir]

The Venice Biennale: Redressing the post-colonial balance through art...

14/05/2024

In this episode of Arts24, Eve Jackson takes you to Italy for the oldest and largest cultural exhibition in the world – the Venice art Biennale. The breathtaking floating city hosts the Olympics of the art world every two years. It's the original biennale on which others in the world have been modelled. The 60th edition opened [Voir]

Music show: Sex, religion, death and decadence in Opera ‘Salomé'...

14/05/2024

On today's edition of arts24, FRANCE 24's Jennifer Ben Brahim meets Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen. She's performed on some of the most hallowed stages around the world: From the Royal Opera House to the Metropolitan Opera and La Scala. Lise Davidsen is now taking on one of the most iconic female leads in the eponymous theatre play “S [Voir]

Iranian director's escape stokes drama as Cannes gears up for explosive film fest...

14/05/2024

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