France 24 Live News
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 08:36:14 GMTRB Leipzig appoint Rose to replace Tedesco as coach
The club sacked manager Domenico Tedesco on Wednesday.
Rose was born in Leipzig, played for local club Lokomotive and has continued to live in the city since being sacked by Dortmund in the summer
Rose signed a contract until 2024, the club said.
...
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 08:24:13 GMTGay family joins Peppa Pig
In an episode called "Families" that aired on Britain's Channel 5 on Tuesday, Penny Polar Bear tells Peppa about her two mothers.
"One mummy is a doctor and one mummy cooks spaghetti," Penny says. "I love spaghetti."
Robbie de Santos of LGBTQ righ...
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 08:16:13 GMT'Best match of my career', says Alcaraz in bright future boast
The 19-year-old Spaniard clinched a 6-3, 6-7 (7/9), 6-7 (0/7), 7-5, 6-3 victory in a tie which ended at 2:50 a.m. Thursday.
At 5 hours and 15 minutes, it was the second-longest US Open match and surpassed the previous record for latest finish in Ne...
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 07:58:16 GMTIran says UN nuclear watchdog report 'baseless'
The finding by the International Atomic Energy Agency Wednesday complicated diplomatic efforts to revive a landmark 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and major powers, including the United States.
Last month, all sides voiced hope a deal was within re...
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 07:42:16 GMT'This will hurt,' says Sinner after 5-hour 15-minute defeat
The 21-year-old Italian squandered a match point in the fourth set to lose 6-3, 6-7 (7/9), 6-7 (0/7), 7-5, 6-3 in a quarter-final that ended at 2:50 a.m. Thursday.
It was the second-longest US Open match ever and surpassed the previous record for l...
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 07:32:11 GMTLate, late show as Alcaraz beats Sinner to reach US Open semi-finals
A thrilling 5hr 15min duel that finished at 2:50am local time ended with the 19-year-old Alcaraz claiming a 6-3, 6-7 (7/9), 6-7 (0/7), 7-5, 6-3 victory to advance to a last-four showdown with Frances Tiafoe of the United States on Friday.
The previ...
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 07:30:22 GMT'We thought we would die': Vietnam fire survivors recount terror
The fire in a dense residential neighbourhood of Thuan An city, north of commercial hub Ho Chi Minh City, spread rapidly through the three-storey building, engulfing the second floor and trapping customers and staff as dense smoke filled the stairca...
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 07:28:33 GMTThe hungry bugs fighting Uganda's fertiliser crisis
Little did he know that the answer to his prayers would arrive in the form of bugs -- specifically the black soldier fly, an insect introduced to the East African nation by scientists who see it as the solution to farmers' woes.
Wakisi, 36, is one ...
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 07:20:14 GMTDownpours and mudslides hamper China earthquake rescue mission
The magnitude 6.6 quake hit about 43 kilometres (26 miles) southeast of the city of Kangding in Sichuan province at a depth of 10 kilometres on Monday, according to the US Geological Survey, forcing thousands to be resettled into temporary camps.
S...
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 07:10:16 GMTLate, late show as Alcaraz beats Sinner to reach US Open semi-finals
A thrilling 5hr 15min duel that finished at 2:50am local time ended with the 19-year-old Alcaraz claiming a 6-3, 6-7 (7/9), 6-7 (0/7), 7-5, 6-3 victory to advance to a last-four showdown with Frances Tiafoe of the United States on Friday.
The previ...
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 05:58:50 GMTPM Liz Truss to unveil 'bold plan' to offset UK inflation, soaring energy prices
Britain's new Prime Minister Liz Truss will on Thursday set out a "bold plan of action" to support households and businesses with soaring energy bills while also seeking to boost domestic energy supply, her office said.
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 05:58:25 GMTFears of shelling, radiation on a Ukraine maternity ward
Now the 30-year-old and her husband are stocking up on potassium iodide tablets in case of a radiation emergency from the nearby Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station.
"We were planning a child, but...we did not know whether to be happy or not.
"My h...
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 05:52:20 GMTLessons learned: Sweden's pioneering for-profit 'free schools' under fire
Like many of Sweden's "free schools", it doesn't have its own building -- instead, it rents a commercial space alongside other companies.
Here, performance is not just about how students do in exams.
"Free schools" owned by for-profit companies th...
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 05:50:17 GMTDenmark's popular Queen Margrethe II marks 50th jubilee
The 82-year-old Margrethe, with her trademark white-haired bun is the first woman to hold the position of reigning queen. And she has become the second longest-serving monarch in Danish history.
Having come to power amid waning support for the roya...
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 05:42:34 GMTEyeing tourism boom, Saudi scrambles to train hotel staff
The unemployed 25-year-old is one of thousands of Saudis enrolled in the state-run "Tourism Pioneers" programme, which aims to prepare 100,000 job-seekers for a field that government officials insist is set to take off.
At two facilities in Riyadh,...