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Tue, 29 Nov 2022 09:17:55 GMT
Indian media stoke religious tension over brutal murder instead of focusing on femicide
The murder and dismemberment of a 26-year-old woman in India in May and the recent arrest of her boyfriend has gripped the nation and media. But instead of focusing on the issue of femicide, a journalist and an activist say that Indian media is usi...

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 09:14:11 GMT
Juventus owner proposes Gianluca Ferrero as new chairman
"Exor communicates that it will indicate Gianluca Ferrero for the role of chairman of Juventus," after former chairman Andrea Agnelli and the rest of the board stepped down en masse Monday, the company said in a statement. The board had sought inde...

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 08:54:12 GMT
Putin ally Kudrin steps down from audit chamber
Kudrin, a former finance minister who has a reputation of being an economic liberal in Moscow, has been in Russian politics since the 1990s. The 62-year-old said he was "leaving the post of Chairman of the Audit Chamber" after "around 25 years in t...

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 08:44:10 GMT
China says to accelerate push to vaccinate elderly against Covid-19
The announcement comes after a weekend of protests demanding an end to the country's strict zero-Covid policy, which responds to even small caseloads with harsh lockdowns and quarantine orders. Beijing's National Health Commission (NHC) pledged to ...

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 08:13:52 GMT
Palestinians say several killed in West Bank by Israeli troops
Three Palestinians were killed by Israeli troops in the West Bank Tuesday, the Palestinian health ministry said, the latest deaths in a sharp uptick in violence in the occupied territory.

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 07:38:11 GMT
EasyJet flies into third straight annual loss
The airline, which flies mainly across Europe, posted a loss after tax of £169 million ($203 million) for its financial year to the end of September. That compared with a net loss of £858 million in 2020/21, EasyJet added in a statement. The Cov...

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 06:46:17 GMT
'More to offer' than war: Ukraine works on display at Madrid museum
The works on show at the Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum of Art as part of the "In the Eye of the Storm: Modernism in Ukraine 1900-1930" exhibition include oil paintings, sketches and collages. Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza founded "Museums for U...

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 06:38:12 GMT
Australia's Smith looking to end career-best year on a high
The Australian began 2022 by shooting the lowest score in US PGA Tour history to win the Sentry Tournament of Champions in Hawaii. He claimed two more PGA Tour victories, including a first major at the British Open at St Andrews in July, before def...

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 06:34:12 GMT
Recharged England face Pakistan challenge in long-awaited series
Under Stokes and former New Zealand great McCullum, England have remodelled their game -- winning six of their last seven Tests at home playing what has been dubbed "Bazball" after the coach's nickname. That came after a dismal sequence of just on...

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 06:30:30 GMT
Lights go out on Hungary stadiums, theatres as energy crisis bites
The state-of-the-art grounds -- symbols of right-wing nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban's 12 years in power -- are among a long list of buildings no longer able to cope with rising energy prices in the central European country. Despite being ...

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 06:18:12 GMT
'No cowards in an Australian team' - Cummins hits back at Langer
Langer last week attacked the anonymous "cowards" who leaked against him in the lead-up to his resignation this year after widespread reports in the Australian media, citing sources, about his intense coaching style. Cricket Australia chief Nick Ho...

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 06:10:27 GMT
Mould and red tape: Ukrainians hosted in UK struggle to find own housing
A month later, the British hosts who sponsored them asked the family to move out, saying they needed the space for an elderly relative. Viktoriya, who asked only to use her first name, said she and her family were then moved to a caravan park in D...

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 06:08:21 GMT
Biden monitoring China Covid unrest as US rallies pop up
The comments came after hundreds of people took to the streets in China's major cities over the weekend, in a rare outpouring of public frustration that has spread to international Chinese-speaking communities. "He's monitoring this. We all are," N...

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 06:00:16 GMT
Bad abbot: Thai temple left empty after monks fail drug tests
Four monks including an abbot at a temple in Phetchabun province's Bung Sam Phan district tested positive for methamphetamine on Monday, district official Boonlert Thintapthai told AFP. The monks have been sent to a health clinic to undergo drug re...

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 05:55:49 GMT
Facing furious protests over Covid policy, Chinese gov't will likely resort to 'hard-edged tactics'
For more on China's strict zero-Covid policy and the unprecedented wave of angry protests, FRANCE 24 is joined by Kerry Brown, Director of the Lau China Institute and Professor of Chinese Studies, King's College London.



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