Biden picks retired general Lloyd Austin as first Black Pentagon chiefLloyd Austin, who led US troops into Baghdad in 2003 and rose to head the US Central Command, has been chosen by President-elect Joe Biden…Dec 8, 2020Dec 8, 2020
France ‘still far’ from Covid-19 infection target, threatens relaxing measures by XmasThe rate of coronavirus infections remains worrying, the French government said on Monday, calling into question a target of 5,000…Dec 8, 2020Dec 8, 2020
Maduro claims sweep of boycott-tainted poll, wins control of Venezuelan CongressPresident Nicolas Maduro regained control of Venezuela’s National Assembly after winning Sunday’s legislative election amid a boycott by…Dec 7, 2020Dec 7, 2020
Trump orders a near total withdrawal of American troops from SomaliaPresident Donald Trump has ordered nearly all American troops to withdraw from Somalia, U.S. officials said on Friday, part of a global…Dec 5, 2020Dec 5, 2020
Remembering Giscard d’Estaing, fighting to ski despite Covid-19 & decoding ‘The Crown’After France lost former president Valéry Giscard d’Estaing to Covid-19 at 94 on Wed., FRANCE 24 took a look back at the “modernist”…Dec 4, 2020Dec 4, 2020
French press bids ‘adieu’ to former president Valéry Giscard d’EstaingThursday, December 3: The French press pays tribute to former French president Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, who died, aged 94, of…Dec 3, 2020Dec 3, 2020
Covid-19: Forced to close, French ski resorts face ‘catastrophe’ as other nations keep slopes openA European dispute on the wisdom of opening ski resorts amid the Covid-19 pandemic has turned into a battle pitting France, Italy and…Dec 3, 2020Dec 3, 2020
Ex-interior minister faces legal complaint over death of woman, 80, struck by tear-gas grenadeAlgerian national Zineb Redouane died shortly after she was struck by a tear gas grenade in her apartment in Marseille. Two years after…Dec 2, 2020Dec 2, 2020
NEWS WIRES: Ethiopia grants UN access to deliver humanitarian aid to Tigray regionEthiopia has granted the United Nations full access to deliver aid to the northern region of Tigray, following weeks of lobbying amid…Dec 2, 2020Dec 2, 2020
