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18 Feb
In a special joint edition of arts24 and The 51 Percent, we focus on whether the #MeToo movement has reached an inflection point in French cinema.
17 Feb
The British poet Yrsa Daley-Ward tells us why her memoir "The Terrible" is not as gloomy as it sounds, as the book is released in a French translation which highlights the optimism in her writing.
17 Feb
In this edition we discuss the many reasons why, according to a recent poll, the French are having less sex. We also discuss the roles that abstinence, pornography, mobile phone use, the #MeToo movement, sex education and an increased openness about sex may have on French people's choices in the bedroom.
16 Feb
It's an annual celebration of ruckus and revelry: carnival season has kicked off in France, bringing an explosion of colour to the grey months of winter. From the Latin "carne vale" meaning "farewell to meat", the ancient festival has evolved into a collective moment of excess ahead of the Christian period of Lent.
16 Feb
Jennifer Ben Brahim chats with French rising star Jäde ahead of her debut album release. She has a voice like sugar but with a heavy dose of lyrical spice, with musical influences ranging from Lauryn Hill to Françoise Hardy.
15 Feb
Eyes in the movie world turn to Berlin as its annual film showcase opens with a typically exciting roster, including the new release from French director André Téchiné starring Isabelle Huppert and Hafsia Herzi.
14 Feb
British actor Kingsley Ben-Adir talks about playing Bob Marley, learning Jamaican patois and discovering what the icon was like as a person from his friends and family. We also hear from the "One Love" filmmaker Reinaldo Marcus Green and get Bob Marley's son Ziggy's take on the film.
12 Feb
Britain's King Charles III said it was "heartening" to hear how sharing his diagnosis had helped promote understanding of the disease.
12 Feb
A viral photo that shows a Palestinian prisoner, stripped, injured and handcuffed, has become the symbol of Palestinian resistance. We tell you what we know regarding this photo in this edition of Truth or Fake.
11 Feb
Michael Morpurgo is one of the world's most prolific and successful children's writers. Out of his 150 books, his most famous is perhaps the 1982 novel "War Horse", which became a global theatre phenomenon with more than 3,000 performances and a film directed by Steven Spielberg starring Benedict Cumberbatch.
11 Feb
Daaaaaalí! is a 2023 French comedy film written and directed by Quentin Dupieux. It has been described as a "real fake biopic" about the surrealist artist Salvador Dalí. Daaaaaalí!
10 Feb
In this edition we take a look inside "le portefeuille", or wallet, of French people. From the national healthcare card, "la carte vitale", to ID cards, to France's coins and bank notes, we trace the history of these typically French possessions. We also find out about France's oldest institution: la Monnaie de Paris, where coins are still made.

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24 mins ago
TikTok is once again in the crosshairs of the US administration, after the House of Representatives voted in favour of a bill that would force its Chinese owner ByteDance to divest itself of the social media platform or see it banned in the US. Charles Pellegrin asks journalist Océane Herrero, who's written a book on TikTok, what it would mean for the future of the video-sharing app if the bill were signed into law.
2 hours ago
The eastern Canadian province of Quebec is seeing a new "gold rush" for minerals the government calls "critical and strategic". Demand for graphite, lithium and cobalt is growing rapidly, mainly because of their important role in the production of electric vehicle (EV) batteries. As a result, thousands of drilling rights have been granted in just a few months. These rights can be purchased by anybody for about €50, but some analysts say the rush to buy titles is threatening residents and the environment alike.
2 hours ago
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's coalition government has its work cut out as economic turmoil forces it to tackle deep-rooted structural problems.
3 hours ago
The Will and Jada Smith Family Foundation, known for its advocacy in health, arts education and sustainability, is shutting down. This is following a significant drop in donations after Will Smith's altercation with Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars.
5 hours ago
A bus crash in South Africa's northern province of Limpopo resulted in 45 deaths and one serious injury, South Africa's Department of Transport said on Thursday.
5 hours ago
For many Palestinians living in Israel, life as part of the Arab minority was complicated enough before the Hamas attacks. Now, some say their freedom of speech is being curtailed.