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2 Feb
Argentines have taken to the streets in the capital, Buenos Aires, over controversial economic reforms announced by the country's new President Javier Milei.
2 Feb
Measles is still one of the most contagious, potentially fatal diseases, but measles is preventable with vaccination programs. What you need to know.
1 Feb
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected the two-state solution that Germany backs. Accusations against the UN's relief agency for Palestinian refugees are complicating matters even further for Berlin.
1 Feb
Earlier this month, Israel was also accused of attempting to create a “buffer zone” between itself and Gaza, after satellite imagery showed that it had demolished hundreds of buildings within the besieged enclave that sit within 1km (0.6 miles) of the border.
1 Feb
The destruction of homes during Syria's civil war is used to punish displaced locals and prevent them from return. Calls to classify this sort of destruction as a war crime are growing.
1 Feb
Critically injured Palestinians and foreign passport holders have been allowed to leave Gaza for the first time. Officials say several hundred have entered Egypt through the Rafah border crossing. They are the first to benefit from an agreement brokered by Qatar.
1 Feb
Working four days a week for a full salary is an attractive idea. Could it offer companies and workers more flexibility? Some countries have had it for a while — now it's being tested in Germany.
1 Feb
What is Washington to do about Mideast mission creep? What response from the United States after the weekend attack in Jordan that’s killed three of its troops? It has already hit back at Iran-backed militias in Iraq and Syria but to what effect?
1 Feb
Outrage in Spain over a poster of Jesus that's deemed homoerotic. Finally, an Australian MP accuses a national broadcaster of photoshopping her body for a news report.
1 Feb
French farmers are blockading key motorways around Paris for a second consecutive day this Tuesday. They are determined to show that they can hold out for several days if new measures due to be announced by the French government continue to disappoint.
1 Feb
The French call the first general policy speech of a prime minister before parliament the great oral exam. That expression takes on a whole new layer of meaning when the prime minister is just 34.
1 Feb
After showing his work internationally, including in London, Lagos, Cape Town and New York, Nigerian-born artist Chibuike Uzoma is in Paris for his first solo exhibition at the Mitterrand Gallery. Entitled "Twelve Tickets", his exhibition engages issues such as contemporary politics, post-colonialism, migration, popular culture and themes related to religious and ethnic conflicts. He spoke to Eve Jackson.

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In tonight's edition, Ousmane Sonko slams the French military presence in Senegal, saying that the foreign military bases are incompatible with the country's sovereignty.
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Welcome to "Destination Paris", FRANCE 24's new weekly show ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympics. Every Thursday we will be getting you into the Olympics spirit with the latest news, reports and guests. The world will be watching this summer as 10,500 athletes compete in 32 sports in Paris and elsewhere in France.
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The naira recorded its first appreciation against the dollar at the official foreign exchange market after weeks of depreciation. Analysts say the decline is due to decline in dollar liquidity in the official market. Dipo Ajayi, the Head, Fixed Income and FX at Chapel Hill Denham Securities, joins CNBC Africa for this discussion.
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Sprint legend Usain Bolt helped unveil a new cricket venue at Eisenhower Park on Wednesday (May 15) ahead of the T20 World Cup, which kicks off next month.
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Elon Musk announces plans to charge new X users for basic functions
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