The eleventh edition of the “Nollywood week” festival opens in Paris
05 May 2024 |
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In tonight's editions, schools will stay closed until further notice in Kenya, as heavy rains that killed hundreds of people continue.
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Ludwig van Beethoven first performed his Ninth Symphony in Vienna in 1824, and created a work for the ages.
8 May
Her powerful performances give voice to some uncomfortable truths. Lebanese playwright and director Chrystèle Khodr wades through the ruins of a society in her latest play "Ordalie", exploring the social, political and physical wreckage of her homeland and its history. She tells us more about the quest for justice in contemporary Lebanon, why 19th-century playwright Henrik Ibsen is a fitting contemporary inspiration and how making theatre in a crisis-ridden country is a constant endeavour of creativity and solidarity among artists.
12 May
From the tenth entry in the "Planet of the Apes" saga – "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes" – to Viggo Mortensen's feminist Western "The Dead Don't Hurt", film critic Lisa Nesselson speaks to Eve Jackson about the week's film news.
9 May
With her second Olympic qualification secured, Khouloud Hlimi aims to make history as the first Tunisian woman to win an Olympic medal in boxing.
10 May
Paris hosts the Olympic Games this summer, but it's in a city founded by the ancient Greeks that it all begins. The Olympic flame has arrived in the Mediterranean port of Marseille, the start of a long journey to the July 26 opening ceremony.
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Eve Jackson brings you the latest from the Cannes Film festival including the premiere of Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos' “Kinds of Kindness” with Emma Stone, Willem Defoe, Margaret Qualley and Jesse Plemons. His last movie “Poor Things” took four Oscars earlier this year.
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Around the world, food insecurity is on the rise, with the cost of living crisis cutting many households off from nutritious meals. In France's Bordeaux region, 400 people have begun experimenting with a unique food security programme, aiming to make locally-grown food accessible to everyone - regardless of income.
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This week we take a closer look at the Green Transition in Europe - from the invaluable invertebrates in the soil beneath us, to the end of obsolete coal mines and the revolution in transport, our show investigates just how fast Europe is becoming greener - and how to ensure no-one is left behind in the race to decarbonise.
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A new bill in Georgia requires media, nongovernmental organisations and other nonprofit groups to register as “pursuing the interests of a foreign power” if they receive more than 20 percent of their funding from abroad.
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Governments face increased borrowing, taxes and public sector cuts to finance their soaring military budgets. European NATO members are set to spend a record $380 billion on defense this year — a tough sell to voters.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has wrapped up his two-day visit to China, where he and his counterpart Xi Jinping pledged a "new era of strategic partnership". The two leaders had tea together and celebrated 75 years of diplomatic relations at a gala, with the Chinese leader giving his guest a warm hug.
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Today the World Water Forum starts in Bali, where world leaders will discuss the sustainability of water resources for a week. To illustrate the issue of water management, we head to Panama. The Panama Canal, one of the world’s major maritime trade routes, has suffered a decline in its water levels ever since drought affected the country last year.
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