Kenya’s pineapple killings, Macron’s ‘big guns’ and ‘How to feel better naked’
By France24
26 June 2023 |
10:05 am
The Guardian takes us to Kenya, where accusations of murder and assault are flying at a Del Monte pineapple farm. We then take a look at how some French papers are strongly condemning, and others praising, the disbanding of a climate activist group. We also dig into the controversy over US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s luxury fishing trip.
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