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Tonight's show focuses on Kenya and its efforts to boost the visibility, support and opportunities available to women. Recently the country's top judge advised President Uhuru Kenyatta that parliament should be dissolved because of a shortfall in female lawmakers. The situation has triggered a constitutional crisis but, in an exclusive interview with France 24, President Uhuru Kenyatta said that improving political representation will not be served by dissolving parliament.

Tens of thousands more people are facing unemployment in the US, as airlines and other companies announce a new wave of layoffs. The labor market recovery appears to be stalling, as emergency government support runs out. Elizabeth Crofoot - senior economist at The Conference Board - says it's a sign that more jobs could be cut in the weeks and months to come.

France's mobile operators paid the state nearly 2.8 billion euros for the first block of 5G radio frequencies auctioned off this week, with former state monopoly Orange winning the biggest share, the Arcep telecoms regulator said Thursday.

The US Justice Department said Thursday that it brought home 27 Americans who went to Syria and Iraq to join the Islamic State group, as Washington again urged other nations to do the same. A day after filing charges against a Trinidadian-American father and son who enlisted in the Islamic State in 2015, the department said it had brought criminal terrorism support cases against some of those returning Americans. Washington has said it is setting an example for other countries, notably Britain and France... Читать дальше...

In an exclusive interview with FRANCE 24 while on an official visit to France, Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta discussed the main challenges facing him. Asked about the fight against terror, the Kenyan leader denied reports that the US military has sought authorisation to carry out drone strikes inside Kenya. He stressed that if such a request were made, he would refuse it. Kenyatta also addressed the Covid-19 pandemic, Kenya's economic development, as well as a bid to dissolve parliament because of a lack of gender equality.

As the French Red Cross spearheads a United for Lebanon fund drive, The France 24 Debate goes to Beirut two months after the chemical blast at the port that still has the capital reeling.

The French government could place Paris on maximum alert as soon as Monday amid a rise in Covid-19 infections, Health Minister Olivier Véran said Thursday, a move that would likely force the closure of restaurants and bars, and tighten other restrictions on public life. France reported nearly 14,000 new confirmed coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, close to the record levels seen last week.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi will face each other in the Champions League group stage for the first time - and fans could be allowed back in to watch.

President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that France is ready to airlift two journalists out of Nagorno Karabakh after they were badly wounded in fighting in the disputed region.

The overlap between the 2020 American presidential elections and the unrelenting Covid-19 pandemic means that more Americans are expected to vote by mail than ever before. However, users on social media are casting doubt on the integrity of voting by mail by posting images of what they claim to be mail-in ballots thrown in dumpsters or abandoned on the side of the road. States such as California, New Jersey and Vermont began sending out ballots to all registered/eligible voters in mid-September.

The EU is holding a two-day meeting to resolve an impasse on several key issues. Among top issues, Eastern European leaders have expressed outrage the EU has not yet slapped sanctions on Belarus for its disputed election results, despite such moves from the UK and Canada. Yet as FRANCE 24 correspondent Dave Keating explains, Cyprus has made sanctions on Belarus conditional on the bloc slapping sanctions on Turkey for violating its territorial waters.

Astronomers have discovered six galaxies ensnared in the cosmic "spider's web" of a supermassive black hole soon after the Big Bang, according to research published Thursday that could help explain the development of these enigmatic monsters. Black holes that emerged early in the history of the Universe are thought to have formed from the collapse of the first stars, but astronomers have puzzled over how they expanded into giants. The newly discovered black hole -- which dates from when the... Читать дальше...

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny told a German magazine that Russia's President Vladimir Putin was behind his suspected poisoning and stressed that he was not afraid. Navalny was flown from Russia to Berlin in August after falling ill on a domestic flight. He received treatment in the Charite hospital for what Germany said was poisoning by a potentially deadly nerve agent before being discharged in September. The Kremlin has denied any involvement.

Lebanon and Israel said Thursday they will hold US-brokered negotiations on their disputed land and maritime borders, the first talks in decades between two countries technically still at war.

Israel and Lebanon have agreed to hold border talks, despite both countries being officially still at war. The US will mediate the talks, due to commence after the Jewish holiday of sukkot ends on October 9. The talks will cover land and maritime disputes. FRANCE 24 correspondent Linda Tamim explains more.

Italy's football league has again been hit by coronavirus with Saturday's Serie A game between Genoa and Torino postponed after 15 positive tests at the Ligurian club. The third-round match is the first in Serie A to be postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic since the championship started on September 19. A meeting of the Extraordinary Council of the Lega Serie A confirmed the application of UEFA rules whereby a match can only take place as long as a side have 13 healthy players, including a goalkeeper. Читать дальше...

The NFL has rescheduled the Tennessee Titans' game against Pittsburgh to later in the season after two more positive coronavirus cases Thursday among the Titans, the league announced. The game, originally set for Sunday in Nashville, is the first NFL contest postponed due to the pandemic that wiped out all pre-season games. The league had said Wednesday the game would not be played until at least Monday or Tuesday after Titans players and staff personnel had tested positive for coronavirus earlier in the week. Читать дальше...

Blighted by the EU's highest number of virus cases, Spain's handling of the pandemic has been hamstrung by political infighting with the latest battle sparked by plans to lock down the capital. With new infections spreading like wildfire, the leftwing government of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday unveiled a tough new set of restrictions for badly-hit areas, in a move which will see the capital placed under partial lockdown within 48 hours. Madrid's regional government has reacted furiously... Читать дальше...

2020-10-01 16:10 Covid-19 risks pushing more girls into forced marriages

Ninth seed Denis Shapovalov crashed out in the French Open second round Thursday following a 7-5, 6-7 (5/7), 6-3, 3-6, 8-6 loss to Roberto Carballes Baena. Spanish world number 101 Carballes Baena prevailed after a five-hour battle on Court Suzanne Lenglen to set up a clash with 18th seed Grigor Dimitrov in the last 32. Shapovalov, who reached the quarter-finals of the US Open last month, twice served for the match in the final set at 5-4 and 6-5 but was broken three times in succession. "It's... Читать дальше...

The lawyer of South Africa's Olympic 800m champion Caster Semenya, barred from certain races unless she takes hormone suppressants, has told AFP he is preparing to approach the European Court of Human Rights to challenge the ban. Two-time Olympic gold medallist Semenya has differences of sexual development (DSD), a condition that causes her body to produce elevated testosterone levels. The World Athletics governing body in 2018 banned Semenya and other DSD athletes from races between 400 metres... Читать дальше...

World number one Novak Djokovic stormed to his 70th win at Roland Garros on Thursday with a 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 demolition of Lithuania's Ricardas Berankis. The top seed went level with Roger Federer for career victories at the tournament, still 25 behind Rafael Nadal's all-time best. Djokovic, the 2016 champion, and chasing an 18th Grand Slam title, will face Colombian lucky loser Daniel Elahi Galan, ranked 153, for a place in the last 16. "It was difficult for Ricardas in the third set as he had an... Читать дальше...

2020-10-01 13:38 Lebanon crisis: economy in freefall as political crisis deepens

Nigeria became independent from Britain on October 1, 1960, and today has Africa’s largest economy. FRANCE 24’s Nicolas Germain looks at how the fledgling independent state was soon mired in a devastating civil war in the eastern Biafra region that would claim nearly two million lives.

Google plans to pay $1 billion to publishers globally for their news over the next three years, its CEO said on Thursday, a step that could help it win over a powerful group amid heightened regulatory scrutiny worldwide.