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The Light Blues were dominant in both events on a flat River Thames course in sunny conditions, the men winning for the fifth time in six editions and the women recording their seventh victory in a row. The build-up to this year's races, featuring competing crews from England's two oldest universities, was overshadowed by the publication of research revealing high levels of E.coli, a bacteria found in human waste, in the Thames. And after the men's race, Oxford's Lenny Jenkins said he and several... Читать дальше...

The Palestine Red Crescent said five people were killed and dozens wounded by gunfire and a stampede during an aid delivery Saturday in northern Gaza, where famine looms. FRANCE 24's Rob Parsons tells us more.

During a years-long experiment that ended on Tuesday, French health authorities gave patients suffering from serious illnesses the chance to use prescribed medical cannabis. As France prepares to put cannabis-based medicines on the market, patients look back at their experience of the trial.

It's just the fifth time in history that both the senior men's and women's champions have retained their titles at the championships -- the first since Ethiopian duo Kenenisa Bekele and Tirunesh Dibaba did in (2005/06). Kiplimo, 23, made it three successive world crowns for Uganda -- Joshua Cheptegei winning the 2019 edition -- timing 28 minutes 09 seconds over the 10,000km trip. Kiplimo joins legends Bekele and Paul Tergat in defending the title, although he has still to go some way to equal their achievements of winning five in a row. Читать дальше...

British counterterrorism police are investigating the stabbing of an Iranian television presenter outside his home in London as concern grows over threats to a Farsi-language satellite news channel long critical of Iran’s theocratic government.

Eddie Howe's side trailed 3-1 after Alexander Isak's early penalty was erased by goals from Michail Antonio and Mohammed Kudus before half-time. When Jarrod Bowen scored West Ham's third immediately after the break, Newcastle looked set for another dispiriting defeat in a troubled campaign. But Isak converted a second penalty to give the Magpies hope and Barnes came off the bench to equalise before snatching the winner in the 90th minute. Newcastle's Anthony Gordon was sent off for a second booking in stoppage-time... Читать дальше...

Japanese health officials searched a Kobayashi Pharmaceutical factory on Saturday (March 30) after the drugmaker reported five deaths possibly linked to health supplements, an official said.

Heavy clashes and explosions shook Gaza, witnesses said on Saturday (March 30), as the Red Crescent reported several people killed during the latest chaotic aid distribution in the territory's north, where famine looms.

In France and in much of Europe, clocks spring forward one hour on Sunday (March 30) marking the start of daylight saving time. The general idea behind daylight saving time is to give us more evening light during the summer and more morning light during the winter. But there is a movement to abolish the switch, with some saying that it's bad for health. For more analysis, FRANCE 24 is joined by doctor Jan Cédric HANSEN, vice president of the Global Health Security Alliance.

It was not immediately clear if the 35-year-old Grammy-winner meant the music industry, social media, or something else. Her statement came in an Instagram post on Friday, a day after she appeared at a Democratic campaign event for President Joe Biden. "I'm getting tired of putting up with being dragged by everyone in my life and on the internet," Lizzo, born Melissa Viviane Jefferson, wrote. "All I want is to make music and make people happy and help the world be a little better than how I found it," she continued. Читать дальше...

"With only 10 hospitals minimally functional across the whole of #Gaza, thousands of patients continue to be deprived of health care," World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus wrote on X. Before the war, Gaza had 36 hospitals, according to the WHO. "Around 9,000 patients urgently need to be evacuated abroad for lifesaving health services, including treatment for cancer, injuries from bombardments, kidney dialysis and other chronic conditions," he said. That is up... Читать дальше...

Thousands of undocumented migrants -- often fleeing violence and poverty in their home countries -- transit through Mexico each year trying to reach the US border.

Dozens of Christians sheltering in the Holy Family Church in Gaza City gathered to attend the Good Friday mass on Friday (March 29). "We practise our religious rituals under fear, under oppression, under occupation, and this always puts us in a psychological state that does not allow us to feel joy, the joy of celebrations and the joy of holy days," said the director of the Church's shelter, George Antoun.

European summer time begins early Sunday (March 1) morning, when the continent's clocks will skip forward an hour. For one man in Germany, that's a monumental task. Some 366 clocks cover the walls in the living room of 76-year-old Werner Stechbarth's apartment in Munich, the haul from a life spent criss-crossing the globe. The yearly move to daylight saving time is a busy period for the pensioner, who has to manually adjust every one of his timepieces.

Bruised and fractured by Tayyip Erdogan's victory in 2023 general elections, Turkey's opposition aims to land a blow in Sunday's local polls, with the future of its biggest hope, Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, tied to the outcome.

A hostage situation in a nightclub in the eastern Dutch town of Ede was continuing on Saturday, and three people have been released, police said in a statement.

India will vote between April 19 and June 1 in general elections Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to win. But his second term in power has been marked by deepening religious polarisation and increasing Islamophobia.

The Palestine Red Crescent said five people were killed and dozens wounded by gunfire and a stampede during an aid delivery Saturday in Gaza, where famine is looming. AFP video footage shows a convoy of trucks moving quickly past burning debris near the distribution point in pre-dawn darkness as people shout and gunfire echoes. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments in the Israel-Hamas war.

The first French nationals to be repatriated from Haiti arrived in Martinique on Friday (March 29) after being evacuated by the French army.

One week after Russia's deadliest terror attack in two decades, mourners outside Crocus City Hall on Friday (March 29) expressed a mixture of grief, condolences for the dead and anger.

An Israeli strike killed the deputy head of Hezbollah's rocket unit in south Lebanon on Friday (March 29), the Israeli military said, the latest deadly cross-border violence since the Israel-Hamas war erupted.

Peruvian authorities raided President Dina Boluarte's home on Saturday as part of an ongoing corruption investigation related to undisclosed luxury watches.

March 30 marks the International Day of Zero Waste. Between 2000 and 2015, global clothing production doubled. Europe and North America export some of their unsold and discarded clothes to Chile. In the north of the country, textile waste accumulates and often ends its life in the wild dumps of the Atacama desert. The situation is getting worse, despite increasing attention from the authorities. FRANCE 24's Juliette Chaignon and Guillaume Gosalbes report from the Iquique region, with Josh Vardey.

Bruised and fractured by Tayyip Erdogan's victory in 2023 general elections, Turkey's opposition aims to land a blow in Sunday's local polls, with the future of its biggest hope, Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, tied to the outcome.

Pope Francis pulled out of a key Easter ceremony at the last minute on Friday, reigniting concerns about the 87-year-old's increasingly frail health.