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Trump downplays recession fears as business leaders sound alarm

Mar 10 2025 6 mins  
President Donald Trump says the US economy is “in transition” as his vacillating tariff policies and government downsizing spread chaos and confusion along manufacturing supply chains. Canada faces a trade war not just with the US but with China as well, and Greenlanders consider their territory's mineral wealth as its strategic importance grows.

Forever pollution: Zwijndrecht, a Belgian town contaminated by PFAS

Mar 10 2025 5 mins  
"The worst European hotspot for PFAS" is located in Belgium, in the small town of Zwijndrecht, near Antwerp. There, for 25 years, the American factory 3M manufactured perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), one of the oldest of substances that is highly toxic to health and the environment. In Europe, there are an estimated 2,300 other such "hotspots" and a total of 23,000 polluted sites.

JD Vance's cousin reflects on his time fighting for Ukraine

Mar 10 2025 6 mins  
PRESS REVIEW – Monday, March 10: The Canadian papers react to Mark Carney winning the Liberal leadership race, as he is set to become the country's next PM. Also, JD Vance's cousin gives an interview detailing his time on the frontline in Ukraine. Plus, former tennis star Sergiy Stakhovsky discusses fighting for his country. Elsewhere, the Kuwaiti government has stripped thousand

International Women's Day: Italy's fight against human trafficking

Mar 08 2025 4 mins  
As part of our coverage for International Women’s Day on the March 8, we are looking into the phenomenon of human trafficking from Africa to Europe. Thousands of women arrive in Italy, victims of sex-trafficking, after a gruelling journey across the Mediterranean. Once in Italy, many of them fall into the hands of prostitution rings. Obliged to reimburse huge debts, they find the

US pulls out of energy partnership with South Africa

Mar 07 2025 16 mins  
The United States is no longer part of a climate agreement that should have helped South Africa to switch from coal to green energy. Also, Rwanda faces recurring accusations of exploiting neighbouring DR Congo’s natural resources. And Africa has the highest rate of female entrepreneurial activity in the world, but many obstacles continue to hold women back.

‘Gratitude’ expressed, ‘apology’ received, Ukraine back at the table

Mar 07 2025 45 mins  
This week, the US tightened the screws on Ukraine, pausing military aid until Kyiv shows more willingness to negotiate – starting with handing over half its rare earth resources to America. Moscow welcomed the shift, calling it “aligned with the Kremlin’s vision,” while Ukraine scrambled to smooth things over with a letter to Trump.

‘We, Europeans, are alone’, French economist Jacques Attali says

Mar 07 2025 12 mins  
For the best part of five decades, Jacques Attali has been whispering in the ears of French presidents. Initially an economist, he has written over 80 books and essays, sat in some of the most secret high-level meetings alongside former president François Mitterrand, and was the architect of Mikhail Gorbachev's 1991 presence at the G7 in the UK. Attali speaks to FRANCE 24 about th

Talking textiles: Thandiwe Muriu’s use of the iconic Ankara fabric

Mar 07 2025 11 mins  
Wax print fabrics or Ankara fabrics are known for their graphic patterns, bold colours and catchy slogans. The iconic cloth is now being celebrated in an exhibition at the Musée de l’Homme in Paris, where curators have been exploring its anthropological, social and political role on the African continent and beyond. Kenyan artist Thandiwe Muriu joins us to talk about the fabric�

Consent & the Pelicot case: Will it result in changes to French law?

Mar 07 2025 12 mins  
To mark International Women's Day, we focus on what was clearly the biggest story in France in recent months. That being the rape trial of Gisele Pelicot who went on to become a global feminist icon after waiving her right to remain anonymous. A court in Avignon hearing how for nearly a decade, the 72-year-old grandmother had been drugged unconscious by her husband and offered to m

Chinese exporters rush to adjust to changing trade environment

Mar 07 2025 12 mins  
China has kept its growth target for this year at around 5 percent, despite a new trade war with the United States. As the government shifts its focus on boosting domestic demand, businesses are seeking ways to adapt to a new trade environment.