International report - Istanbul's mayorial elections means more than just...
In an unprecedented move, Istanbul will re-run a mayoral election this Sunday, June 23. At the end of March, President Recep Tayip Erdogan's AKP party was defeated in the city's local elections,...
View ArticleInternational report - How the war on drugs is worsening gender violence in...
This week, we’ve explored gender violence in Mexico. It’s been on the rise for the last few years. Every day, an average of nine women are murdered in the country. In some places, women don’t go out...
View ArticleInternational report - Checkmate by France's female chess champions
French competitors have been making history in the game of chess. The recent Top Twelve club competition in the western French city of Brest was crucial for International Master Sophie Milliet, who...
View ArticleInternational report - Award-winning African turtle expert Tomas Diagne talks...
Back in early June of this year, National Geographic presented its most prestigious awards to honor the trailblazing conservationists, scientists, educators, and storytellers who are leading the push...
View ArticleInternational report - Plans to privatise part of Kenya's busiest port: who...
Mombasa port in Kenya is one of the largest cargo terminals in the world. But recently there has been a plan to privatize some of the container handling. This has sparked a division between government...
View ArticleInternational report - What to expect in this year's Wimbledon
July 1st will be the start of the 133rd All-England Tennis Championships at London's Wimbledon. For preview into what to expect this year, Andy May has this report. Click the 'play' button above to...
View ArticleInternational report - How Scotland took on knife crime and won
Scotland used to be one of the most dangerous places in the developed world, and Glasgow, in particular, had an exceptionally high level of gang-related crime. But thanks to a ground-breaking approach...
View ArticleInternational report - Argentina series part 1: Indigenous people reclaiming...
In Argentina, the descendants of the natives make up only 1.49 percent of the argentinan population. Recent studies however say that over 50 percent of argentines have at least one indigenous ancestor...
View ArticleInternational report - A long history of discrimination
In the mountainous regions of north-western Argentina is where you can find descendants of the Diaguitas, an aboriginal ethnic group that migrated to this region in the 5th and 6th centuries....
View ArticleInternational report - Eleven die in deadly scramble on the roof of the world
Nepal promised to re-write its mountaineering rules after at least 11 fatalities this spring on Mount Everest. As the climbing season came to an end, veterans blamed the carnage on the world’s highest...
View ArticleInternational report - Two decades of winners and losers in Scotland's...
In 20 years of existence, the Scottish Parliament has done a lot: a major land reform, more rights for the LGBT+ community, free prescriptions, and free university tuition. But has it gone far enough?...
View ArticleInternational report - Recreating the sound of Paris's Notre-Dame
A team of scientists from the Sorbonne University in Paris have created a virtual acoustic simulation of a concert that was held in 2013 in the famed Notre Dame cathedral. This simulation could play...
View ArticleInternational report - Providing shelter and income for Tunisia's plastic...
An association in the Tunisian capital is striving to guarantee income and decent living conditions for plastic waste pickers from an informal area of the city. The initiative is a pioneering effort...
View ArticleInternational report - Payment in plastic boosts education, environment
Discarded waste items like plastic bottles are an environmental nuisance in slums around Lagos, Nigeria’s largest city. With no proper waste disposal, plastic bottles litter the environment, including...
View ArticleInternational report - Deming does migrant detention differently
Deming, New Mexico is a small town near the US-Mexican border that finds itself caught in the middle of heated immigration debates. Starting in May, the US Border Patrol began dropping off...
View ArticleInternational report - Life after death
Over the past year, attackers have targeted places of worship around the world. In California, a synagogue was attacked on Passover. There was also an attack on a synagogue outside San Diego. In March...
View ArticleInternational report - Life after death in Sutherland, Texas
Part 2 of RFI's special report from the town of Sutherland Springs in the US state of Texas – the site of the deadliest church attack in the history of the state. Our correspondent Colm Flynn traveled...
View ArticleInternational report - Sex education gets serious in Senegal
In Senegal, young single people represent the high priority segment of the population according to experts in family planning. Yet they’re often excluded from awareness campaigns on sex education and...
View ArticleInternational report - Blame it on the juice!
Predicting how many mangos will grow on your mango tree is no easy task. That’s not an African proverb, it’s the harsh reality for mango farmers across Senegal. To help farmers, scientists from France...
View ArticleInternational report - Hiding the endless horror of Chernobyl
In Ukraine, the authorities recently formally inaugurated a new metal enclosure over the destroyed reactor of what was the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. The gigantic dome covers the structure that...
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