International report - Will Thanksgiving catch on in France?
At the Cité Internationale, a large campus for international students in Paris, the American Foundation has kicked off Thanksgiving week in France. The students' committee organised a traditional and...
View ArticleInternational report - Scotland between a rock and a hard place ahead of...
The UK General Election on December 12th has been branded the "Brexit election" by the media, but in Scotland, it’s a little bit more complicated. As the nation braces for one of the most important...
View ArticleInternational report - What are Scotland's challenges as Britain gears up to...
The UK General Election on December 12th has been branded the "Brexit election" by the media, but in Scotland, it’s a little bit more complicated. As the nation braces for one of the most important...
View ArticleInternational report - Indians turn to oxygen bars as air pollution worsens
Residents in India's capital New Delhi have been struggling to breathe clean air for weeks due to pollution, in part coming from farm fires in neighbouring states. What can they do? They are using...
View ArticleInternational report - Foreign-owned fishmeal factories in Senegal threaten...
Along the coast of West Africa, global demand for fish is endangering a long-established way of life. Many people in Senegal and Gambia depend on fish for both food and income. About a quarter of...
View ArticleInternational report - What the #MeToo movement means to South Korea's...
The after-hours office party is an integral part of South Korea’s business culture. Typically, a boss takes his staff out on the company credit card for dinner, drinks and then some karaoke. The...
View ArticleInternational report - Kenya's silk industry weaves wonders
A rural county in eastern Kenya has become the home of the country’s first-ever silk industry, using a special species known as Eri Silkworms. Local farmers rear these silkworms and harvest silk...
View ArticleInternational report - The cartoon character worth millions
The cartoon journalist Tintin has been solving mysteries and bamboozling the bad guys since 1929. There's no mystery about the enduring appeal of this cartoon character, or of the original artwork for...
View ArticleInternational report - IMF tells Liberia to cut state wage bill
The International Monetary Fund or IMF is demanding a further reduction of Liberia’s current wage bill of over 297 million dollars. According to Liberian Finance Minister Samuel Tweh, the IMF is...
View ArticleInternational report - Ending child marriage in Ethiopia by 2025
In Ethiopia, the practice of child marriage is less common today than in previous generations. But it remains a challenge for Africa's second most populous country. Ethiopia is still home to 15...
View ArticleInternational report - Palestinians still waiting for compensation following...
In the Gaza Strip, 52,000 Palestinian householders, whose homes were partially damaged during Israeli attacks in 2014, have not yet been compensated by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for...
View ArticleInternational report - Guinea sets up commission to monitor Imams and Koranic...
In Guinea, the government has stepped up measures in an attempt to prevent terrorism spreading into the country from neigbouring states. A commission has been set up to register mosques and Koranic...
View ArticleInternational report - Nigeria launches its first sex offenders registry
The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence recently kicked off around the world with different campaigns aimed at ending violence against women and girls. In Nigeria, where gender violence...
View ArticleInternational report - Dakar Weatherman
In October, thousands of people took to the streets in New York to put pressure on leaders worldwide to increase their emissions reduction targets to keep global temperatures down, and erratic weather...
View ArticleInternational report - Solace in dance for South Korea's LGBTQI+ community
South Korea’s LGBTQI+ community continues to face strong social prejudice. Conservative groups frequently protest pride festivals and there’s no legal protection that would prevent a person from...
View ArticleInternational report - 2019 – France's year of fire and fury
2019 marked a tumultuous year for France, opening with Yellow Vests riding the early high of the protest movement and ending under crippling strikes against pension reform. Fury on the street was...
View ArticleInternational report - Kids take over Paris' Tuileries Christmas market
The Christmas market at Paris' Tuileries garden is a special treat for old and young alike. Children can personally deliver letters to Santa's gnomes, while their parents can savour hot wine and...
View ArticleInternational report - Culture in France - the best of 2019
From France's top literature prize, the Prix Goncourt, to the International Comics Festival and the premier film event Cannes...not to mention Tutankhamen's Paris visit and the biggest ever exhibition...
View ArticleInternational report - A New Year's evening with Louis XIV at Château de...
In the second part of our podcast A Parisian Winter, Arnab Béranger spends an evening at the Versailles palace. 'A King's Tour' is an immersive show that takes you back to the 17th century to witness...
View ArticleInternational report - Kicking off 2020 on Paris' Champs Elysées
Around 400,000 people gathered on Paris' Champs-Elysées avenue to usher in 2020. A light and sound show and spectacular fireworks at the Arc de Triomphe announced the new decade with pomp and fanfare....
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