UK's Eden Project celebrates 15th anniversary
In southwest England, two large dome greenhouses are marking the 15th anniversary of their opening to the public this year. They’re known as the Eden Project – and they were built to recreate the...
View ArticleUS elections move up a gear as candidates prep for TV debates
This week, the first of the pre-election presidential debates takes place ahead of the November election. Jan van der Made has been looking at the recent days of the campaign and what is at stake in...
View ArticleThousands march in Dublin to protest Ireland's abortion laws
A global solidarity march in favour of repealing Ireland’s strict abortion laws took place in over 20 countries on Saturday. Abortion is outlawed in Ireland under the constitution. A growing campaign...
View ArticleCelebrating Ganesh festival in Mumbai
The Ganesha festival is celebrated with great fervour in the western India state of Maharashtra. RFI’s Dhananjay Khadilkar experienced this year’s celebrations in the city of Mumbai.
View ArticleClinton puts Trump on the defensive during first US presidential debate
Now time for this week's look at the US presidential election that is approaching, with Jan van der Made.
View ArticleColombian former hostage negotiator welcomes Farc peace deal
On Sunday people in Colombia will be asked in a referendum to approve a historic peace deal between the Colombian government and the Farc rebels that was signed in September. Decades of fighting have...
View ArticleMigrant crisis worries Hungary's Muslim community
Hungary's government failed to get its desired result on Sunday's referendum on the European Union's migrant quotas. Too few people voted for it to be valid. But that is not stopping Prime Minister...
View ArticleSlashing infant mortality in Nigeria
The United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) rates Nigeria as having one of the highest maternal and child mortality rate in the world. Figures show that 2,300 children aged less than five...
View ArticlePeul ethnic militias attack Malian and international forces
While much of the attention has focused on the conflict in northern Mali, a new threat is growing in the country’s central Mopti and Segou regions. Conflicts over land and resources and abuses by...
View Article'Queen of Katwe' tells Ugandan chess champion's story
The story of Phiona Mutesi, a girl who went from being a homeless street child in a Uganda slum to chess champion, is being released as a Disney film around the world in October. It’s called Queen of...
View ArticleQueen of Katwe: Ugandan story, African actors
Phiona Mutesi is a Ugandan girl who went from being a homeless street child in a slum to chess champion. Her story is being released as a Disney film around the world in October. It’s called Queen of...
View ArticleMarathi film industry enjoys resurgence
The Indian film industry is famous around the world for what are known as Bollywood films, popular movies in the Hindi language with singing and dancing that often generate hit songs. The industry is...
View ArticleIndia's Nashik attracts wine makers
It may come as a surprise, but France imports is wine... from India. Dozens of other countries import Indian wine as well. But India is a country that was barely exporting wine at all until recently....
View ArticleClinton, Trump prepare to face off in final US presidential debate
Ahead of today's third and final presidential candidate debate in the United States, Jan Van der Made looks at some recent difficulties for the two candidates: the recording of Donald Trump's obscene...
View ArticleIndia fights dengue, chikungunya outbreak
The outbreak of chikungunya and dengue - both diseases transmitted by insect bites - in India’s capital Delhi and few other cities in the northern parts of the country has become a major cause for...
View ArticleHow women are tackling unemployment in Gaza
In the Gaza strip, unemployment is high – the World Bank says it’s got the highest unemployment rate in the world at times. And among those who do have a job, there have traditionally been very few...
View ArticleSunshine gives life to Senegalese women's collective
In one of Senegal’s many villages not connected to the electricity grid, a women’s collective - tired of waiting for solutions from the government - has started selling solar lamps to improve their...
View ArticleUS election exchanges hit new lows in last TV debate
With less than two weeks to go before Election Day, Clea Broadhurst takes a look into the results of the third and last TV debate between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton. She also...
View ArticleLiving in Opytne - on the Ukrainian frontline
About five million people live in the parts of eastern Ukraine where the Ukrainian army has been fighting pro-Russia separatists for the past two years. Some of these people are living in towns and...
View ArticleThousands of Burundians take refuge in Rwanda
More than a quarter of a million Burundians have left the country since last year - when president Pierre Nkurunziza decided to campaign for a third term in office, which he then won. The move...
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