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Special show: A Michelin-starred taste of Christmas in Aix-en-Provence
FRANCE 24’s culture editor Eve Jackson takes viewers on a festive journey to the heart of France’s Provence region in a special programme exploring the enchanting Christmas traditions of Aix-en-Provence. This exclusive holiday show brings to life the region’s rich cultural heritage, focusing on two of its most treasured customs:… Read Details ⇢
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49ers’ Brock Purdy impresses after gifting offensive lineman brand new cars for Christmas
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy joked last Christmas that he could not afford the traditional gifts given to the offensive lineman because of his rookie contract, but this year is a different story. The 24-year-old signal caller surprised his teammates with quite the gift this holiday season, gifting them… Read Details ⇢
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What future for Syrian refugees after Bashar al-Assad’s fall? | TV Shows
Marc Lamont Hill speaks to the director of Human Rights Watch’s Refugee and Migrant Rights Division, Bill Frelick. Within hours of al-Assad fleeing Damascus, a number of European countries announced the suspension of asylum requests from Syrians, with some even calling for the immediate deportation of refugees. With the establishment… Read Details ⇢
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This compact and capable coffee maker is bargain in the Amazon Christmas sales
Hot drinks like coffee, tea, and hot chocolate are go-to beverages during the Christmas sales season. That said, not everyone wants a full-fledged coffee maker or has the space for it. Instead, you can get this simple but useful Keurig K-Express Pod Coffee Maker at Amazon for $59.99 (was $89.99).… Read Details ⇢
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Paul Mashatile – The Mail & Guardian
Deputy President Paul Mashatile. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G) Paul Mashatile has had a very Ramaphosian 2024: cautious, inoffensive and ever-present. He runs the deputy presidency much like his boss did — which can be soothing to a country that hasn’t forgotten how forgettable his predecessor, DD Mabuza, was. In that position he… Read Details ⇢
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for Gisèle Pelicot, an “ordeal” turned into a “fight”.
Gisèle Pelicot, Avignon, December 19, 2024. MANON CRUZ/REUTERS These are just four moments in one woman’s life. Four moments in just four years. The shock of the first day, the long, lonely journey, the decision to face the worst publicly, and the final verdict, after which Gisèle Pelicot’s soothed, confident… Read Details ⇢
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Mayotte: France must raise ‘standard of infrastructure, public services’ on densely-populated island
Emmanuel Macron extended his visit to cyclone-devastated Mayotte after angry residents vented exasperation and despair over the scale of the disaster. For a deeper perspective on France’s unpreparedness for the level of destruction of Chido, FRANCE 24 welcomes Renaud Foucart, Economist and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Economics at… Read Details ⇢
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Mike Lee predicts demise of Johnson speakership, calls for ‘DOGE speaker’
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, predicted that House Speaker Mike Johnson would not retain the gavel next year and called for either Elon Musk or Vivek Ramaswamy to fill the leadership role. “I don’t think the speaker is going to remain in power,” Lee predicted during a Thursday night appearance on… Read Details ⇢
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‘Many more Russian war criminals on our list’: Ukraine vows more attacks | Russia-Ukraine war News
Kyiv, Ukraine – Igor Kirillov, the 54-year-old general who led Russia’s nuclear protection forces, was assassinated just one day after Ukrainian intelligence accused him of ordering the use of banned chemical weapons against Ukrainian servicemen. Explosives hidden in a scooter parked outside a Moscow apartment building blew up Kirillov and… Read Details ⇢
