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1 week ago | 
flipboard.com | Yuka ROYER |Agnès LE COSSEC |Andrew HILLIAR |Bryan Quinn |Jennifer BEN BRAHIM
Superstitious tourists from Hong Kong and China have been cancelling their trips to Japan, partly due to a manga – first published in the 1990s – predicting that a major catastrophe will hit the country in July. We take a closer look. But first, South Korea heads to the polls on June 3 to elect its …
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2 months ago | 
france24.com | Yuka ROYER |Luke Shrago
US President Donald Trump has threatened to slap a 200 percent duty on imports of wine and spirits from the European Union. He accused the bloc of imposing a "nasty" 50 percent tariff on bourbons, even…
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
france24.com | Yuka ROYER
To display this content from , you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. Donald Trump's incoming national security adviser, Mike Waltz, says the incoming US president will put measures in place to keep TikTok from going dark, as a possible ban is looming. A law requiring TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance to either sell its US operation or face a ban is coming into effect on Sunday, unless the US Supreme Court overturns it.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
france24.com | Yuka ROYER
To display this content from , you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. As a ceasefire deal has been reached between Israel and Hamas, Yuka Royer takes a look at the economic and social costs of the war in Gaza. The United Nations has repeatedly warned about famine spreading across the territory, with food inflation reaching more than 400% and real GDP shrinking by 86% in the first half of 2024.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
businessandamerica.com | Yuka ROYER
The tiny British overseas territory of Saint Helena, where Napoleon was sent into exile, is now the proud owner of the world’s most remote EV charging point. The South Atlantic island currently only has four electric cars, but is hoping to go all-electric as part of a broader push to become carbon-neutral. But first, in his general policy speech in parliament, France’s new prime minister François Bayrou warned that the country is now the most indebted in its history. Source link
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
france24.com | Yuka ROYER
To display this content from , you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. The tiny British overseas territory of Saint Helena, where Napoleon was sent into exile, is now the proud owner of the world's most remote EV charging point. The South Atlantic island currently only has four electric cars, but is hoping to go all-electric as part of a broader push to become carbon-neutral.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
businessandamerica.com | Yuka ROYER
This week, as South Korea’s impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol remained holed up in his presidential compound, thousands of his supporters guarding the site against attempts to arrest him held up US flags and banners saying “Stop the Steal” in English. That phrase was used by Donald Trump’s supporters after the 2020 US presidential election. FRANCE 24’s Yuka Royer and Yena Lee take a closer look at Yoon’s ties with South Korea’s far right. Source link
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
france24.com | Yuka ROYER
To display this content from , you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. This week, as South Korea's impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol remained holed up in his presidential compound, thousands of his supporters guarding the site against attempts to arrest him held up US flags and banners saying "Stop the Steal" in English. That phrase was used by Donald Trump's supporters after the 2020 US presidential election.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
businessandamerica.com | Yuka ROYER
Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, abruptly announced it will get rid of independent fact checkers and replace them with a “community notes” system like the one used on X. CEO Mark Zuckerberg said there had been too much accidental censorship. Rights groups accused him of currying favour with the incoming Trump administration. Plus, Getty Images and Shutterstock announced a plan to merge to better prepare for the age of AI. Source link
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
france24.com | Yuka ROYER
To display this content from , you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, abruptly announced it will get rid of independent fact checkers and replace them with a "community notes" system like the one used on X. CEO Mark Zuckerberg said there had been too much accidental censorship. Rights groups accused him of currying favour with the incoming Trump administration.
