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Cannes Film Festival: last minute tickets • RFI English
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- Cannes Film Festival: last minute tickets • RFI English
- Runtime
- 1:21
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Hundreds of people have come from all over the world to attend the Cannes Film Festival. The last day of official screenings is Saturday 25 May, just ahead of the closing ceremony. RFI and France 24 met some of the hopefuls lining up for last-minute tickets. Find all of RFI's coverage of the event here: https://rfi.my/AakY
##Cannes2024 #cinema #Megalopolis
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- Olympism: a world history in Paris's Palais de la Porte Dorée • RFI English
- Runtime
- 6:31
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- From April 26 to September 8, the Palais de la Porte Dorée in Paris is hosting the exhibition "Olympism, a History of the World (1896-2024)." This exhibition offers an in-depth look at the Olympic saga through 33 Olympiads. This period also marks the beginning of the popularity of the Olympics.
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- Fashion in Cannes • RFI English
- Runtime
- 2:58
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The Cannes Film Festival is a magnet for the fashion industry, on and off the red carpet. RFI met up with LA-based designer Kevan Hall at his pop-up store inspired by the glamorous event and the colours of the Riviera. Follow all the coverage of the festival here: https://rfi.my/AakY
##Fashion #Cannes2024 #France
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- Quest for Olympic gold: French two-time gold medal winner Bertrand Gille • RFI English
- Runtime
- 3:51
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Bertrand Gille won the Olympic gold twice in 2008 and 2012 as part of the French men's handball teams. In an interview with RFI, Gille recounts the feeling after winning his first gold medal and what it means for him.
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- Cannes and the rising potential of immersive cinema • RFI English
- Runtime
- 4:57
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The Cannes Film Festival has rolled out the red carpet for immersive cinema and, for the first time, held its own competition. This year's winner was Noire (Colored) by Tania de Montaigne, Stéphane Foenkinos and Pierre-Alain Giraud. With evolving techniques in virtual, augmented and mixed reality, storytelling is being taken to a whole new level. RFI's Ollia Horton went to the Cineum complex to find out more. Read more here: https://rfi.my/Ac1h
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- Rio 2016: A successful Olympic dream amidst crises • RFI English
- Runtime
- 3:00
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The crowd cheered loudly on Copacabana beach when Rio de Janeiro was announced as the host city for the 2016 Olympic Games. For the first time, a city in South America would host the biggest sporting competition on the planet. The "Marvellous City", located between the sea and the forest, had seven years to become an Olympic metropolis.
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- How pro-Palestinian student protests are different in France than the US • RFI English
- Runtime
- 1:12
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Pro-Palestinian student protests against the war in Gaza have come to a head in France at Sciences Po – the prestigious international relations school – where students continue to stage demonstrations and the government has become involved, pressuring the university to forcibly shut them down. This comes as protests have erupted on campuses across the United States, but the scale, scope and politics are unique to France.
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- French B-boy Dany Dann hopes to spin gold at Paris Olympics • RFI English
- Runtime
- 1:20
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- European 2022 breakdance champion Danis Civil, aka Dany Dann, hopes to become one of the first breakdance Olympic medalists in history. The event makes its debut at the Paris Games this summer, but won't be part of the Los Angeles Games in 2028.
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- The legacy of Nelson Mandela 30 years after his election as president • RFI English
- Runtime
- 2:17
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Nelson Mandela became South Africa’s first black president in May 1994. His election ended more than three centuries of white rule in South Africa.
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- Fungi and bacteria may be used to make Mars habitable • RFI English
- Runtime
- 5:16
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Researchers from NASA are exploring futuristic concepts including the use of fungi as building materials for future habitats on the Moon and bacteria for detoxifying water on Mars.
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- Paris museum finds Olympic groove mixing hip hop, photo and art • RFI English
- Runtime
- 2:44
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- As part of the "Cultural Olympiad", which explores the connections between art and athletics, the Carnavalet Museum in Paris is getting artist Safouane Ben Slama together with high school students from Lycée Turgot for a workshop dedicated to photo and hip-hop dance. Read more here ▶️ https://rfi.my/AbQ6.y
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- Lights! Camera! Action! Time for the Cannes Festival 2024 • RFI English
- Runtime
- 1:03
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The 77th Cannes Film Festival, which kicks off Tuesday, is shaping up to be full of surprises. Aside from the 22 films competing for the prestigious Palme d'Or and a host of other prizes, there will be plenty of action in and around the Croisette from 14 - 25 May. RFI will be there to catch it all. Follow us here: https://rfi.my/AakY
##Cannes2024 #cinema #France
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- Marseille's port makes final preparations to welcome the Olympic flame • RFI English
- Runtime
- 1:46
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Marseille is getting ready to welcome the Olympic flame on 8 May with a huge ceremony in the Old Port. Determined to help the city shine, security guards, business owners, sailors and local sports fans are all joining in the launch of the 2024 Olympic Games.
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- Freedom in frames: photographing an Afghan refugee's Olympic dream • RFI English
- Runtime
- 3:15
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- In an intimate and surprising series, French photographer Amandine Lauriol (Hans Lucas agency) skillfully captures the multifaceted life of Marzieh Hamidi, a young taekwondo athlete and Afghan refugee in France. RFI met with Lauriol to discuss her exhibition "Azadi" – Freedom – which is part of the 2024 Urban Eye photo festival in Corbeil-Essonnes outside Paris.
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##photography #taekwondo #ParisOlympics2024
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- France reacts to youth violence. But is there really more than before? • RFI English
- Runtime
- 0:51
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- In recent weeks President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Gabriel Attal have been looking for ways to tackle what Macron has called a wave of ultraviolence sweeping the country. They've put the focus on young people, but not everyone agrees.Sociologist Laurent Mucchielli says statistics do not show any rise in violent crime committed by youngsters More in the Spotlight on France podcast, episode 110: https://rfi.my/AY78.y
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- Title
- The staying power of Ionesco's The Bald Soprano in Paris • RFI English
- Runtime
- 1:30
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Eugène Ionesco's The Bald Soprano and The Lesson have been running at the tiny Théâtre de la Huchette in Paris five times a week since 1957. The plays still pull in the public, but what's it like for the 45-member troupe, some of whom have been acting out the playwright's absurdist universe for more than 30 years?
#Theatre #Paris #culture
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- The 'greening' of the Olympics • RFI English
- Runtime
- 3:45
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The Paris 2024, Olympics will be serviced by a fleet of 500 hydrogen cars. RFI's Dhananjay Khadilkar went to take a look.
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- Blades of Paris landmark Moulin Rouge windmill collapse • RFI English
- Runtime
- 0:45
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The blades of the Moulin Rouge windmill, one of the most famous landmarks in Paris, collapsed overnight Thursday, just months before the French capital hosts the Olympics.
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- Local athletes on pedestal at Urban Eye photo festival • RFI English
- Runtime
- 3:25
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- For its 12th edition, the Urban Eye festival (L’Oeil urbain) in Corbeil-Essonnes has taken its inspiration from the world of sports and in particular, the Olympic spirit. RFI met with French photographer Cyril Zannettacci (Agence VU'), who explains why he chose to celebrate amateur athletes through larger-than-life portraits in his outdoor exhibition “Citius, Altius, Fortius”.
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##France ##photography ##ParisOlympics2024
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- French woman Sophie Adenot certified as astronaut • RFI English
- Runtime
- 5:31
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- ESA astronaut candidates Sophie Adenot has received astronaut certification, along with four others at ESA’s European Astronaut Centre on 22 April 2024. This marks her transition into fully-fledged astronauts, ready and eligible for spaceflight.
She is the second French woman to have qualified as an astronaut.
The new astronauts will move on to the next phases of pre-assignment and mission-specific training, paving the way for future missions to the International Space Station and beyond.
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- Title
- 'Best worker in France': Restoration efforts five years after the fire in Notre-Dame de Paris
- Runtime
- 4:22
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Notre-Dame Cathedral, ravaged by fire in 2019, is on track to re-open on time on 8 December, the head of the reconstruction has said. Émile-Armand Benoit is a roofing and ornamental specialist. He is participating in the restoration of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris. As a roofer and restorer of monuments, he is also what is known as a Meilleur ouvrier de France, a national award recognising excellence in craftsmanship.
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- Title
- Paris museum takes breakdance off the streets • RFI English
- Runtime
- 3:11
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- For the first time, breakdancing will be a discipline at the Olympic Games which will be held in France this summer. To mark the occasion, the Carnavalet Museum in Paris is hosting hip-hop and breakdancing performances and workshops.
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- Title
- Notre-Dame de Paris on track to open in December, five years after devastating fire • RFI English
- Runtime
- 1:45
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Notre-Dame Cathedral, ravaged by fire in 2019, is on track to re-open on time on 8 December, the head of the reconstruction has said.
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- Title
- French Open badminton tournament tests Olympic stadium • RFI English
- Runtime
- 2:44
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The recently held French Open badminton tournament was seen as a test event for the 2024 Paris Olympics. It was held in the same stadium - the Porte de la Chapelle arena - that will host the badminton and rhythmic gymnastics competitions during the Olympics later this year. Here are some of the world's top badminton players who participated in the French Open speaking about playing in the Olympics.
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- Title
- VAT turns 70 and still brings in much of France’s tax revenue • RFI English
- Runtime
- 1:00
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The Value Added Tax, introduced to simplify revenue collection after WWII, is a mainstay of France – and Europe’s – fiscal policy, bringing in a large part of state revenue. As an ‘invisible’ consumption tax that applies to everyone regardless of income, some consider it unjust, but it does allow France to fund its generous social welfare programmes.
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- Title
- Paris-Roubaix: The challenges posed by world's hardest one-day cycling race • RFI English
- Runtime
- 3:54
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The Paris-Roubaix is considered to be the hardest one-day cycling race. That's largely because of the unforgiving, bone-jarring cobbled sections. This year's 260 km race route featured 55 km of cobbled sections. RFI English's Dhananjay Khadilkar went to find out more.
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- Title
- Architecture students design Olympic fan zones for Saint-Denis • RFI English
- Runtime
- 1:56
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- How can people living outside the centre of Paris get the most out of the Olympic Games? French architecture students sought to answer the question by designing portable fan zones for the northern Paris suburb of Saint-Denis.
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- Title
- Exhibition celebrates Marseille as 'gateway to the Global South' • RFI English
- Runtime
- 2:54
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Visitors to Marseille's art venue, La Friche la Belle de Mai, can expect visual arts, performances, films and more in a gigantic space at the heart of the Mediterranean city. Until June, they can also discover the work of the overseas French artists shaping the latest programme: "A Field of Islands".
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- Title
- Tackling hair discrimination • RFI English
- Runtime
- 0:36
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- France's parliament is weighing legislation against a form of discrimination that's often overlooked: prejudicial treatment on the basis of hair. Approved by the lower house, the bill still faces a vote in the Senate. Artist and activist Guylaine Conquet, who first pushed for the legislation, says drawing attention to the issue is a victory in itself.
#France #Discrimination #Hair
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- Title
- Team France makes it to the Bocuse d’Or International Cooking Competition finals • RFI English
- Runtime
- 2:55
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The 20 European winning chefs of the Bocuse d’Or International Cooking Competition flexed their culinary muscles for a chance to make it to the finals in Lyon, France. There, they’ll face off with chefs from Asia, Africa, and the Americas.
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- Title
- France's fascination with Russia • RFI English
- Runtime
- 1:29
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- For decades, much of France's political and military elite has been fascinated by Russia. It's partly due to anti-American sentiment, but also nostalgia for former glory says journalist Elsa Vidal, head of RFI's Russia service and author of a recent book La Fascination Russe.
#France #Russia #Putin
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- Title
- The liberation of Camp Boiro in Guinea, 1984. • RFI English
- Runtime
- 2:38
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- On 3 April 1984, the military took power in Guinea, a week after the death of President Ahmed Sékou Touré. They decided to free the prisoners held at Camp Boiro, a camp emblematic of the repression that marked the "party-state" regime. Abdoulaye Barry "Opéma", a photographer with the Ministry of National Defence, was sent to cover the liberation in pictures. Forty years later, he and Mouctar Bah comment on a selection of photos he took that day.
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- Title
- Remembering Einstein's groundbreaking contributions to science • RFI English
- Runtime
- 3:12
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- March 14 was not just about celebrating the mathematical constant pi (3.14...). It was also the birth anniversary of Albert Einstein - an occasion to remember and celebrate his groundbreaking contributions to physics.
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- Title
- Beijing 2008 Olympics: one world, one dream? • RFI English
- Runtime
- 3:11
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- For the 2008 Olympic Games, Beijing advocated the idea of "One World, One Dream." However, the dream of the Chinese government is not the dream of everyone. In a vast social system long known for its tight control over its population, it's difficult for controllers and the controlled to share the same ideas.
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- Title
- France's epic history of open-air stadiums captured in Paris expo • RFI English
- Runtime
- 1:56
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- In the run-up to the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Paris' museum of architecture and heritage is taking a closer look at the history of modern stadiums in France, such as the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille or the Stade de France in Saint-Denis near Paris.
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- Title
- There’s Music in the Kitchen, No 34 • RFI English
- Runtime
- 0:43
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- This week on The Sound Kitchen, a special treat: RFI English listener’s musical requests. Just click on the “Play” button above and enjoy!
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- Title
- Paris 24: The stadium where Paris hosted its first Olympics • RFI English
- Runtime
- 8:25
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- On the eastern edge of Paris is the Vélodrome Jacques-Anquetil which was the main stadium for the 1900 Paris Games. It was also the venue for cycling races of the 1924 Olympics. The stadium's stands were built by Gustave Eiffel.
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- Title
- Why did we not question the Covid lockdown more? asks historian • RFI English
- Runtime
- 0:41
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- For 55 days, starting 17 March 2020, French citizens were confined to their homes as part of the government's approach to controlling the then little-understood virus sweeping the planet, which we now know as Covid-19. Historian Nicolas Mariot, co-author of a book about the lockdown, looks into why a majority of people in France accepted the lockdown and asks why there has not been a broader reckoning about the impacts. More in the Spotlight on France podcast, episode 108: https://rfi.my/AQgY.y
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- Title
- Bridging the French and English languages with Cotgrave's early modern dictionary • RFI English
- Runtime
- 17:07
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- This week is the Semaine de la Franophonie. To mark it, RFI Language services have focused on bilingual French dictionaries in their given languages and how those dictionaries evolved. The English service took a look at Randle Cotgrave, an English lexicographer who lived during the late 16th and early 17th centuries. https://rfi.my/ARlt.y
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- Title
- Fields Medal winner Cedric Villani explains the many mysteries of Pi • RFI English
- Runtime
- 6:29
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- March 14 is celebrated as Pi day every year. The date 3/14, corresponds to the first three digits of the famous mathematical constant. According to Fields medal winner Cédric Villani, IHES-Université de Lyon Chair in Analysis, pi is an emblematic number and a key cornerstone in many subjects of mathematics.
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- Title
- Historical home of the French language • RFI English
- Runtime
- 5:27
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The Château de Villers-Cotterêts, located 50 kilometres north of Paris, reopened its doors after four years of extensive restoration work. The Renaissance castle is now home to the International French Language Centre. It was here in 1539, that King Francis I signed the Ordinance of Villers-Cotterêts, making French the country's official language. RFI took a guided tour with deputy director Xavier Bailly. Read more here: https://rfi.my/A2Vl
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- Title
- Sound Kitchen: Senegal’s presidential poll moves forward T • RFI English
- Runtime
- 0:33
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about Senegal’s presidential poll. There are your answers to the bonus question on the Listeners Corner as well as music by French composer Maurice Ravel.
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- Title
- What's stopping more men in France getting a vasectomy? • RFI English
- Runtime
- 0:41
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The number of men in France getting a vasectomy – a simple operation to cut or seal the tubes that carry sperm – has rocketed in the past decade, but the procedure remains far less common here than in many other countries. Vasectomies were illegal in France until 2001 and, despite growing interest, lingering reservations continue to put patients and doctors off. More in the Spotlight on France podcast, episode 108: https://rfi.my/AQgY.y
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- Title
- Senegal's economic policy in focus ahead of elections • RFI English
- Runtime
- 1:41
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- How can Senegal's economy move away from its colonial past? This is at the heart of the campaign ahead of the 24 March poll. The opposition coalition says remplacing the colonial-era CFA franc with a national currency would be the best way to tackle inequality and boost employment. RFI's Melissa Chemam spoke to development economist and author Ndongo Samba Sylla about this. Read more here: https://rfi.my/AQxv
##Senegal #economy #elections
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- From The Lab: Is Camembert in crisis? • RFI English
- Runtime
- 4:33
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The famous French cheese Camembert is in a bit of bother due to the fungus called Penicillium camemberti, which is responsible for the texture and flavour of Camembert. Experts are worried that this fungus is facing a decline in its reproductive capacity. https://rfi.my/ARft.y
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- Ariane 6 gets readied for inaugural flight • RFI English
- Runtime
- 3:44
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- With the scheduled inaugural flight of Europe's new heavy launcher Ariane 6 a few months away, RFI's Dhananjay Khadilkar visited ArianeGroup's Les Mureaux facility near Paris where the rocket's main stage has been constructed.
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- Japan’s pioneer graphic novelist opens doors for women in manga • RFI English
- Runtime
- 3:48
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Moto Hagio is a unique figure in the male-dominated world of Japanese manga writing. She revolutionised the comic book genre in the 1970s by refusing to write only for a female audience. France honoured her with an award at the Angoulême International Comics Festival in January and a retrospective "Beyond Genres" at the Angoulême Museum until 17 March. RFI met the curator Xavier Guilbert. Read more here: https://rfi.my/AR6d
##manga #Angouleme #comics
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- Title
- Women researchers honoured in Paris for outstanding contributions to science • RFI English
- Runtime
- 4:11
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Since its creation in 2001, the Irene Joliot-Curie Prize is given to women researchers for their outstanding contribution to science.Claire de March whose research focuses on understanding the understanding the complexity of odour perception, was one of this year's winners. The awards ceremony for the 2023 Prize was held in Paris on the eve of International Women's Day. Read more here: https://rfi.my/APaF
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- Title
- Young people hit hard by Senegal's economic and political crises • RFI English
- Runtime
- 2:46
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- As young people quit Senegal amid mounting economic and political hardship that has seen universities close and jobs dry up, local charities have moved in to stem the exodus by offering practical training aimed at helping vulnerable youth forge a path into the workplace. RFI's Melissa Chemam spoke to members of the Aspyre Africa charity. Read more here: https://rfi.my/APsn
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- Title
- Here's what's cooking in the Sound Kitchen this week • RFI English
- Runtime
- 0:43
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about France’s farmers and their political action campaign. There is also music from Kabyle women for International Women's Day.
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