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Chile's Trump-inspired border controls complicate life for migrants

Just after taking office, Chile's new far-right President José Antonio Kast pledged to expel more than 300,000 undocumented migrants. Two months into his presidency, the mass departures that many predicted have not happened. The construction of a border wall with Peru, modelled on US President Donald Trump's wall, does not…

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Local journalism in crisis amid growing polarisation in US

The decline of local journalism in the United States is becoming a more pressing issue by the day. Since 2005, the country has lost more than 2,500 newspapers and 43,000 journalists, primarily due to a drop in revenue from advertising amid strong online competition. More than 200 counties in the…

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Revisiting host Olympic cities: Los Angeles, a profitable legacy (2/5)

In the lead-up to the Olympics here in Paris, we continue our series on the long-term impacts of the Games on host cities. We head to California, where Los Angeles was the only city vying to host the 1984 Olympics after Tehran withdrew. The mood heading into the Games had…

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France takes part in joint military exercises in United States

For the past month, more than 200 French military personnel have been stationed at Fort Irwin in California's Mojave Desert. For the first time, France has been invited to take part in joint exercises with five allied countries: the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. Initiated…

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Contamination from Trinity nuclear test site continues to plague Navajo land

“Oppenheimer” swept the Oscars on Sunday, detailing the creation of the atomic bomb at the trinity test site. But what the film failed to capture was the impact the nuclear test had on local residents. Between 1944 and 1986, the US Department of Defense dumped more than 30 million tons…

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'White gold' rush: US lithium industry sparks hopes and fears in California

The volcanic subsoil of Imperial Valley in Southern California is home to one of the world's largest lithium deposits. The mineral is key to producing batteries for electric cars. But the local community could be completely transformed by the arrival of the lithium industry. While thousands of jobs might be…

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In Louisiana, African American women face greater risk of maternal mortality

Back in April, the death of African American athlete Tori Bowie from complications of childbirth sent shockwaves across the United States. The world's leading economic power also has the highest maternal mortality rate in the developed world. These numbers are twice as high for Black women in the poorer, mostly…

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Amid rise in anti-Semitism, deadly shooting still haunts Pittsburgh's Jewish community

The current conflict between Israel and Hamas is polarising public opinion and stoking fears of a further rise in both Islamophobic and anti-Semitic hate crimes. As home to the largest Jewish community outside of Israel, the US is not spared. Five years ago, on October 27, 2018, the city of…

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Hate crimes on the rise in the US: Homeland Security warns of heightened threat

As the conflict between Israel and Hamas rages, the number of hate crimes in the United States is on the rise. The Department of Homeland Security is warning of a heightened threat targeting Arabs, Muslims and Jews in the near to medium term. Vigils have been taking place after a…

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Biden pledges support for Israel: Washington promises to boost military aid

The above photo, posted to Joe Biden's social media accounts, shows the US president and vice president receiving an update on the Hamas attack in Israel and deciding their next steps. The US president expressed sympathy, solidarity and support for Israel. We take a closer look at the US military…

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US sees largest strike to ever hit country's healthcare sector

Some 75,000 medical workers have walked off the job in the United States, asking for better pay and a solution to understaffing. Negotiations between union negotiators and medical consortium Kaiser Permanente were suspended after a marathon round of contract talks. FRANCE 24's Wassim Cornet reports from the picket line in…

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Exports of US LNG soar as Europe weans itself off Russian gas

Ever since Russia invaded Ukraine last year, Europe has been forced to find an alternative to Russian gas, which it relied heavily on. The European Union has turned to liquefied natural gas, or LNG. Last year, the United States became the number one exporter of LNG and that trend has…

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Trump surrenders at Georgia jail on charges of plotting to overturn 2020 election

Donald Trump made history on Thursday as the first former US president to submit to a mug shot when he surrendered at an Atlanta jail on charges of trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat in Georgia. It is Trump’s fourth indictment this year. Read our live blog to see…

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'I don't know who made it out': Hawaii residents return home after devastating wildfires

The death toll in the wildfires that hit the island of Maui earlier this week has risen to at least 80. It is by far the worst natural disaster in Hawaii state history. The historic town of Lahaina has seen most of its structures burned to the ground. FRANCE 24…

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Threat or opportunity? Hollywood grapples with future of artificial intelligence

With the Hollywood screenwriters' strike now in its sixth week, unions are demanding guarantees that artificial intelligence will not be used to create new content. Could AI eventually replace writers and directors or even actors and singers? How effective and how credible are current AI tools? Are they truly a…

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US midterm elections: Texan voters divided over gun control

One of the key issues on US voters' minds during the upcoming midterm elections will be gun control. Around 40,000 people die from gun violence in the country each year. After every mass shooting, the same questions are asked about whether to restrict access to weapons. In the weeks following…

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Afghanistan: Underground radio station broadcasts lessons to girls stuck at home

Since the Taliban's return to power in Afghanistan in August 2021, most girls have been banned from going to high school. But some women are resisting, like Hamida Aman, founder of Radio Begum. Against the rules, she has set up an underground school within her radio station. The girls, aged…

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Locals in Maldives battle to preserve coral reefs

The One Ocean Summit opens this Wednesday in the French port city of Brest. Seas and oceans cover around 70 percent of the surface of our planet, but continue to face an onslaught of problems, from pollution to rising temperatures. In the Maldives, coral reefs are dying because of climate…

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Searching for new plant species in Senegal

According to the latest estimates, 10 to 20 percent of the world's flora is still unknown to mankind. Botanists are scouring the world in a bid to find new plants and deepen our understanding of the planet's ecosystems. In the far east of Senegal, one group of Senegalese and French…

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Ghana: Accused of witchcraft, hundreds of women banished to camps

Ghana is one of the last countries in the world that still has camps for "witches". Some 300 women falsely accused of witchcraft are spread across five camps nationwide. Shunned by society, they often live in dire conditions. Some people accuse a woman of witchcraft to avoid paying back a…

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