Since the beginning of the academic year in the Gaza Strip, a university programme – put in place by Hamas – to teach Hebrew to aspiring Palestinian teachers has been in full swing. The militant Islamic group is calling it “an act of resistance”.
France’s Esther Duflo, a star economist who was once named one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world, has been nominated by US President Barack Obama to help shape US global development policy.
French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian’s morale-boosting New Year’s Eve visit to troops in Afghanistan was supposed to be top secret – until a “crêpe” manufacturer announced he was taking its pancakes with him as a seasonal gift.
The value of property is rising inexorably in Rio as the Brazilian city prepares to host the 2016 Olympic Games. But some of the city’s poorest residents are paying a heavy price for this enforced metamorphosis.
As the economic crisis in Spain deepens, several regions are considering charging students who bring lunch from home up to €3 to use the school cafeteria, the latest in a series of reforms that critics claim are hurting the most vulnerable.
François Hollande has recently met with the controversial king of Bahrain and Gabon’s president - leaders accused of being repressive or corrupt. The meetings have not been kept secret, but have been discreet.
Socialist presidential candidate François Hollande celebrated the opening of his campaign headquarters in Paris on Wednesday, unveiling his official campaign slogan – “The time for change is now” – in front of a panel of journalists.
The launch of Free’s mobile offer will shake France’s mobile phone industry to the core. How much has its CEO Xavier Niel borrowed from Apple’s late Steve Jobs in style and in substance?
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