Vittoria

Vittoria, 2 days ago to random

Monday May 20 marks 100 days to go until the start of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, where 4,400 athletes from all over the world will be taking part. It also marks the start of a new advertising campaign released by the Olympic committee in a bid to to boost slow sales. Vedika Bahl reports.
#Olympics #Paralympics #Paris
#Disabilities
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wm7zbspN_KE

Vittoria, 6 days ago to Israel

A growing rift within the #Israeli government over the governance of #Gaza after the war has become a 'colossal game of chicken' between rival factions who are each waiting for the other to make a mistake, according to Israeli political commentator Dr Ori Goldberg. He also says that that Israelis have trouble articulating a critique of #Netanyahu 's management of the war and that as long as the war continues, Netanyahu continues to be safe in power.
#Israel #Hamas

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SiiRgqRn_E

Vittoria, 6 days ago to filmsFr

Before Judith Godrèche kickstarted a #MeToo wave in the French film industry, she was one of the first prominent actors to go on the record against Harvey Weinstein. Godrèche and the film's collaborators walked the Cannes Film Festival's red carpet Thursday to take a photo with collaborators on her film "Moi Aussi - Me too", which is dedicated to survivors of sexual abuse. Eve Jackson tells us more.
#Cannes #Metoo #Godrèche
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNQCwW4K90s

Vittoria, 6 days ago to China

Russia willing to 'soften the border' in exchange for China's support, political scientist says

As the meeting between Vladimir #Putin and #Xi Jinping wraps up, Tom Burges Watson speaks to political scientist Dr Una Aleksandra Berzina-Cerenkova, Head of the China Studies Centre at Riga Stardins University, about how far will Russia go to secure the support of Beijing.
#China #Russia #Ukraine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hroPvZZh6Ak

Vittoria, 6 days ago to thai

#IDF says two #Thai #hostages earlier believed to be alive in #Gaza were killed in the October 7 attack and their bodies are being held in the Palestinian territory. "We informed the families of two kidnapped Thai citizens, who worked in agriculture in the plantations near Kibbutz Beeri, that they were murdered in the terrorist attack on October 7 and their bodies are being held by Hamas," said army spokesman Daniel Hagari.

#Israel #Thailand

Vittoria, 6 days ago to Netherlands

The newly agreed #Dutch coalition government on Thursday plans the "strictest-ever" #asylum policy, including an opt-out from European Union rules. After six months in the making, the 26-page coalition agreement proposes to “deport people without a valid residence permit as much as possible, even forcibly”. Monte Francis reports.
#Netherlands #EU #immigration #FarRight

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-iBM14iEpc

Vittoria, 7 days ago to Catroventos

This theory by linguist Bernard Cerquiglini was put to the test today in the France24 newsroom when the title of a segment dedicated to the #Paris2024 Olympics was determined to be "Destination Paris" in both #English and #French...
#linguistics #France

Vittoria, 7 days ago to France

#France ordered troops to guard ports and the international airport in its Pacific territory of #NewCaledonia as a state of emergency started Thursday after two nights of riots left four dead and hundreds wounded. Turmoil erupted after France's national assembly backed changes to voting rolls that indigenous Kanak leaders say will dilute their vote. Mark Owen speaks to Mikaa Blugeon-Mered, adjunct lecturer on French Overseas Territories' Geopolitics at Sciences Po.
#riots
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KH8hMBtI-QQ

Vittoria, 7 days ago to Europe

In a report by a committee on drug trafficking, French senators warn that France is being 'submerged by illicit drugs'. Tom Burges Watson speaks to Thomas Pietschmann, Senior research officer at the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, who explains that this trend extends to the whole of #Europe, and it concerns in particular the trafficking of cocaine.
#Drugs #Cocaine #Crime #France

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5FKwkw940w

Vittoria, 7 days ago to France

France announced Wednesday it is imposing a state of emergency in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia for at least 12 days, boosting security forces' powers to quell deadly unrest that has left four people dead. Angela Diffley explains what is at the root of the riots.
#NewCaledonia #riots #France

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=un_L5xHAolw

Vittoria, 8 days ago to Slovakia

#Slovakia 's Prime Minister Robert #Fico was battling life-threatening wounds Wednesday after officials said he was shot multiple times in an #assassination attempt condemned by European leaders. The Dennik N daily said its reporter in the central town of Handlova heard several shots fired and then saw security guards rushing to lift the premier off the ground and into a car. The newspaper also reported that police had detained the suspected gunman. Monte Francis reports.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRDKv0zN3hk

Zestryon, 8 days ago to aiart French

Imaginer un parc d'attractions entièrement basé sur le malaise de l'uncanny valley 😱

#aiart

Zestryon, 8 days ago to random French

ChatGPT qui rigole à une blague de daron, le comble de la creepiness et de l'uncanny valley ¯_(ツ)_/¯

https://vimeo.com/945587876

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/05/is-the-world-ready-for-an-ai-assistant-that-can-laugh-in-your-face/

Vittoria, 9 days ago to random

The star prosecution witness in Donald Trump's hush money trial, Michael Cohen, took the stand Monday, poised to offer testimony that could help shape the outcome of the first criminal case against an American president. Monte Francis has the details. Tom Burges Watson speaks to Philip Hackney, Professor of Law at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.
#Trump #trial #Cohen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TIO7XoFmAs

Vittoria, 9 days ago to Ukraine

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky says his troops are locked in intense battles with the advancing Russian army in two border areas. Fierce fighting has been focused on the town of Vovchansk in Kharkiv region. Hundreds of civilians have been evacuated from the scene as Russian strikes are stepped up. Andrew Hilliar has more on the Russians' advance and what could Moscow's objectives be in the region.
#Ukraine #Russia #NATO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmuQ48MfYxk

Vittoria, 10 days ago to movies

Mohammad #Rasoulof, the acclaimed Iranian #film director who was just sentenced to eight years in prison and flogging by the Islamic Republic's revolutionary court, has fled Iran on foot.

Moments ago, Rasoulof posted a video of a mountainous area and said he had permanently left #Iran.

https://www.thereset.news/p/breaking-acclaimed-film-director?s=09

Zestryon, 13 days ago to Eurovision French

L'#Eurovision est coprésentée par le Spectre soyeux II !

Vittoria, 13 days ago to China

Is #China doing #Russia 's dirty work in Europe?

Tom Burges Watson speaks to historian and political scientist Rana Mitter, who is the St Lee Chair in US-Asia Relations at the Harvard Kennedy School, as Xi Jinping met with Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban on Thursday, following his visit to Serbia on Wednesday.
#EU #Serbia #Hungary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52fJed7ISs4

Vittoria, 13 days ago to Ukraine

Huge yachts, private planes, luxury villas and flashy cars. All belonging to Russian oligarchs whose assets in Italy have been frozen since the invasion of Ukraine two years ago, and, according to data collected by the European commission, this amounts to 2.3 billion euros. But this is turning out to be extremely costly for the Italian state. Our correspondent in Italy tells us more
#Ukraine #Russia #Italy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8OFkFK3wKw

Vittoria, 14 days ago to TaylorSwift

The highest-grossing tour in history finally arrived in Europe on Thursday as Taylor Swift kicked off her European dates with four nights in Paris. Thousands of fans were already visiting the La Defense Arena 24 hours before the show just to get their hands on the merchandise as soon as possible. FRANCE 24 journalist Peter O'Brien went to meet "Swifties" outside the La Defense Arena.
#TaylorSwift #concert #Paris
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xq9GqxO1pY

Vittoria, 14 days ago to Women

Domestic violence is now top of the political agenda in Australia. This comes in the wake of a multiple fatal stabbing and protests that followed. Five women were among six people stabbed to death in a shopping mall in Sydney last month. There have been protests during the past week against the rise in violence against #women in Australia. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is calling it a national crisis. Tom Canetti with more.
#Australia #Misogyny #Femicide

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOaFmzdLuV0

Vittoria, 14 days ago to France

As the Olympic torch lands in Marseille, we ask whether Paris and its suburbs will benefit from the Olympics investments in infrastructure and be able to overcome the 'white elephant' syndrome. Mark Owen speaks to Sylvain Bersinger, chief economist of Asterès, a consulting group that gives advice to businesses in the public sector.
#Olympics #Paris #France

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgKhqf7zpz4