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Freed activist Paul Watson vows to 'end whaling worldwide'
2 hours, 44 minutes ago

Freed activist Paul Watson vows to 'end whaling worldwide'

Raw Story  

Animal rights activist Paul Watson, freed this week from detention in Denmark, vowed on Saturday to end whale hunting worldwide and to stop Japan if it tried to resume whaling in the Southern Ocean. "One way or the other we are going to end whaling worldwide," Watson told reporters in central Paris where several hundred supporters had gathered to greet …

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From Canada to Europe: Why Indian students are shifting their study abroad dreams
14 hours, 36 minutes ago

From Canada to Europe: Why Indian students are shifting their study abroad dreams

India Today  

Amid diplomatic unrest and sudden immigration policy changes, higher education in Canada is increasingly becoming a turbulent affair for Indian students. For example, the Erasmus Mundus Scholarships allow a fully-funded education, covering tuition, travel as well as other living expenses, while Germany's DAAD Scholarships ensure financial aid for students pursuing Masters and research programmes. In addition to a country-wide and …

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Destructive Cyclone Chido unearths tensions between locals and migrants in France’s Mayotte
1 day, 1 hour ago

Destructive Cyclone Chido unearths tensions between locals and migrants in France’s Mayotte

Associated Press  

MAMOUDZOU, Mayotte — Cyclone Chido not only ravaged Mayotte’s fragile infrastructure but also laid bare deep-seated tensions between the island’s residents and its large migrant population. Fatima, who only gave her first name because her family is known locally, added that “the island can’t support the people living in it, let alone allow more to come.” Mayotte, a French department …

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Two-thirds of French already unhappy with new PM Bayrou: poll
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1 day, 12 hours ago

Two-thirds of French already unhappy with new PM Bayrou: poll

The Hindu  

France’s new Prime Minister Francois Bayrou, who is still scrambling to name his government before Christmas, faced a fresh challenge Sunday : a historically low poll rating. Even before he has properly started his job, a new poll carried out by Ifop for the French weekly Journal du Dimanche found 66% of respondents were unhappy with his performance. Going back …

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Francois Bayrou: Revolving door PM
1 day, 18 hours ago

Francois Bayrou: Revolving door PM

The Hindu  

The Prime Ministership of France, currently caught in a revolving door situation, has its fourth entrant of the year in Francois Bayrou. Elections to the 27-member bloc had delivered a shocker to the 46-year-old President whose party could not poll even half as many votes as Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally. For Mr. Macron, Mr. Bayrou’s appointment is not …

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France’s anti-terrorism court convicts eight people of involvement in the 2020 beheading of a teacher
1 day, 21 hours ago

France’s anti-terrorism court convicts eight people of involvement in the 2020 beheading of a teacher

The Hindu  

Paty, 47, was killed by an Islamic extremist outside his school on Oct. 16, 2020, days after showing his class cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad during a debate on free expression. “I am moved, and I am relieved,” said Gaëlle Paty, Samuel Paty’s sister, as she addressed a crowd of reporters after the verdict. Brahim Chnina, 52, the Muslim father …

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Singing Marsh family apologise for 'remarkably tasteless' Gisèle Pelicot parody of Paul Simon's 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover and insist they weren't cashing on rape trial
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2 days ago

Singing Marsh family apologise for 'remarkably tasteless' Gisèle Pelicot parody of Paul Simon's 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover and insist they weren't cashing on rape trial

Daily Mail  

A musical family-of-six has apologised after they released a 'remarkably tasteless' Gisèle Pelicot parody of Paul Simon's 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover, as critics attack them for trying to cash in on her rape trial. The musical Marsh family has apologised for its remarkably tasteless' and 'shameful'parody song exploring the Gisele Pelicot mass rape trial Their controversial song came …

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German Christmas market ramming is the latest attack to use vehicles as deadly weapons
2 days ago

German Christmas market ramming is the latest attack to use vehicles as deadly weapons

Associated Press  

LONDON — A car-ramming at a Christmas market in Germany, which police are treating as an attack, is the latest in a grim series of events in which vehicles have been used as deadly weapons. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print NEW YORK, Oct. 31, 2017 — Sayfullo Saipov, an Islamic extremist from …

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France’s Mayotte struggles to recover as cyclone overwhelms hospitals
2 days, 3 hours ago

France’s Mayotte struggles to recover as cyclone overwhelms hospitals

Associated Press  

MAMOUDZOU, Mayotte — One week after its worst cyclone in nearly a century, and a day after a testy presidential visit, France’s impoverished Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte is still grappling with counting the dead, restoring essential services and aiding a beleaguered population. “There are so many patients coming to the hospital, and we don’t have space to admit them.” …

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Eight convicted of involvement of the 2020 beheading of teacher Samuel Paty
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2 days, 13 hours ago

Eight convicted of involvement of the 2020 beheading of teacher Samuel Paty

Daily Mail  

Eight people have been convicted for being involved in the death of teacher Samuel Paty, who was beheaded outside of his school near Paris four years ago. History and geography teacher Samuel Paty, 47, was decapitated outside a school near Paris A Republican Guard holds a portrait of Samuel Paty in the courtyard of the Sorbonne university on October 21, …

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Eight sentenced in France in connection with murder of teacher Samuel Paty
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2 days, 14 hours ago

Eight sentenced in France in connection with murder of teacher Samuel Paty

Al Jazeera  

Teacher was stabbed and beheaded outside his school in Paris in 2020 after an online hate campaign. The Paris Special Assize Court handed down prison terms ranging from one to 16 years to the defendants, who were convicted of organising a hate campaign that culminated in the beheading of 47-year-old Samuel Paty outside his school in Paris in 2020 by …

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'I can't believe they have done this'... Outrage after the singing Marsh family who previously appeared on the BBC's Children in Need release cringe Gisèle Pelicot parody of Paul Simon's 50 Ways To Le
2 days, 16 hours ago

'I can't believe they have done this'... Outrage after the singing Marsh family who previously appeared on the BBC's Children in Need release cringe Gisèle Pelicot parody of Paul Simon's 50 Ways To Le

Daily Mail  

A musical family-of-six has been slammed for being 'remarkably tasteless' and 'shameful' after releasing a parody song exploring the Gisele Pelicot mass rape trial. Describing it as 'super-topical', the family wrote in a statement: 'It's our twist on Paul Simon's fantastic '50 Ways to Leave Your Lover' released in December 1975, but parodied to address the culmination of the mass …

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Crime and shame: On the France mass rape case
2 days, 19 hours ago

Crime and shame: On the France mass rape case

The Hindu  

The horrors will never go away, and a survivor has got only a semblance of closure after a French court sentenced her former husband to 20 years in prison for committing and orchestrating mass rapes of her for almost a decade. But in all this, the survivor’s brave stand — to waive anonymity and requesting a public trial — and …

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'If this wasn't France you'd be in a bath of s**t 10,000 times worse!' Furious Emmanuel Macron swears at jeering crowd on cyclone-hit Mayotte islands as they criticise lack of aid
2 days, 21 hours ago

'If this wasn't France you'd be in a bath of s**t 10,000 times worse!' Furious Emmanuel Macron swears at jeering crowd on cyclone-hit Mayotte islands as they criticise lack of aid

Daily Mail  

The French President Emmanuel Macron has been caught on camera swearing as he addressed angry locals on the cyclone-hit Mayotte islands. Cyclone Chido battered the French overseas department on Saturday December 14 leaving infrastructures damaged and homes flattened. While visiting the islands yesterday he received a frosty response from citizens who voiced their anger at the government for the lack …

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Crowds in Mayotte vent frustration with cyclone response as Macron tours devastation
3 days, 1 hour ago

Crowds in Mayotte vent frustration with cyclone response as Macron tours devastation

Associated Press  

MIRERENI, Mayotte — Crowds in Mayotte vented their frustration at French President Emmanuel Macron, with some booing, as he toured destruction wrought by the strongest cyclone to hit the French territory in nearly a century. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Drone view of destroyed dwellings in Mirereni, Mayotte, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. …

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Gisele Pelicot and her daughter 'have fallen out' since learning of their abuse by the Monster of Avignon... with the younger woman feeling she is 'the forgotten woman of this trial'
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3 days, 3 hours ago

Gisele Pelicot and her daughter 'have fallen out' since learning of their abuse by the Monster of Avignon... with the younger woman feeling she is 'the forgotten woman of this trial'

Daily Mail  

For the millions of captivated viewers watching worldwide, the sentencing of depraved rapist Dominique Pelicot and 50 other men for the decade-long sexual abuse of his unwitting wife Gisele yesterday brought the horrific saga to a close. Caroline Darian, the daughter of Frenchwoman Gisele Pelicot, the victim of a mass rape orchestrated by her then-husband Dominique Pelicot at their home …

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France’s anti-terrorism court convicts 8 people of involvement in the 2020 beheading of a teacher
3 days, 4 hours ago

France’s anti-terrorism court convicts 8 people of involvement in the 2020 beheading of a teacher

Associated Press  

PARIS — France’s anti-terrorism court on Friday convicted eight people of involvement in the beheading of teacher Samuel Paty outside his school near Paris four years ago, a horrific death that shocked the country. “I am moved, and I am relieved,” said Gaëlle Paty, Samuel Paty’s sister, as she addressed a crowd of reporters after the verdict. Brahim Chnina, 52, …

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Gisele Pelicot faces harrowing ordeal of going through her trial AGAIN after ten defendants threaten to appeal
3 days, 5 hours ago

Gisele Pelicot faces harrowing ordeal of going through her trial AGAIN after ten defendants threaten to appeal

Daily Mail  

Gisele Pelicot faces the harrowing ordeal of going through her trial again as it is revealed that as many as ten defendants are considering appealing the ruling. Beatrice Zavarro, Dominique Pelicot's lawyer, said he might be among those considering appealing, which would mean challenging his 20-year prison sentence for orchestrating and committing the mass rape of his now-ex wife. Gisele …

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Gisele Pelicot's husband is now being investigated for rape and MURDER following his conviction… as psychologist reveals extraordinary details of his sexual abnormalities but insists the Monster of Av
3 days, 6 hours ago

Gisele Pelicot's husband is now being investigated for rape and MURDER following his conviction… as psychologist reveals extraordinary details of his sexual abnormalities but insists the Monster of Av

Daily Mail  

Serial rapist Dominique Pelicot is already likely to die behind bars after being sentenced to 20 years in prison for the campaign of abuse he and dozens of strangers waged against his wife Gisele. Serial rapist Dominique Pelicot is already likely to die behind bars after being sentenced to 20 years in prison for the campaign of abuse he and …

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France’s military is being ousted from more African countries. Here’s why
3 days, 9 hours ago

France’s military is being ousted from more African countries. Here’s why

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — It’s been a tumultuous month for France and its relationship with former colonies in Africa, as its influence on the continent faces the biggest challenge in decades. “Chad’s decision marks the final nail in the coffin of France’s post-colonial military dominance in the entire Sahel region,” said Mucahid Durmaz, a senior analyst at global risk consultancy Verisk …

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Gisele Pelicot's children condemn 'too low' jail sentences handed down to her rapists - including one who was given just five years behind bars
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3 days, 11 hours ago

Gisele Pelicot's children condemn 'too low' jail sentences handed down to her rapists - including one who was given just five years behind bars

Daily Mail  

Gisele Pelicot's children have hit out at the 'low' sentences for some of the men who raped their mother, with one of the perpetrators set to be free in just five years. Bruschi launched a bizarre rant as he was confronted by protesters, saying he had a message from his client and swearing at them One of the defendant arrives …

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How I caught the Monster of Avignon: DAVID JONES speaks exclusively to the hero security guard who brought Pelicot's crimes to a halt - and reveals how EVERYONE in a nearby village knows someone invol
3 days, 13 hours ago

How I caught the Monster of Avignon: DAVID JONES speaks exclusively to the hero security guard who brought Pelicot's crimes to a halt - and reveals how EVERYONE in a nearby village knows someone invol

Daily Mail  

Determined to shame the men who raped her with the force of her steely presence, Gisele Pelicot has missed barely a moment of their trial, insisting on remaining in court even when graphic videos of the attacks were replayed. Though the world's media have sought him out at the LeClerc shopping centre where he works, these past four months, M. …

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JAN MOIR: Fergie galloped to the royals' rescue... like a three-legged horse wearing a blindfold
3 days, 13 hours ago

JAN MOIR: Fergie galloped to the royals' rescue... like a three-legged horse wearing a blindfold

Daily Mail  

You know that we have reached hard-crack point on the royal sugar thermometer when the Duchess of York is the one who is credited with giving out the good advice. This means that neither Andrew nor Sarah will join King Charles for the family Christmas lunch at Sandringham – a privilege that Queen Elizabeth II always extended to her supposedly …

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Gisele Pelicot hailed as hero after ex-husband jailed in France mass rape trial
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3 days, 14 hours ago

Gisele Pelicot hailed as hero after ex-husband jailed in France mass rape trial

China Daily  

Frenchwoman Gisele Pelicot, the victim of an alleged mass rape orchestrated by her then-husband Dominique Pelicot at their home in the southern French town of Mazan, reacts as she leaves after the verdict in the trial for Dominique Pelicot and 50 co-accused, at the courthouse in Avignon, France, December 19, 2024. AVIGNON, France - French woman Gisele Pelicot, who survived …

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