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How Senegal is leading the fight against AIDS in West Africa

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Amid the ongoing international AIDS conference in Paris, we take a closer look at efforts being made to fight the disease. In its report published last week, UNAIDS revealed that the mortality rate has halved since 2005. Once described as one of the "forgotten regions" in the fight against HIV/AIDS, West Africa is now showing encouraging signs. Senegal, in particular, is now viewed as an example for prevention and treatment of this disease. FRANCE 24's Sarah Sakho reports from Dakar.

Staff of leading Turkish daily face trial in press freedom test

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A high profile trial of journalists and directors from Cumhuriyet, one of Turkey’s leading newspapers, opened at an Istanbul courthouse Monday. The case is viewed as a key test of press freedom under Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Colombia's FARC rebels set to launch political party

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Colombia's leftist FARC rebels will officially transform into a political party on September 1, a major step in reintegrating the former guerillas into civilian life as part of a historic peace deal.

Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner denies colluding with Russia

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Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law and a senior White House adviser, said on Monday he "did not collude" with Russia and had roughly four meetings with Russian officials during the 2016 campaign and presidential transition.

Can French football clubs finally break into the elite?

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“If we want to compete with the likes of Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Real Madrid and win the Champions League, then we will need someone from the top five” players in the world.

Pollution rains on new Paris canal swimming spot parade

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A new public bathing area on a Paris canal that has been helping residents keep cool during the summer was temporarily closed Monday due to pollution concerns just a week after opening.

French firefighters battle raging blazes near Saint-Tropez

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Thousands of firefighters battled forest fires in large areas of southeast France Tuesday, with one "extremely virulent" inferno raging near the jetset resort of Saint-Tropez, emergency services said.

‘Drastic’ water rationing looms for Rome as drought blights Italy

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Some of the driest weather to affect Italy’s in 60 years and Rome’s notoriously leaky pipes has left the city’s residents fearing water rationing.

Jerusalem holy site boycott remains despite scrapped metal detectors

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The Muslim committee administering a sensitive Jerusalem holy site announced Tuesday that a boycott of the shrine would continue despite Israel’s removal of controversial new security measures.

Libyan PM Al-Serraj and Haftar agree to ceasefire at Paris talks

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Libya’s UN-backed Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj and the divided country's eastern commander General Khalifa Haftar agreed to a conditional ceasefire and elections at Paris talks on Tuesday.

Senate Republicans to open debate on Obamacare repeal after 51-50 vote

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The U.S. Senate on Tuesday voted to begin formal debate of healthcare legislation that would repeal major elements of Obamacare and possibly replace it with a less costly program.

Two-day general strike to begin today in Venezuela to protest Maduro

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President Nicolas Maduro’s adversaries are to stage a two-day national strike from Wednesday in a final push to pressure him into abandoning a weekend election for a super-congress they say will institutionalize autocracy in Venezuela.

Human Rights Watch condemns 'routine' abuse of Calais migrants by French police

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Human Rights Watch (HRW) pressed the French government on Wednesday to end what it described as police violence against migrants in the town of Calais, where hundreds have returned despite the demolition of a sprawling camp known as "the jungle".

Dozens killed in deadly Taliban attack on Afghan military base

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At least 26 Afghan soldiers have been killed in a Taliban attack on a military base in southern Kandahar province, the defence ministry said Wednesday, in the latest blow to the country's struggling security forces.

Libyan PM: 'We need UN's support to hold vote'

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In an exclusive interview with FRANCE 24, Fayez al-Sarraj - the head of Libya's internationally recognised unity government - discussed a landmark deal struck with the divided country's eastern commander General Khalifa Haftar. After meeting in France on Tuesday, the two men agreed to work towards holding elections in Libya, "as soon as possible".

Brussels piles pressure on EU eastern bloc countries over migrants

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The European Union stepped up pressure Wednesday on rebellious eastern states to take in their fair share of refugees under mandatory quotas adopted at the height of the migrant crisis.

No, Nolan’s ‘Dunkirk’ doesn’t fail to honour France’s sacrifice

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Christopher Nolan’s acclaimed portrayal of the British army’s miraculous escape in 1940 has been criticised in France for ignoring the French army's heroic last stand that made it possible – a swansong postwar France was all too eager to forget.

EU and Russia condemn proposed new US sanctions on Moscow

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Russia and the European Union condemned the USA on Wednesday after the US House of representatives on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to impose new sanctions against Russia.

‘We slept on the beach’: locals flee wildfires in south of France

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The wildfires that began on Tuesday night near the popular holiday spot of Bormes-les-Mimosas in southern France forced 10,000 people to evacuate their homes and hotels. FRANCE 24 spoke to shocked locals and holidaymakers about their ordeal.

President Trump to ban transgender people from US military

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President Donald Trump is barring transgender people from serving in the military "in any capacity," citing "tremendous medical costs and disruption."
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