Annette Young
@annettef24.bsky.social
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Senior Journalist & Presenter at France 24. Also creator & host of The 51 Percent. Talks a lot about #equality and #feminism. And yes, I do have an Australian accent.
https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/51-percent/
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· Sep 12
The 51% - The Kabul hospital that still treats Afghan women
As Taliban restrictions leave Afghan women without medical care after a deadly earthquake, we have a report from one rare hospital in Kabul where women are still able to access treatment. Also, at lea...
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The New York Times
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· Sep 9
Nepal’s Prime Minister Resigns as Protesters Set Fire to Leaders’ Houses: Live Updates
A day after violent clashes left at least 19 people dead, Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli and other ministers quit, with no clear path to assuaging young protesters in the capital.
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· Sep 5
The 51% - Sudan war's devastating impact on women and girls
Sudan is now facing famine as civil war continues to ravage the country. It’s become the world's worst humanitarian crisis; displacing close to 13 million people. This as rape is being used as a weapo...
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Annette Young
@annettef24.bsky.social
· Sep 5
The 51% - Sudan war's devastating impact on women and girls
Sudan is now facing famine as civil war continues to ravage the country. It’s become the world's worst humanitarian crisis; displacing close to 13 million people. This as rape is being used as a weapo...
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The Guardian
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· Sep 3
UK politicians must stop stoking division, says policing chief
Gavin Stephens says rows over asylum seekers have raised community tensions and put pressure on officers
Politicians should work to “reduce and defuse tensions” instead of stoking division, a senior chief constable has said.
Gavin Stephens, who chairs the National Police Chiefs’ Council, was speaking after weeks of demonstrations against asylum seekers being housed in hotels, and counter-protests by those who fear the issue is mobilising the far right and demonising vulnerable people. Continue reading...
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· Aug 29
The 51% - Should we panic about plummeting birthrates?
In a special edition marking the start of a new season, we dive into an issue increasingly alarming governments around the world: a global decline in birthrates. A recent joint study by UNFPA and YouG...
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Annette Young
@annettef24.bsky.social
· Aug 29
The 51% - Should we panic about plummeting birthrates?
In a special edition marking the start of a new season, we dive into an issue increasingly alarming governments around the world: a global decline in birthrates. A recent joint study by UNFPA and YouG...
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Annette Young
@annettef24.bsky.social
· Aug 29
The 51% - Should we panic about plummeting birthrates?
In a special edition marking the start of a new season, we dive into an issue increasingly alarming governments around the world: a global decline in birthrates. A recent joint study by UNFPA and YouG...
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The Guardian
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· Aug 13
Temperature records broken as extreme heat grips parts of Europe
Unprecedented temperatures causing difficulties in south-west France, Croatia, Italy and Spain with wildfire destruction across Europe up 87%
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How dangerous are wildfires and how can we stop them from getting worse?
Extreme heat is breaking temperature records across Europe, early measurements suggest, and driving bigger and stronger wildfires.
In south-west France, records were broken on Monday in Angoulême, Bergerac, Bordeaux, Saint-Émilion and Saint-Girons. Météo France said the “often remarkable, even unprecedented, maximum temperatures” in the region were 12C above the norm for the last few decades. Continue reading...
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