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Cameroon president's absence sparks debate over government inaction
31Jul By Europe WorldNo Comments
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Cameroon president's absence sparks debate over government inaction

The lengthy absence of Cameroon's long-serving President Paul Biya, who has been in Switzerland since early June, has reignited debate about government inaction, in a country where many crave change. Biya has made frequent trips to Geneva over the years and has faced waves of speculation and rumours regarding his health. FRANCE 24's Indira Ayuk tells us more from Yaoundรฉ. ]
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DR Congo's Ebola outbreak becomes fastest ever recorded
27Jul By Europe WorldNo Comments
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DR Congo's Ebola outbreak becomes fastest ever recorded

The number of deaths in the current Ebola epidemic in the DRC has now topped 1,000, and the number of confirmed cases is around 2500. Experts are calling for more funding to help tackle the crisis as it becomes the fastest spreading outbreak ever recorded. ]
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France adopts bill legalising assisted dying for adults
16Jul By Europe WorldNo Comments
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France adopts bill legalising assisted dying for adults

French lawmakers on July 19 adopted a bill โ€‹that will create a legal right to assisted dying for adults with incurable illnesses, capping an intense ethical and political debate. The law would enable patients suffering from incurable and life-threatening illnesses to request lethal medication under strict medical supervision. The text will now be presented to the constitutional court, which has up to a month to approve it. ]
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France's parliament adopts assisted dying law
15Jul By Europe WorldNo Comments
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France's parliament adopts assisted dying law

France on Wednesday moved closer to joining the ranks of countries that guarantee the right to assisted dying, a move championed by President Emmanuel Macron. Macron had promised an assisted dying law when he was re-elected for a second term in 2022, in a change seen as one of the most important social reforms since France allowed same-sex marriage in 2012. If the country's highest constitutional authority approves the legislation, France will join the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland and Canada in legalising assisted dying. ]
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'You cannot have a good assisted dying law without good palliative care'
15Jul By Europe WorldNo Comments
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'You cannot have a good assisted dying law without good palliative care'

For Spotlight, Franรงois Picard is pleased to welcome Anne Reynaud, Board Member of the Association for the Right to Die with Dignity. France's long awaited assisted dying legislation marks a profound shift in the country's approach to end of life care, but as Reynaud makes clear, the parliamentary vote is less the end of a debate than the beginning of a new ethical and legal era. Speaking from both personal experience and her professional role, Reynaud argues that the law represents meaningful progress while remaining more restrictive than the recommendations of France's Citizens' Convention. ]
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France's elderly particularly at risk as heatwave suffocates country
14Jul By Europe WorldNo Comments
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France's elderly particularly at risk as heatwave suffocates country

Much of France remains under severe heat alert on June 23 after the country experienced its hottest afternoon and night since records began in 1947. Temperatures around 40 degrees Celsius were forecast for cities including Bordeaux, Rennes and Toulouse. The extreme heat has already proven deadly - two children were found dead inside a parked car on June 22, while 40 people have drowned over the past few days as they sought to cool off. ]
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UK report uncovers 'biggest childbirth scandal' in NHS history
14Jul By Europe WorldNo Comments
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UK report uncovers 'biggest childbirth scandal' in NHS history

PRESS REVIEW โ€“ Thursday, June 25: UK papers discuss the Nottingham maternity care scandal. Next: is there going to be another heatwave in Europe this summer? Also: the Euclid telescope took extraordinary photos of the Milky Way. Finally, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's upcoming wedding is getting both Swifties and gamblers excited. ]
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