The Debate

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October 20, 2020 Turning point for Thailand? Pro-democracy movement defies protest ban
A turning point for Thailand? For the seventh day, pro-democracy activists in Bangkok braved a ban on demonstrating, despite a tightening of the screws on independent media. Why are young people so determined? How does the biggest mass mobilisation since a 2014 coup differ from the past?
42 min
October 19, 2020 Age of intolerance? Outrage in France after beheading of schoolteacher
Is nothing sacred? Since the 19th century, France has sent out public schoolteachers to the four corners of the country with a mission to embody the values of the Republic. To behead a social studies teacher over Charlie Hebdo cartoons of the Prophet in the carefully controlled context of a civics class on secularism and free speech defies reason.
43 min
October 15, 2020 Covid Curfew: Can France avoid the return to a full lockdown?
A second wave and a new approach, but will it work? President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday announced that the Île-de-France region and eight of France’s metropolitan cities are in for a one-month, 9pm-6am curfew. At least. With Covid-19 patients already occupying 40 percent of the capital’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds – does France have any other choice? And how will the curfew work?
41 min
October 14, 2020 The race for a Covid-19 vaccine: Are lives at risk as countries try to find a quick fix?
The race is on for a Covid-19 vaccine. It’s as urgent as a sprint, but requires the meticulous preparation of a marathon. Then there are hurdles to overcome - perhaps more like a steeplechase. The race began in January with the identification of the SARS-Cov2 genome. By March, the first vaccine safety trials on humans began. And the pandemic took a tighter and tighter hold on the world. Ten vaccines are now in the final phase of testing.
31 min
October 13, 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict: Spiralling violence risks pulling in regional powers
Tonight we look at Nagorno-Karabakh through the eyes of the powers behind the conflict which started on September 27. The death toll can only be put as an estimate: at least 600 so far. While Armenia and Azerbaijan are at loggerheads over the ownership of the enclave, there are other powers who also are taking a keen interest. Among them, Turkey.
42 min
October 12, 2020 Europe's coronavirus surge: Governments struggling to contain spike in infections
We examine the current situation in France and in neighbouring countries with regards to Covid-19. This as the number of new cases across the continent continues to rise at an alarming rate, prompting governments to implement fresh containment measures.
38 min
October 08, 2020 High veepstakes: Did Kamala Harris, Mike Pence convince?
How did she do? Kamala Harris appeared on the world stage on Wednesday as the only first-timer on either major party's presidential ticket in 2020. We ask how the junior senator from California fared against incumbent Republican Mike Pence in the first and only vice presidential debate. How did she do? What has changed since Hillary Clinton topped the ticket for the Democrats four years ago?
44 min
October 07, 2020 Who'll stop the fighting? Worst Armenia-Azerbaijan border clashes in decades
Who's going to stop the fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan? Yes there have been periodic flare-ups since the mid-1990s and the brutal border war that accompanied the break-up of the Soviet Union in Nagorno-Karabakh. But why does the fighting over that mostly Armenian-speaking separatist enclave seem so much more intense this time? FRANCE 24's teams are on both sides.
42 min
October 06, 2020 How to shake the bistro blues? Paris restaurants face second wave of Covid restrictions
Winter is coming, Covid's spiking, so can the food capital of the world cope? After Marseille, authorities are tightening the screws for at least two weeks in Paris. Bars and tapas joints are closed. Restaurant seating is limited in numbers with social distancing rules. Is it enough if hospitalisations continue to rise? And is it enough to keep eateries in business?
42 min
October 05, 2020 Trump and Covid-19: What next in US presidential race?
First the US president caught Covid-19, then he was hospitalised and then... he went for a car ride? Donald Trump says he has "learned a lot" about Covid over the past few days. We ask our panel about it and whether his illness will once and for all end the argument over social distancing.
41 min

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