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March 12, 2018 Bannon on Tour: Former Trump aide rallies European far-right
Last weekend, France's far-right National Front staged what it billed as a rebranding; a party conference where it changed its name and kicked out honorary president Jean-Marie Le Pen. But the rebranding only went so far. Donald Trump's former advisor Steve Bannon was there, concluding a tour of Europe that also saw him campaign for Italy's far-right Liga and meet Germany's anti-immigrant AfD. The provocations of a dyed in the wool provocateur? Or the rise of a transatlantic far-right alliance? Produced by Laure FOURQUET, Charles WENTE and James VASINA.
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March 08, 2018 Mind the gap: French law to up pressure for equal pay
For every euro a man makes in Europe, a woman makes 84 cents. In the half-century since women entered the workforce, the gap has narrowed but not enough. Ahead of International Women's Day, France's junior minister for gender equality is unveiling a new bill to force companies to disclose and redress the imbalance. They would have three years to comply or else face fines. Should salaries be openly displayed in the name of transparency? Could quotas of women in management help solve the problem? Produced by Daniel BARNEY, Tatiana REITER, and Van MEGUERDITCHIAN.
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March 07, 2018 Trump and Africa: Rex Tillerson tours the continent
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has started a six-day trip to Africa. The tour kicks off in Ethiopia, where he will or won't get a view of the state of emergency against domestic protests there. Tillerson will likely discuss Ethiopia's close ties with China. He has already warned against the lure of big loans that rekindle a cycle of debt dependency, the kind that used to cripple sub-Saharan states. What impact is the Trump administration having on the African continent? Produced by Charles WENTE, Tatiana REITER, and Van MEGUERDITCHIAN.
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March 06, 2018 Football and money: Is true competition paying the price?
Paris Saint-Germain will be confronting Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League tonight, a match that says a lot about modern football. These two clubs sum up what is great and what is not so good about what is dubbed the "beautiful game." Large sums of money have been spent to build these teams and continue to be spent on the players. Is all this building a game of heroes fit for the adoring public, or has it skewed how the players relate to the fans? Produced by Charles WENTE, Tatiana REITER, and Van MEGUERDITCHIAN.
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March 05, 2018 Italy elections: A new direction, or is the country adrift?
As former Italian PM Matteo Renzi resigns, the 43-year old takes responsibility for the rout of the centre-left that saw his own Democratic Party garner a mere 18 percent of the vote. The country is now split between the far-right League in the north and the anti-establishment Five-Star movement in the south, with both their leaders staking a claim to the prime minister's post. We'll ask what it means for Europe and whether it makes the eurozone's third economy ungovernable. Produced by Van MEGUERDITCHIAN, Charles WENTE and James VASINA.
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March 01, 2018 Turning point? Pressure mounts for tighter gun control in the United States
Donald Trump met lawmakers on Wednesday and asserted that he would stand up to the United States' most powerful lobby group, the National Rifle Association, by favouring comprehensive background checks on gun buyers and raising the age of purchase of assault weapons. This comes just weeks after the second-worst high school shooting in American history. Will the president keep his promises this time? How much more pressure is needed to actually change gun laws in the United States? Produced by Yi SONG, Tatiana REITER, and Laure FOURQUET.
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February 28, 2018 Change Italy can believe in? Populist backlash ahead of key elections
Emmanuel Macron should take heed. Across the Alps, a lesson in what happens when you don't deliver the goods. Just four years ago, Italy elected another young reformer, but when the ballots are counted on Sunday night, the centre-left's Matteo Renzi could be all washed up at age 43. We'll see why and ask about an electorate squeezed by austerity, fed up with corruption and nervous about immigration. The populist backlash is palpable. So what do Italians want? Are they drifting away from Europe? Produced by Michele BARBERO, Alessandro XENOS, Laure FOURQUET.
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February 27, 2018 'Hell on Earth': No respite for Syrian rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta
Russian President Vladimir Putin's daily five-hour truce in Eastern Ghouta looks to have already broken down with the UN reporting that fighting has continued in the region. Both sides are holding the other responsible, with Russia's military on Tuesday accusing rebels of shelling residential areas in Damascus. After the sieges of Homs and Aleppo, another grim endgame unfolds in a civil war marked by staggering brutality. Produced by Daniel BARNEY, Alessandro XENOS, Van MEGUERDITCHIAN.
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February 26, 2018 The new Mao? China to lift term limits for President Xi Jinping
Does China now have a president for life? China's leader Xi Jinping could stay in power indefinitely following the ruling Communist Party's proposal to scrap term limits. The country saw it coming, especially after the president refrained from designating an heir at last fall's Communist Party Congress, which cemented his stature as China's most powerful ruler since Mao. Is China now heading for one-man rule and a new cult of personality? Produced by Daniel BARNEY, Alessandro XENOS, Perrine DESPLATS.
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February 23, 2018 Gun Control in the United States: Will the Florida shooting be the turning point?
The latest Florida shooting resulted in 17 deaths and shook the corridors of power in Washington. Donald Trump is now talking about reviewing who is allowed to buy certain types of guns. Will this be a turning point in the United States? Also, the balance of power is shifting in Syria as Assad backs the Kurds against Turkish forces in Afrin. And France plans to refom immigration laws but humanitarian organizations are voincing their concern. Produced by Michele BARBERO, Tatiana REITER, and Florence VIALA.
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