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The Public Prosecutor of Thies in Senegal, Abdoulaye Ba promises to be unrelenting with whomever is found responsible for a fire which caused the death of eleven newborn babies in a hospital in Senegal's western city of Tivaouane. The fire, caused by a short circut, is the latest in a series of hospital deaths that have exposed the weaknesses of the nation's healthcare system.
Images of the Mame Abdou Aziz Sy Dabakh Hospital in Tivaouane, western Senegal. Just before midnight in Senegal, the country's president Macky Sall announced on Twitter that 11 infants had died in a blaze. IMAGES
All eyes are on the films competing for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, but our reporter Olivia Salazar-Winspear has been checking out the “Un Certain Regard” sidebar section. Icelandic director Hlynur Palmason takes us on a cinematic voyage back to 19th-century Iceland in "Godland", as a Danish priest attempts to build a church on the island and encounters natural and human obstacles along the way. We also find out how David Cronenberg’s horror film "Crimes of The Future" is being received on the French Riviera. Plus we take a look at events celebrating the festival's 75th anniversary.
Omar Sy plays a father signing up to fight for France in World War I in order to watch over his son.
Images of US First Lady Jill Biden arriving at the presidential palace in Quito to meet with Ecuador's first lady, María de Lourdes Alcivar. Ecuador is the first stop on Biden's six-day Latin America tour with other scheduled stops in Panama and Costa Rica. IMAGES
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