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Europe was once full of forests as tall as Borneo's, with active volcanoes and where a hybrid Neanderthal-human roamed. Palaeontologist and environmentalist Tim Flannery tells us how the first time apes stood on their own two feet they were actually in Greece and that the beginning of European organisms came in the form of a toad. He also says that in Europe, wildlife may be about to make a massive comeback. His book "Europe: The First 100 Million Years" has just been published in French under the title "Le Supercontinent".
In India, a low-budget film has sparked huge controversy. "The Kerala Story" tells the fictional tale of three Hindu and Christian women from the southern Indian state, who are lured into the Islamic State group after converting to Islam. Indian PM Narendra Modi praised the film, saying it "exposed the consequences of terrorism in a society", while critics call it an attempt to spread hate and Islamophobia. We take a closer look and speak to journalist and author Debasish Roy Chowdhury.
The Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the Chinese President She Jingping spoken by phone today - for the firs time since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Zelensky's office described the call as 'long and meaningful'. It is reported to have lasted for about an hour. It comes as China is tyring to positin itself as a meditor in the conflict. FRANCE 24's correspondent in Beijing tells us more.
Rafael Moreno was a Colombian journalist who regularly exposed corruption and crime in his northern home region of Cordoba. On his Facebook page, Moreno tirelessly denounced embezzlement in public contracts and illegal resource extraction. But he paid the ultimate price for his reporting. Our Bogota correspondent Pascale Mariani travelled to the Cordoba region to pay tribute to him.
It’s been one year since the siege of the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol. Now veterans of a defining battle in the war in Ukraine tell Euronews their story - before returning to the frontline.
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