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  USA - AUTO INDUSTRY

  Automakers' crisis deepens Detroit's despair

  Following the subprime mortgage crisis and the global credit crunch that followed, the worst nightmares of the motor trade are becoming a reality. And nowhere does this reality bite harder than in the Motor City, Detroit.
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  SAUDI ARABIA - RELIGION

  More and more making Mecca pilgrimage

  The Mecca pilgrimage is growing each year in popularity. Around 3 million people from all over the world made the trip to Saudi Arabia this year. A financial blessing for the kingdom but a challenge for the security of pilgrims.
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  ITALY - IMMIGRATION

  In the hell of an Italian 'Chinatown'

  Europe’s biggest textile center lies in Tuscany, close to the city of Florence. Since the 90’s more and more Chinese immigrants have arrived in the region. Chinese mafias, Italian authorities hot on their heels, control the immigration network.
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  FRANCE

  The castaways of illegal immigration

  Around 600 illegal immigrants live in makeshift camps around the northern French harbour town of Calais, hoping to hide in a lorry bound for the United Kingdom. The authorities do little for them and local charities say they are overloaded.
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  REPORTERS

  Kashmir's eternal rift

  Despite violent protests, Indian authorities are determined to hold local elections in the troubled Kashmiri region. France 24's special correspondents Kostia Prodromides and Priyanka Zindaba brought their camera to investigate the ongoing conflict.
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  CAMBODIA - TRIAL

  Anomalies plague long-awaited Khmer Rouge trial

  Nearly 30 years after nearly 2 million people died in Cambodia’s killing fields, five senior Khmer Rouge officials are finally set to face justice. FRANCE 24’s Cyril Payen takes a behind-the-scenes look at a much criticised trial.
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  REPORTERS

  Obama’s election viewed from around the world

  Barack Obama's election has stirred the winds of change inside and outside America. From Nairobi to Washington via Baghdad or even Phoenix, our correspondents report on how Obama’s victory left people across the world awestruck.
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  REPORTERS

  From Harlem to LA, African-Americans turn out to vote for Obama

  Americans voted en masse to elect the first black president of the United States, Barack Obama. From Harlem to Los Angeles, our special correspondents followed events in the African-American community at this historic moment.
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  FRANCE

  Pensioners: back to work!

  In tough economic times, and with small retirement benefits, many French pensioners are forced to go back to work to make ends meet. But finding a job is no easy task when you're over 60.
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  UGANDA

  Evangelists on the rise in Uganda

  In Uganda, the evangelical movement is gaining ground. From the poorest swathes of the population to the highest reaches of power, the adepts of this multi-faceted movement see their ranks growing steadily.
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  UNITED STATES

  What financial crisis? Rifle residents sitting pretty

  Less than three weeks before the US elections, voters across the country are preoccupied by the economy. Except in Rifle, a Colorado town where the inhabitants are sitting on colossal gas reserves.
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  USA

  Hard times in swing state Ohio

  Youngstown, in north-east Ohio, was once a steel-making boomtown. But its steel mills closed in the 70s and 80s, leaving its citizens jobless and desperate. Today, the swing state's eyes and hopes hang on the presidential candidates.
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  REPORTERS - INDIA

  Where Bibles are burnt

  FRANCE 24 reporters travelled to the Indian state of Orissa to investigate brutal religious violence by Hindu extremists. Thirty-two Christians have been killed, their churches vandalised and their villages razed.
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  FRANCE 24 EXCLUSIVE - AFGHANISTAN

  Embedded with French troops in Afghanistan

  Just days before their unit suffered heavy losses in Afghanistan, FRANCE 24’s Matthieu Mabin accompanied troops from France’s 8th Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment as they faced off with the Taliban in Afghanistan.
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  INDIA - BUDDHISM

  The Dalai Lama's demons

  The Dalai Lama is respected worldwide for his peaceful philosophy. Today, some exiled Tibetans, shunned by their peers, no longer believe in his leadership. A controversial buddhist deity lies at the heart of the dispute. (Report: C. Henry, N. Haque)
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  BRAZIL

  Brazilian police declare war on favela drug lords

  Brazilian leaders are launching a 200 billion euro plan to clean up impoverished favelas. Residents think the plan was created to help police catch drug lords and they worry the areas will be turned into war zones. (Report: M. Monteiro, J. De Silva)
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  AFGHANISTAN

  Kapisa, a test for France in Afghanistan

  French troops are being deployed alongside US forces in the hostile Kapisa province, north of Kabul, a move announced by Nicolas Sarkozy at the last NATO summit. (Report: C. Billet)
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  BANKING - CRIME

  Joe Jett, a failed bet on Wall Street

  This year, the banking community was rocked by a huge scandal involving a rogue French trader. 14 years earlier Joseph Jett, a star trader in the US was accused of a fraud involving several million dollars. (Report by G. Savery and H. Frade)
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  ISRAEL - PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES

  Hebron, city-symbol of Israeli settlers

  Hebron, less than an hour from Jerusalem in the West Bank, is the city that best symbolizes Israeli settlement in Palestinian territory. To watch Lucas Menget and Karim Hakiki' s report, click on 'play video'.
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  GAZA - EGYPT

  Inside Gaza's tunnels

  Along the Egyptian border Hamas controls hundreds of tunnels through which all types of goods are smuggled. The Israeli embargo helps to legitimize this kind of commerce. (Report: M. de Chalvron and R. Abou Dagga)
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  COLOMBIA - FARC

  Colombia's elite troops fighting the FARC

  Alavaro Uribe made the fight against the FARC the cornerstone of his presidency. Colombia's elite troops are in charge of defeating the guerrillas in the heart of the jungle. (Report: I. Aibar, S. Dufour, A. Yeoh)
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  REPORTERS – ZIMBABWE

  Zimbabwe, a nation in exile

  After a wave of xenophobic violence rattled South Africa in May, hundreds of thousands of Zimbabwean refugees were left homeless. We met a number of refugees who found shelter with the Methodist Church in Johannesburg.
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  REPORTERS

  Foreign doctors get second-rate treatment

  Faced with a lack of health professionals, France is looking abroad for doctors. Yet, the new recruits have a hard time with integration and are demonstrating against what they say are unfair salary levels. (Report: G.Desqueyroux-Quidu)
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  REPORTERS - CANADA

  US deserters in Canada – for how long?

  40 years after Vietnam, a new generation of Americans is hiding out in Canada to avoid fighting in Iraq. They await a key decision by their Canadian hosts. (Report: Mary MacCarthy, Johan Bodin)
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  RELIGION - FRANCE

  Back to the world after 1,190 days of meditation

  Three years ago, dozens of Buddhists from across Europe converged on France's rural Auvergne region to start a long spiritual retreat. They returned to the world last month before FRANCE 24’s cameras. (Report: K.Hakiki)
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  CHECHNYA

  In the forbidden hills of Chechnya

  In Chechnya, the end of the second war against the Russian army and peace since 2003 haven't changed the living standarts of the people around Grozny. This forbidden region still looks like a battlefield, without the gunfight. (Report: Lucas Menget)
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  HAITI

  Haiti's food riots

  In April 2008, food riots spread all over Haiti, as surging food prices and an unprecedented agriculture crisis prompted major unrest. (Report: S. Claudet, W. Bracciano)
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  REPORTERS

  France's hidden workers

  Since April, hundreds of illegal workers have been protesting in and around Paris - this time, with union backing. The workers pay taxes but receive no job benefits, and they say its high time they're granted legal status. (Report: Hélène Frade)
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  ISRAEL – IMMIGRATION

  The Aliya mythology – 60 years on

  The foundation of Israel rests on Aliya, or the immigration of Jews into the Holy Land. The experience of four young migrants shows that the movement is still strong, although the founding myth may be fading away (Report: G. Auda, M. de Chalvron)
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  REPORTERS

  A bridge of trouble in the Parisian suburbs

  In Gonesse, two neighborhoods face each other, linked only by a bridge over a railroad. On one side, Christians from Turkey and Iraq. On the other, most of the families come from Northern Africa. (Reportage: M. Mascarello, W. Bracciano)
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  MAURITANIA

  Crackdown on extremism

  Before the murder of four French tourists in December, the Islamic Republic of Mauritania was considered peaceful. The killings have caused an official crackdown on extremism. (Report: A.Renard)
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  REPORTERS

  Ethnic, religious tensions shake tolerant Netherlands

  After an anti-Islamic film by far-right deputy Geert Wilders hit the web, prompting outrage in the Muslim world, the Netherlands' image as a model multicultural nation is beginning to tarnish. (Report: G. Cragg, N. Ransom)
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  PARAGUAY

  Lugo: the red bishop

  People in Paraguay will elect their new president on April 20. Polls favour Fernando Lugo, a former bishop, who could steer Paraguay to the left. (Report : L. Oualalou)
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  REPORTERS

  Anjouan: The fall of Colonel Bacar

  The Comoran island of Anjouan was the scene of a military landing that led to the overthrow of its renegade leader, Colonel Mohamed Bacar. Following in the footsteps of the Comoran army, FRANCE 24 reports on the fall of Bacar. (Report: F. Berruyer)
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  REPORTERS

  Ecuador-Colombia: the invisible border

  The 600-km border separating Ecuador and Colombia has become a FARC sanctuary. Bogota accuses Quito of backing the guerrillas and tolerating the drug-dealing going on in the area. (Report: H. Frade, C. Vanier)
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  REPORTERS - ITALY

  The triangle of death

  The region of Naples has recently become synonymous with rubbish. Tens of thousands of tons of rubbish are piled up in the streets, putting the region's inhabitants in danger of deadly poisoning. (Report: Bruno Gex)
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  FRANCE 24 REPORT - BURMA

  Inside Burma

  Burma's military regime is one of the harshest in the world. Last September, pro-democracy protests were violently suppressed. The media is tightly controlled, but FRANCE 24 was able to make this report. (Report: C. Payen, S. Kane)
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  FRANCE 24 REPORTERS

  A Jewish land at the tip of the world

  Birobidjan lies 6,000 kilometres south-east of Moscow, in remote Siberian. The first Jewish homeland was created there, years before the foundation of Israel. Decades later this homeland still exists. (Report: S. de Saint Hippolyte, J. Bodin)
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  FRANCE 24 REPORTERS

  Arms race in Lebanon

  Since President Emile Lahoud stepped down in Nov. 2007, tension in Lebanon has been at boiling point. Weapon prices have quadrupled in the last year, suggesting that opposing factions are arming themselves. (Report: J-M. Quemener)
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  FRENCH GUIANA - BRAZIL

  Illegal immigration in French Guiana

  French President Nicolas Sarkozy met his Brazilian counterpart this week to discuss illegal immigration in French Guiana. Thousands of Brazilians flock there every year to work illegally in the country's gold mines. (Report: N. Ransom)
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  FRANCE 24 REPORTERS

  Ethnic conflict fuels Kenyan crisis

  Anger spilled onto the streets after the disputed re-election of Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki in Dec. 2007. Now the conflict has taken a more sinister turn with ethnic violence splitting communities along tribal lines. (Report: C. Vanier/ V. Herz)
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  FRANCE 24 REPORTERS

  Black voters torn between Clinton and Obama

  Whom should they choose between their senator Clinton and their first 'black president' hope Obama. Black voters are left in a real dillemma. (Report: J. André, E. Saint-Martin)
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  REPORTERS

  Long live Bhutto!

  Benazir Bhutto is dead. Should her son shoulder the responsibility of heading the Pakistan People's Party? (Report: H. Frade, P. Barber)
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  REPORTERS

  Mauritania and Islamic extremism

  Tourists were shot by what are presumed to be militants linked to al-Qaeda. Is Islamic extremism on the rise in Mauritania? (Report: F. Berruyer, N. Germain)
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  REPORTERS

  New Orleans struggles to rebuild

  More than two years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, the reconstruction process is far from over. (Report: S. Claudet, H. Frade)
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  FRANCE - CHAD

  Zoe's Ark volunteers get eight years

  A French court on Monday sentenced six members of the French charity to eight years in jail after they were convicted of child abduction in Chad. The sentence replaces the eight-year forced labour term handed down by a Chadian court.
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  REPORTERS

  Mauritania and Islamic extremism

  Tourists were shot by what are presumed to be militants linked to al-Qaeda. Is Islamic extremism on the rise in Mauritania? (Report: F. Berruyer, N. Germain)
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  REPORTERS

  The thin line between cocaine and violence

  Cocaine has become a currency in south Colombia, and violence a common language. FRANCE 24 investigates (Report: R.Langlois, P. Mariani)
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  REPORTERS

  The ruins of Mogadishu

  After 17 years of civil war, Somalia's capital Mogadishu is fast becoming a ghost town. FRANCE 24's cameras take us inside the city. (Report: F. Berruyer)
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  REPORTERS

  Life after Guantanamo

  Saudi Arabia tests a rehabilitation centre for former Guantanamo detainees and jihadist fighters. (Report: Alaa al-Hathloul, Johan Bodin)
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  REPORTERS

  The human face of the lending crisis

  As investors continue to worry about the sub-prime lending crisis, millions of ordinary Americans are feeling the punch. (Report: S.Claudet, H.Frade)
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  REPORTERS

  Meeting Abu Tayeb

  In the heart of Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, FRANCE 24's Claire Billet meets Abu Tayeb, a Taliban special brigade commander. (13 min. report)
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  REPORTERS

  Ten days inside Iraqi Kurdistan

  With 100,000 Turkish troops massing near the border, Iraq’s Kurds find themselves once again at the centre of international tension. (Report: L. Menget and F. Berruyer)
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  SRI LANKA - FRANCE

  Tamil Tigers : racket in Paris

  As the Tamil Tigers’ fight for independence heats up again in the island nation of Sri Lanka, in Paris, Tamils who fled the fighting find they can never fully escape. (Report: N.Vij/ G.Martin)
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  REPORTERS - AFGHANISTAN

  Afghanistan: fearless under fire

  FRANCE 24's Nicolas Ransom and Mathieu Mabin spent a fortnight following the French commandos in Afghanistan.
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  REPORTERS - BURMA

  The Saffron Revolution on hold

  FRANCE 24's Lucas Menget gives an inside report on Buddhist monks in Burma sent into hiding by the military government's crackdown.
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  REPORTERS

  Jersey's orphanage of horror

  On the British island of Jersey, a picturesque tax haven in the middle of the English Channel, former Haut de la Garenne orphanage residents relate damning abuse revelations that local authorities have tried to cover up. (Report: K.Spencer, V.Herz)