Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he will go ahead with another tax hike on goods and services next year.It is part of efforts to reduce public debt.But experts said the move […]
New tax hike plan worries Japanese businesses
If Bernie Sanders wins in New York City, he could be the next U.S. president
Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders stated that if he wins the New York Democratic Party primary, he will win the White House, in front of thousands of his supporters during a rally […]
Google Ventures CEO: Uber Is Our Largest Investment
Google Ventures Chief Executive Officer Bill Maris discusses the investment arm of Google’s parent company Alphabet and its investment in Uber with “Studio 1.0” host Emily Chang.
Punk: A Feeling of No Future
Subculture legends Don Letts, Judy Blame and Roger Burton look back at the movement’s inception Long before the safety-pinned revolution took the world—and chart-music shows—by storm, punk existed as a riotous outlet […]
The mafia network on trial in Rome
In November 2015, the trial of a vast mafia network opened in Rome, with 46 people in the dock. They stand accused of extortion, corruption and misappropriation of public funds. Among them […]
Music at the Movies
Miles Davis, Hank Williams, Nina Simone and Chet Baker all get the big-screen biopic treatment this spring.
The story of the Eiffel Tower
This week we climb what is perhaps the best-known monument in the world: the Eiffel Tower. Completed in March 1889, it ruled supreme as the world’s tallest man-made structure for four decades. […]
Cuba: The Art of Change
As Cuba undergoes a period of historic transition, FRANCE 24 heads to Havana to hear how local artists see the future of their country. For almost six decades, the Caribbean island has […]
New Leather Nun Live Album
Candy for the weekend. The new Leather Nun-album ’Live’ (Wild Kingdom/Sound Pollution) and recorded throughout gigs in Sweden and Denmark in 2015, will be officially released on Record Store Day April 16th. […]
‘Miles Ahead’: Anatomy of a scene with director Don Cheadle
Don Cheadle, the director and star of “Miles Ahead,” discusses a sequence from his film about Miles Davis.