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France's dermatology crisis: Patients desperate for appointments

Around 200,000 cases of skin cancer are diagnosed in France every year. Yet as more and more patients seek medical advice, getting an appointment with a dermatologist is becoming increasingly difficult. Half the country's dermatologists are nearing retirement, and only around 100 new specialists are trained up each year. Faced with this growing shortage, some are coming up with innovative solutions. FRANCE 24's Aurore Dupuis and Sonia Baritello report.

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Could Argentina’s Patagonia become a haven for data centres?

Around the world, citizens and lawmakers are increasingly pushing back against the construction of data centres, citing noise pollution, massive power consumption and general unsightliness. But Argentina's President Javier Milei wants more of them - and the government thinks it may have found an ideal location, in the vast open steppes of Patagonia.

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Interior minister says protests across France went well despite clashes with police

France's Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said on Saturday that demonstrations across the country were largely peaceful, despite what he called an "extraordinary" level of violence from some groups of rioters. Around 320,000 protesters took part in demonstrations across France on Saturday, the interior ministry estimated, while youth unions counted nearly half a million. Read about the day’s events as they unfolded on our liveblog.

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At least 60 Christians killed in Ethiopia amid rising religious violence

At least 60 Christians have been killed in Ethiopia in what the Orthodox Church has declared as religious violence. It is still unclear who was behind the attack, with rebels and local government blaming each other. Around 20 houses have been burned down, as FRANCE 24's correspondent Tom Canetti reports.

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Kinsella nails floor routine in all-around final

Alice Kinsella completes her return from a year out of gymnastics after giving birth, with a "brilliant" floor routine in the women's all-around final at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Rotterdam.

Health

WHO and UNHCR join forces to improve health services for refugees, displaced and stateless people

The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency today signed a new agreement to strengthen and advance public health services for the millions of forcibly displaced people around the world. The agreement updates and expands an existing 1997 agreement between the two organizations. A key aim this year will be to support ongoing efforts to protect some 70 million forcibly displaced people from COVID-19. Around 26 million of these are refugees, 80 per cent of whom are sheltered in low and middle-income countries with weak health systems. Another 40 million internally displace

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Sudan drone strike kills around 150 in Abyei market

A drone strike hit a market in the Abyei border region disputed by Sudan and South Sudan and killed dozens. The drone caused a large fire when it hit a fuel depot. South Sudanese officials blamed Sudan's military.