Ethiopia-Tigray conflict: UN calls forced return of Eritrean refugees 'disturbing'

Ethiopia-Tigray conflict: UN calls forced return of Eritrean refugees ‘disturbing’

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By: Nadia MASSIH Follow | Tatiana REITER 12 min

In this edition, the United Nations has sounded the alarm over reports that Eritrean refugees are being returned to the Tigray region by the government. This is after weeks of fighting in the region that is thought to have killed thousands of people including four aid workers. Also, the Trump administration has endorsed Moroccan sovereignty over the Western Sahara as part of an agreement to normalise ties between Morocco and Israel. And, thousands of retired civil servants are struggling to make ends meet in Congo. Our reporters meet the pensioners affected.

The human cost of Armenia’s defeat in Nagorno-Karabakh

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Last month, a Russian-brokered ceasefire brought an end to six weeks of fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The conflict left thousands dead and forced tens of thousands more to flee their homes. In the aftermath of the war, some in Armenia are still searching for family members who are yet to be accounted for. FRANCE 24’s Roméo Langlois and Mohamed Farhat report.

French winner hits 200-million-euro lottery jackpot

The 200-million-euro jackpot is the biggest ever win since the EuroMillions lottery began

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A record jackpot of 200 million euros ($242 million) was won Friday in France by a ticket holder who has 120 days to claim the prize, the EuroMillions lottery said.

The win is the biggest ever scooped by a player of the EuroMillions lottery with the previous record standing at 190 million euros, won a number of times, most recently in October 2019.

Friday’s staggering prize went up for grabs after the jackpot rolled over twice last week.

Players in France have picked up 110 out of 499 Euromillions jackpots – nearly a quarter – since it began in 2004, followed by Britain which has had 108 winners and Spain with 105.

Apart from France, EuroMillions tickets can be bought in in Austria, Belgium, Britain, Ireland, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland.

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