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Baalbeck International Festival calls for protection of cultural heritage amid Israeli strikes

France24.com (en) 

Thousands of people have fled from Baalbeck, the main city in Lebanon's eastern Bekaa Valley, and surrounding areas after Israeli evacuation warnings and aerial bombardment on Wednesday. Every year, the town hosts the Baalbeck International Festival, one of the oldest and most prestigious cultural events in the Middle East. The FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks to the president of the Baalbeck International Festival, Nayla De Freige about the protection of cultural heritage in time of war.

Avs rookie Matt Stienburg suspended 2 games for charging

BigNewsNetwork.com (sports) 

(Photo credit: Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images) Colorado Avalanche rookie Matt Stienburg was suspended two games Thursday for charging defenseman Erik Cernak during Wednesday night's 5-2 home loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. The discipline was handed down after Stienburg had a hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety, which determined that his hit was unnecessary and dangerous. The 24-year-old forward left his fe

The fight for women's rights in Afghanistan is a universal one, former minister says

France24.com (en) 

Afghan women are forbidden from praying loudly or reciting the Quran in front of other women, according to a Taliban government minister. It’s the latest restriction on women following morality laws that ban them from raising their voice and baring their faces outside the home. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks to former Afghan Minister Nargis Nehan. She says that women's rights in Afghanistan are a universal issue, not an internal problem of the country.

UK NGO sued over US ‘election meddling’

RT (Daily news) 

The Labour-linked Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) has worked with Democrats to censor US citizens, America First Legal claims
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