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  • Top French chef puts a new twist on the traditional Easter eggThis link opens in a new windowApr 3, 2025
    Spring is in the air and one of the highlights of the season here in France is Easter. Like in many countries, the Christian holiday in France has long been associated with chocolate. It's the chocolate industry's second-biggest season after Christmas. In total, French people eat an average 12.5 kilos or some 25 pounds of chocolate per household every year! In this edition of Entre Nous, Nicolas Guercio from the prestigious Hotel Lutetia tells us all about creating a different kind of Easter egg. 
  • Acclaimed Irish author Colin Barrett on his new novel 'Wild Houses'This link opens in a new windowApr 3, 2025
    An author described by the Los Angeles Times as a writer of unique genius has spoken to FRANCE 24 about his new novel "Wild Houses". Colin Barrett, who grew up in the northwest of Ireland, bases his books around a series of characters from the region. "Wild Houses" tells the story of a small-town revenge kidnapping that goes very wrong. He says that as a writer you don't choose the subjects and locations yourself, but they choose you. He spoke to us in Perspective.
  • 'Adolescence': The Netflix series forcing us to talk about toxic masculinityThis link opens in a new windowApr 3, 2025
    In this edition of arts24, we dive into the global sensation "Adolescence" – a gripping series about a young girl's murder that's sparking change in how we view toxic masculinity. Plus: Donald Trump's executive order on "American Greatness," the latest Michelin star guide, and a tribute to the legendary Val Kilmer. Don't miss the cultural stories everyone's talking about!
  • In Haiti, we have 'gangs in suits and gangs in sandals': Pro-democracy activist ClescaThis link opens in a new windowApr 3, 2025
    Monique Clesca is an author, former United Nations official and well-known pro-democracy activist from Haiti. In an interview with FRANCE 24, she explained that "daily life is hellish" and compared the capital Port-au-Prince to "an open-air prison". She criticised the UN-backed international force in Haiti as well as the country's transitional presidential council, saying she believes it will not be able to organise elections by the internationally agreed deadline of February 2026.
  • 'Looney tariffs', 'Trump's dumb war': How the press reacted to 'Liberation Day'This link opens in a new windowApr 3, 2025
    PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, April 3: There's disbelief, anger and scepticism in the international press after US President Donald Trump announces tariffs hikes on the US's international trade partners. Also: fury continues after the deaths of 15 aid workers in Gaza last month, which the UN now blames on Israeli forces. Plus: Paris's Fondation Louis Vuitton will honour British artist David Hockney in a new exhibition – but a cigarette on his exhibition poster has put him at odds with Paris metro authorities!
  • How will Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs impact France?This link opens in a new windowApr 3, 2025
    Although France is less exposed than EU neighbours Italy and Spain, new tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump on Wednesday could severely impact strategic industries including aeronautics, wine and spirits, and luxury goods. French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday pledged a “massive response”.
  • Saved from destruction: Paris show offers glimpse of Gaza’s archaeological treasuresThis link opens in a new windowApr 3, 2025
    Archaeological treasures across Gaza have been damaged and destroyed in the war that is once more raging in the Palestinian territory. Some that escaped the devastation went on show at the Arab World Institute on Thursday, April 3, shedding light on the extraordinary heritage of a land that has been for centuries a crossroads of civilisations. 
  • Kurdish fighters hesitate to join Syria's vision of a unified armyThis link opens in a new windowApr 3, 2025
    On March 13, Syria's Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa approved a temporary constitutional declaration, setting the stage for a new regime. The declaration specifies that only the state can have an army. This has raised concerns for the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the Kurdish-led military faction in northeastern Syria. Under an agreement signed with Damascus, the SDF will eventually be integrated into the national army. But how can Syria's most powerful armed force join a unified army when some of their potential allies are also their enemies? The path to a unified Syrian army remains uncertain.
  • Syria accuses Israel of stoking a deadly destabilisation campaignThis link opens in a new windowApr 3, 2025
    Syria on Thursday condemned deadly Israeli strikes across the country as a "flagrant violation" of its sovereignty, after Israel said it struck "military capabilities". The onslaught on military targets and in the southern province of Daraa killed at least 13 people. 
  • Israeli army's use of Studio Ghibli AI photo trend draws backlashThis link opens in a new windowApr 3, 2025
    ChatGPT has just rolled out its latest viral feature, allowing social media users to reproduce AI-generated images imitating Japan’s Studio Ghibli aesthetic. The Israeli army decided to “hop on” the trend, drawing a major backlash and sparking counter-creations depicting what users say is the "actual" representation of the war in Gaza. Meanwhile, others are condemning the use of Ghibli's anti-war aesthetic to depict AI-generated conflict scenes. We explain in this edition of Truth or Fake.
  • Trump's sweeping new tariffs explainedThis link opens in a new windowApr 3, 2025
    After weeks of anticipation and speculation, US President Donald Trump followed through on his tariff threats on Wednesday by declaring a 10 percent baseline tax on imports from all countries and higher tariff rates on nations that run trade surpluses with the United States. FRANCE 24 answers some key questions about the tariffs.
  • Israel army says it is investigating deadly attack on Gaza ambulancesThis link opens in a new windowApr 3, 2025
    The Israeli military said Thursday it was investigating an incident in which its troops opened fire on ambulances, claiming to have targeted "terrorists". The UN reported that 15 medics and humanitarian workers were killed.
  • It's strictly business? Trump's tariffs & the erosion of trust in the United StatesThis link opens in a new windowApr 3, 2025
    Donald Trump is billing April 2 as "Liberation Day", when the United States sheds the shackles of unfair competition thanks to worldwide tariffs. We test the veracity of the US president’s worldview and ask: how much is theatrics that will play well in constituencies where manufacturing jobs have disappeared? How much is a genuine sense of grievance? Or has the world’s top superpower simply grown tired of playing guarantor of global free trade? Otherwise, why test the rules of globalisation when you already dominate global tech and financial services? In the short term, the United States can inflict a lot of pain. After all, it controls the world’s most trusted currency, the almighty US dollar. Is that trust gone and gone for good? Even if it's all bargaining tactics and Trump ultimately rolls back these tariffs?
  • 'Europe has everything it needs to make it through the storm', EU chief saysThis link opens in a new windowApr 3, 2025
    EU chief Ursula von der Leyen tried to reassure citizens in Europe on Thursday after US President Donald Trump imposed sweeping new tariffs. “Europe has everything it needs to make it through the storm," she said. However, EU citizens are experiencing "bubbling frustration" because their leaders are still calling the US "an ally" despite its "naked aggression", said FRANCE 24's Brussels correspondent, Dave Keating. Many are angry for what they see as overcaution from EU leaders," he added. 
  • Myanmar junta chief heads to Bangkok summit as earthquake death toll passes 3,000This link opens in a new windowApr 3, 2025
    The leader of Myanmar's junta Min Aung Hlaing is set to travel to Bangkok on Thursday for a regional summit to address the response to the deadly earthquake that rocked his country nearly one week ago. The death toll from the quake exceeded 3,000 as more bodies were recovered by search and rescue teams. 
  • Israel's Netanyahu heads to Hungary, defying ICC arrest warrantThis link opens in a new windowApr 3, 2025
    Hungary's long-standing ties with Israel will be on display when its nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban receives Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu in Budapest on Thursday, despite the latter being wanted under an International Criminal Court arrest warrant. FRANCE 24's Eliza Herbert and Kalidou Sy bring more details on the story.
  • ‘Economists have been flabbergasted’ at how White House calculated tariffsThis link opens in a new windowApr 3, 2025
    US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced sweeping new tariffs on imports to the United States from countries right across the globe. "Some economists have figured out how these tariffs were calculated by the White House and its team," said FRANCE 24's Washington DC correspondent Fraser Jackson. "These economists have been flabbergasted at how cumbersome these equations are, saying the US took the trade deficit that it has with a given country and divided it by the imports from that country, which is a very clunky way of doing things and not as surgical as you would expect."
  • Search for Malaysia's long missing MH370 suspendedThis link opens in a new windowApr 3, 2025
    The latest search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has been suspended by maritime exploration firm Ocean Infinity as it is "not the season", Kuala Lumpur's transport minister said. The plane went missing more then a decade ago.
  • Danish Prime Minister visits Greenland amid Trump’s bid for Arctic controlThis link opens in a new windowApr 3, 2025
    Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is in Greenland for a three-day trip aimed at building trust and cooperation with Greenlandic officials at a time when the Trump administration is seeking control of the vast Arctic territory.
  • Hungary rolls out red carpet for Netanyahu and announces withdrawal from ICCThis link opens in a new windowApr 2, 2025
    Hungary's government has decided to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), it said on Thursday. The decision comes shortly after Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu, who is sought under an ICC arrest warrant, arrived in the country for a state visit.
  • Trump announces sweeping global tariffs, sparking a global trade warThis link opens in a new windowApr 2, 2025
    US President Donald Trump announced plans for sweeping tariffs Wednesday, saying the US has been “looted, pillaged, raped and plundered” by other nations. He lodged a 10 percent tariff on most goods imported to the US, but slapped much higher levies on friends and foes alike, fuelling a global trade war that could stoke inflation and stall growth.
  • REPLAY: Trump's full announcement on tariffsThis link opens in a new windowApr 2, 2025
    Donald Trump announced sweeping new trade tariffs Wednesday, arguing they would "Make America wealthy again". “I think you’re going to remember today,” he said, predicting that the public might look back on his economic policies and conclude he was right. But many experts predict his policies will mean major upheaval for the US economy. Listen to Trump's announcement.
  • Israel’s Netanyahu announces new ‘Morag’ security corridor across GazaThis link opens in a new windowApr 2, 2025
    Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday announced that Israel was setting up a new security corridor across the Gaza Strip named after a Jewish settlement that once stood between Rafah and Khan Younis. Netanyahu said that the military is "dissecting" Gaza and "seizing territory" to retrieve hostages held in the Palestinian territory. Read our blog to see how the day's events unfolded.
  • South African budget vote passes despite opposition from key coalition partnerThis link opens in a new windowApr 2, 2025
    It took weeks of negotiations and tensions in South Africa before the national budget was finally passed, with 194 votes in favour and 182 against. The Democratic Alliance, a key coalition partner, voted against the measure, raising questions about the stability of the unity government formed after the African National Congress lost its parliamentary majority last year. 

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Job advertisement from Seek

Project Manager - Speaking Out Case Studies
$100,000 - $110,000 a year

Médecins Sans Frontières Australia

Doctors Without Borders

Project Manager, Speaking Out Case Studies’ (SOCS)

Full time / Fixed Term 2 year contract

  • Written and oral fluency in English and French

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is the world’s leading independent organisation for medical humanitarian aid. We offer medical assistance to populations in distress, to victims of natural or man-made disasters and to victims of armed conflict, without discrimination and irrespective of race, religion, creed or political affiliation. The MSF Speaking Out Case Studies (SOCS) is a series of studies from Médecins Sans Frontières that openly examines and analyses the organisation’s actions and decision-making process during humanitarian emergencies that have led it to speak out. These case studies were originally designed as educational tools for associative members of the organisation. With the hope of broadening educational scope, the studies are now being disseminated with a renewed phase of communication strategies to promote MSF's good work in the community.

The SOCS Project Manager (PM) has the oversight of the implementation of the 2020 – 2023 SOCS public relations strategy.

S/He will play a pivotal role in ensuring effective promotion and dissemination of Medecins Sans Frontieres’ Speaking Out Case Studies, whilst ensuring publication quality and timing targets are met.

The role requires someone with a passion for understanding the richness of Medecins Sans Frontieres’ (MSF’s) humanitarian history and the importance of this history as a resource for academic and practical reflections on humanitarian practice.

The base salary range for this role is Base salary - $101,643 AUD - $109,806 AUD per annum + 9.5% Superannuation

To be successful in this role, applicants must have/be:

  • Tertiary qualification in journalism, PR, communications, or related field
  • Experience in planning communication strategies and PR for humanitarian/NGO sector
  • Written and oral fluency in English and French
  • Excellent writing and editing skills
  • Extensive knowledge of or experience with MSF
  • Website CMS experience, website oversight experience.
  • Excellent interpersonal communication skills
  • Knowledge of humanitarian operations
  • Demonstrated experience of managing multiple key stakeholders
  • Experience in event management and promotion

 

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Job advertisement from IndeedGraphic Design + Social Media

SJ Enterprises

$50,000 - $54,999

 

If you’re not just creative, you are intelligently creative. You don’t just design, you collaborate. Then you could be the person we are seeking to join our growing team. 

You will be maintaining Multiple Wordpress based websites and digital and hard copy catalogs in multiple languages to be updated so an ability to speak and write in Spanish or French or both would be a definite advantage.


SJ Enterprises Pty Ltd (Cyco Nutrients) is a successful brand with a strong global and local presence in the agriculture industry. We are seeking a reliable, energetic, open-minded person to help in our daily operations with Graphics, Video and Social Media.

You will need to be locally based and have your own transport. SJ Enterprises is a drug free facility with random drug tests.

Skills and experience
•    Must have several years’ experience in digital online marketing and Graphic design or an up to date show reel of of your personal video and graphics projects made available online for us to view.

Good skills are needed in:

  • Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Suite
  • Photoshop
  • After Effects with Element 3D
  • Premier
  • InDesign
  • Illustrator
  • Audition
  • Acrobat DC

•    A major plus would be the ability to use software such as 3DSmax, Blender or Maya 3D modelling programs for product advertising both magazine, web and video.

•    A sound grasp of computers, troubleshooting, networking also an advantage.

•    Must be proactive, efficient, a doer, flexible, happy to help, work well under pressure, highly confidential, a can do attitude – no job too little or too big.

•    Ability to work under the direction of the Marketing Director without direct supervision and as part of a team.

•    Exceptional organisational, communication, problem-solving skills, verbal, presentation, written communication skills and an attention to detail.

•    A serious attitude to working hours being punctual and willing to go that extra mile but also have a good sense of humour when the time calls for it.


Tasks & responsibilities
•    Create monthly newsletter and distribute via mailchimp
•    Worldwide magazine product print ad designs.
•    Develop marketing campaigns, build audiences, monitor and update ads on social media to a daily budget: Facebook, Instagram & twitter.
•    Drafting social media, website and newsletter content
•    Work with the team to design and implement marketing communications strategies.
•    Digital marketing (Design images, video for Instagram, Facebook etc.)
•    Events/Campaign support (Digital signage, Banners, Presentation Videos for expos and trade shows)
•    Drafting press releases for local and international media
•    Updating Product SDS documents and other official documents

•    Maintaining Multiple Wordpress based websites and digital and hard copy catalogs in multiple languages to be updated so an ability to speak and write in Spanish or French or both would be a definite advantage.

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