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Students protest Cornell's response to gang rape complaint

Students at Cornell University staged an anti-rape protest on Monday and to voice their solidarity with 'Jane Doe' - the former student who was allegedly ganged raped after consuming drugs and alcohol at a frat house two years ago. Demonstrators called for an inquiry into how the university has handles the matter.

Tigray students relocated by conflict say fled forced conscription

Due to the ongoing fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray region, some 5,000 students who asked to be relocated are now starting the academic year far from home. Some say back home they faced forced conscription to fight for a cause they didn't believe in. Tom Canetti has more.

🔴 UK police arrest 22-year-old Briton in suspected Fairford base plot

Mexico makes push for fracking despite environmental concerns

Following months of consultations with energy experts, Mexico is preparing to tap its shale oil and gas reserves using one of the world's most controversial extraction techniques: fracking. The process is already used to extract oil in the southeastern state of Veracruz, where local communities have long complained of pollution and environmental damage. But the administration of President Claudia Sheinbaum is seeking to reduce Mexico's reliance on the United States and – eventually – achieve energy self-sufficiency. FRANCE 24's Quentin Duval and Laurence Cuvillier report. 

'Heavy police presence' as students set to march in Paris

A major march is set to depart from central Paris this afternoon as French students continue their protests classroom conditions. With previous protests marred by violence, France 24's Claire Paccalin reports that there is already a heave police presence in central Paris as the marchers prepare to get underway.

Annick Lemoine, president of the Musée d'Orsay: 'I want the museum to become a place for debate that fosters critical thinking'

The new president of the museum dedicated to 19th-century art wants to attract a younger audience, she explained in an interview with Le Monde, and to draw connections between works from the past and contemporary social issues.