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'Mexico, world capital of football': Papers react to World Cup debut

12 June 2026 at 12:35
PRESS REVIEW – Friday, June 12: Papers discuss Mexico's "statement" World Cup win over South Africa and detail Raul Jimenez's triumph. Also: young women in New York choose to live with nuns to save on rent. Finally, for the first time, scientists have mapped the enormous scale of subterranean fungi networks.

Received — 1 June 2026 France 24 - Americas

Trump's oil blockade on Cuba aggravates Havana's garbage crisis

1 June 2026 at 11:54
PRESS REVIEW – Monday, June 1: Piles of trash are flooding Havana, as Cuba struggles under US President Donald Trump's oil blockade. Next, papers look at the latest cancer research breakthrough and the industry of hair transplants. Also: US farmers find alternative ways to make money. Finally, some Paris metro stations have new names after PSG's Champions League win.

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