Joan of Arc and the fake news (2/6) The Hundred Years War: why?
To understand the Johannine epic, we must go back to the context of the Hundred Years’ War and find out why Joan wanted, one fine day in 1428, to go and meet the king.
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Joan of Arc and the fake news (1/6)
No, Joan of Arc was not a shepherdess, no she did not die on a great pyre in Rouen, no she was not called d’Arc, but Joan the Virgin. To put an end to the fake news of the 15th century that our historians have been indiscriminately repeating ever since.
Heat wave: wind turbines in trouble
According to the Sustainable Environment Federation, the 8,000 wind turbines in the French park are … Read more
Covid-19 : Should you wear the mask or not?
There is an ideological controversy over the wearing of the mask between supporters and opponents of this piece of cloth, which, we are told, is designed to “protect oneself and others”. What does science have to say about it?
In the second quarter of 2020, GDP contracted by 13.8%.
Total production of goods and services is falling sharply. The contraction is particularly strong in construction (-24.1% after -12.8%), but the production of goods also falls (-16.8% after -5.6%) and the production of market services also falls sharply (-13.4% after -5.0%) according to INSEE.
Parisian terraces: the great anything!
Coffee shops and restaurants in the capital can extend their terraces on the public highway to compensate for the operating losses linked to Covid. But sometimes things get out of hand.
Le gouvernement victime d’un curieux virus ferroviaire ?
Point of view. What about the government’s announcements to revive rail freight, short lines and night trains? Deciphered by the general secretary of the FIRST transport union.
The Seven Initiatory Journeys of Claude Vautrin
Claude Vautrin’s latest book, Sept voyages initiatiques, published by Kaïros*, takes us to distant lands where the visible world and the invisible sphere meet. Journeys to better understand others and, therefore, to better know oneself. A must read.
Return of the Mondial Air Ballons in 2021
July 2021: the return of the Grand Est Mondial Air Ballons from July 23rd to August 1st on the Chambley aerodrome (Lorraine / Grand Est Region / France).
Mulhouse: the SPA alerts on puppy trafficking
An odious traffic of pedigree puppies is practiced between some Eastern countries, Slovakia in particular, and Spain affirms the SPA of Mulhouse Haute-Alsace which launches a petition.
Fishing: the dolphin slaughter
Europe asks France to take action against cetacean catches. More than 10,000 dolphins have perished in the Bay of Biscay since the beginning of 2020!
Covid : Wearing a mask is compulsory from now on
Due to a rebound of the epidemic in several regions of France, including the Vosges, the wearing of masks will be mandatory from Monday 20 July in enclosed public places: covered markets, banks, museums etc.