Some memorable winters
It’s a little chilly in France at the end of 2024. But if the cold of yesteryear were to fall upon us, it would cause thousands of deaths. Here’s a reminder…
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Covid, Ukraine, Gaza : The Lost Honor of Journalists
Would the dice be loaded? Would global information now be controlled by a few planetary industrial groups? The question is raised with each election, with each crisis, in the United States, in France, and elsewhere. Social networks and lobbies have taken control of our brains.
Transport : Alain Samson on the roads of Europe
The businessman king of transport continues his irresistible rise and invests in the European market.
The president of Coordination Rurale 54: “They have nothing left to lose”.
Pascal Deshayes, President of the Coordination Rurale de Meurthe-et-Moselle, explains the reasons behind French farmers’ bloodbath: drought, floods, crop failures, epizootic diseases, unfair competition from foreign producers, and insane middlemen’s margins. “60% of farms have no cash flow”, he says. Interview.
Nancy: Exceptional trial of soccer swindlers
The Correctional Court of the Nancy Specialized Interregional Jurisdiction (JIRS) will be examining the so-called “Carton Rouge” case from October 21 to November 15. Twenty-two defendants, 850 civil parties and losses of around 28 million euros.
“Not a word” breaks the silence
Hanna Slak’s film is a psychological family drama, where the tumultuous relationship between a mother and her teenage son is as tempestuous as Brittany.
Cavaillon (Vaucluse): Arson attack on the police station
Police vehicles were set on fire in Cavaillon on Tuesday night, with no injuries reported. An investigation is underway to determine the origin of the incidents, which appear to be linked to reprisals by drug traffickers.
Marseille: A 14-year-old hitman!
Two drug-related homicides involving minors have taken place in Marseille in the space of 48 hours. The public prosecutor denounced the “rare savagery” and expressed alarm at the fact that the perpetrators were getting younger.
“Lee Miller” in the heart of hell
Kate Winslet gives a powerful performance as the former model turned war photographer in Ellen Kuras’ film. A classic tale, but one that has the merit of introducing us to this daring and stubborn woman.
Michel Barnier under fire
The Prime Minister will deliver his general policy speech on Tuesday at the National Assembly. On the agenda are the hot-button issues of debt reduction, immigration and security. A vast program.
“Megalopolis”, Coppola’s excessiveness
All roads lead to New Rome in the maestro’s film, a cinematic dinguerie. “A political and social fable, a chaotic fresco and a mad sci-fi epic.
“Neither chains nor masters”, the slave revolt
“It’s a film about a forgotten page in French history,” says director Simon Moutaïrou, who has shot a historical and necessary French western to ‘raise awareness’.