Grand Prize of the City of Angoulême for the Frenchman Riad Sattouf, author in particular of “The Arab of the future” Fauve d’or best album for “The Color of Things” by the Swiss Martin Panchaud, story of a too beloved teenager, unloved Fauve special 50th edition to Japanese mangaka Hajime Isayama Fauves of honor to … Read more
The firefighters intervened urgently this Thursday evening in the Semailles district, in Rillieux-la-Pape. Shortly before 9:30 p.m., the rescuers moved to rue de Bruxelles to put out the fire which had started in an apartment on the fifth floor of a building. Two people were slightly injured by the blaze, presumably from inhaling noxious fumes. … Read more
Since 1990, the gender gap in access to education has been reduced by almost half thanks to a coordinated approach between the United Nations, NGOs and governments. Today, there are almost as many girls as boys enrolled in primary school. However, access to secondary school, and a fortiori to higher education, is still not guaranteed … Read more
On June 24, the Supreme Court overturned its Roe v. Wade which, since 1973, guaranteed the right of women to terminate their pregnancy. Since then, about fifteen states have completely banned abortion on their soil. Participants in the march welcomed the decision. They called on yet more states to introduce bans.
Gilis, 11th in the world, lost three sets to two (11-9, 9-11, 1-11, 11-7, 11-9) against the English Georgina Kennedy, 14th in the world, after a hour of play. On Thursday, Nele Gilis, Tinne’s big sister, had qualified for the round of 16 after her victory in three sets (11-4, 11-9, 11-7) against the Japanese … Read more
The regulated savings accounts of market leader BNP Paribas Fortis (including Fintro) totaled €66.67 billion as of 31 December. This is just under a year ago when there was just over 70 billion. The decrease is mainly explained by the limit of 250,000 euros set by the bank on this type of account in April. … Read more
The attack took place shortly after 22:00 (local time), near the area cordoned off by the police as part of the New Year’s celebrations. Without warning, the man assaulted a first policeman before turning his machete on two other policemen. One of the victims reports a laceration, another, who has just graduated from the academy, … Read more
The attack took place shortly after 22:00 (local time), near the area cordoned off by the police as part of the New Year’s celebrations. Without warning, the man assaulted a first policeman before turning his machete on two other policemen. One of the victims reports a laceration, another, who has just graduated from the academy, … Read more
As part of his build up for next month’s Australian Open, Spain’s 22-time Grand Slam winner lost 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 to Norrie to give Great Britain a 2-0 lead about Spain. The Briton had not won a set against Rafael Nadal in his previous four matches, and the 36-year-old was later asked how much longer … Read more
The association Peoples of France and elsewhere has distributed gifts to the children of the Léon-Bérard hospital in Lyon. They too are entitled to Christmas presents. Children of the Institute of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology (IHOPe) received 90 gifts. Even though they weren’t on site for medical safety reasons, the distribution still took place. Thus … Read more