New York: the mythical yellow taxis, an endangered species?

Confinements, but also competition from VTCs are in question, with prices which have not increased for ten years. The drivers therefore multiply the demonstrations, as explained by Bhairavi Desai, president of the Union of New York taxis. At its headquarters, moreover, the waiting room is still full: since the pandemic, there have been 35% additional … Read more

Seattle: America’s Favorite City

2022-01-23T13:28:12.000+01:00 — The first thing to do once you get here is to climb the Space Needle. A building which, at first glance, exudes a little less modernity today. Seattle has always been one step ahead, and not just in architecture. Economically, it is home to giants of technology and industry. – defends the ambition … Read more

The “Vessel”, the building of the air currents of New York

2019-06-05T20:16:00.000+02:00 — In New York, a building catches the eye, a strange construction made of steel, copper and concrete. This tangle of stairs and platforms gives the impression of being in a labyrinth. Seven years of work were necessary to build this architectural curiosity. It has 154 stairs, for a total of 2,500 steps, and … Read more

Escape to Pontoise hospital: the fugitive arrested in Germany

2021-12-26T20:10:12.000+01:00 — The inmate named Louis F., 28, is being held for the murder of a relative committed three months ago. Last Tuesday, escorted by two supervisors, he was transferred to Pontoise hospital after having simulated a suicide attempt. His campaign, which was waiting for him there, shoots one of the prison officers and injures … Read more

End of the “finished party” in Toulouse: the garbage collectors intend to renew their strike

2021-12-25T20:19:33.000+01:00 — Elsewhere in town, we encounter the same problems. To limit the damage, the metropolis called on private service providers to remove most of the garbage. But their number is far from sufficient. And the inhabitants are worried. “It disturbs, when you pass, the smells, it stinks but it also hinders the passage”, laments … Read more

VIDEO – “Get vaccinated! Life is the most beautiful thing in the world”, out of intensive care and unvaccinated, he testifies

Patients admitted to intensive care when they are not vaccinated, sometimes express regret to their caregiver. And some, now, want to convince those who still doubt, like this patient interviewed by our colleague from LCI. “Life is the most beautiful thing in the world, I almost lost it. You have to get vaccinated. Whoever you … Read more

Covid-19: where is the situation in the United States?

2021-12-19T13:04:18.000+01:00 — As everywhere before the holidays, it is the race for Covid screening tests, especially in Miami (Florida). For several hundred meters, Americans wait patiently in their cars before being tested. Similar images and same expectations in Brooklyn, one of the districts of New York. “It all reminds me of March 2021. It’s a … Read more

United States: life after the mine

2021-11-13T20:21:13.000+01:00 — Appalachian Botanical is a business, but above all, an environmental, economic and social project. First, to reconvert a land exhausted by years of mining. Then, to give work again, in particular to the most precarious ones, like Jason, without diploma. – defends the ambition of information free, verified and accessible to all thanks … Read more