Françoise Hardy’s Plea for Assisted Dying Sparks National Debate

Françoise Hardy’s Plea for Assisted Dying Sparks National Debate

Suffering from two cancers, the singer suffers martyrdom. In La Tribune Dimanche, she addresses a letter to the head of state. A plea to stop the suffering of “French people who are very sick and have no hope of getting better”. “Her life has become so painful that we sometimes wonder if it would not … Read more

In Bordeaux, “the Euratlantic shortcut equals too easy concreting”

In Bordeaux, “the Euratlantic shortcut equals too easy concreting”

Euratlantique takes over for ten years. The Operation of National Interest (OIN), the largest urban development operation in France outside Paris, was due to end in 2030, and has just been extended until 2040. “There are 740 hectares to be redeveloped on three municipalities, Bordeaux, Floirac, and Bègles, and we realized that we would not … Read more

Enhanced Public Transport Service and Timetables in Chartres Since August 28, 2023

Enhanced Public Transport Service and Timetables in Chartres Since August 28, 2023

Direct lines to the SNCF station, greater timetables and a significantly reinforced service, since August 28, 2023, employees of the company garden in Chartres (Eure-et-Loir) no longer lack buses. Cramped at certain times, such as at 7:30 a.m. or 5 p.m., since the establishment in August 2021 of the Trades Village which brings together 240 … Read more

Participatory Inventory Reveals Remarkable Trees in Nine Municipalities

Participatory Inventory Reveals Remarkable Trees in Nine Municipalities

The participatory inventory of remarkable trees has just been completed for 2023. This year, it made it possible to identify trees which, by their size, their age, their rare species or even their location, enrich the landscape in nine municipalities in the region. Botanical rallies were organized in Saint-Clément-de-la-Place, Avrillé, Soulaire-et-Bourg, Rives-du-Loir-en-Anjou, Trélazé, Les-Ponts-de-Cé, Mûrs-Érigné, … Read more

The Evolving Landscape of Buers District: A Tale of Rehabilitation and Challenges in Villeurbanne

The Evolving Landscape of Buers District: A Tale of Rehabilitation and Challenges in Villeurbanne

The image is beautiful, perhaps a little too idyllic. On this Wednesday in October, Bruno Bernard (EELV), the sub-prefect in charge of city policy, Salwa Philibert and the mayor of Villeurbanne, Cédric Van Styvendael (PS), answered questions from journalists in a park smelling the new one, east of Villeurbanne. Between two showers, a few rays … Read more

Germany to Close Goethe Cultural Institutes in France and Other Locations

Germany to Close Goethe Cultural Institutes in France and Other Locations

By Le Figaro with AFP Published 3 hours ago, Updated 14 minutes ago Emmanuel Macron and Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin in May 2022. JOHN MACDOUGALL / AFP The signal sent “is not very happy”, we regret at the Élysée, while the sites of Turin, Genoa, Trieste, Rotterdam and Washington are also condemned. Berlin cited … Read more

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Commits to Returning Illegally Acquired Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Commits to Returning Illegally Acquired Art

“We do not want to have in our collections the slightest object that came to us illegally,” committed Max Hollein, head since 2018 of one of the largest museums in the world. The director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York (Met) promised Thursday to return more works of art to countries victims … Read more

Transformation and Revitalization: The Changing Face of Toulon’s Montéty District

Transformation and Revitalization: The Changing Face of Toulon’s Montéty District

Where there once stood a workers’ town built at the end of the 19th century, the people of Toulon have seen the appearance, in recent months, of a new set of buildings. In the Montéty district, offices, commercial premises, a hotel (B&B) and a co-living and co-working residence (the Hüb) have grown. Enough to transform … Read more

The akimat commented on the construction of a building in the courtyard of a house in the 9th district of Aktau

The akimat commented on the construction of a building in the courtyard of a house in the 9th district of Aktau

Prior to the start of construction and installation works, the developer of a multi-storey building in the 9th microdistrict received pre-project documentation for the construction of a commercial facility from the Aktau city administration. – Regarding other permits, you need to ask the department of state architectural and construction control, – the akimat added. Earlier … Read more

“New York City’s Sinking Buildings: The Latest Study on Rising Sea Levels and Flooding Risks”

“New York City’s Sinking Buildings: The Latest Study on Rising Sea Levels and Flooding Risks”

New York City is sinking an average of one to two millimeters per year. This is stated in a study published in Earth’s ­Future Journal. Some boroughs are sinking twice as fast. As a result, the level of the surrounding seawater rises and the risk of flooding increases. Since 1950, the water level surrounding New … Read more