A cruise ship in the port of Marseille (photo illustration). (AFP)
A public meeting is convened Tuesday, March 14 in the evening in Marseille. The municipality and several associations are targeting cruise liners that use “scrubbers”, these filters that reduce engine exhaust fumes. (more…)
A Swiss flag, June 21, 2022. (Illustrative image). (AFP)
They are in the front line after Ukraine. The Baltic countries often criticize Western countries for their lack of commitment against the Russians. On the ground, the criticisms are the same from the volunteers from Latvia. Meeting with Sarmite, nurse on the Bakhmout front.
Sarmite, a Latvian nurse who joined the Ukrainian army. (AFP)
“I was sitting in transport going to work. I was watching the latest news, and when I saw that they were bombing hospitals, that they were killing other caregivers and patients, I thought to myself that this was too much and I had to go to Ukraine.” (more…)
To prevent potential panic in the financial markets and the spread of risk, the US government has assumed control over the technology-focused bank. The headquarters of Silicon Valley Bank, in Santa Clara (California), on March 10, 2023. (AFP)
It’s a small earthquake in the world of finance. The Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) was closed on Friday March 10 by the American authorities. (more…)
The Utopia 56 association, which helps migrants in France, broadcast images on which a policeman sprays tear gas on the belongings of several homeless people at the foot of the Stalingrad metro station, in the 19th arrondissement of Paris.A policeman gassing homeless people’s belongings, according to the Utopia 56 association. (UTOPIA 56 / SCREEN CAPTURE)
The scene takes place near the Stalingrad metro station, in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, where just under 100 homeless people (SDF) live. (more…)
European Parliament President Roberta Metsola receives the President of the State of Israel, Isaac Herzog, on January 26, 2023. (JOHN THYS / AFP)One of the first concrete effects of Qatar-Moroccogate was the abolition of friendship groups within the European Parliament. (more…)
A police vehicle, in London, the British capital, in June 2020. (AFP)
The prosecution speaks of “one of the most shocking cases involving a police officer on duty”. A London police officer has confessed to committing 24 rapes and numerous sexual (more…)
A control tower at the airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, on April 10, 2015. (NURPHOTO)
A plane with 72 people on board crashed in Nepal on Sunday January 15. The announcement was made by a local official and a spokesperson for Yeti Airlines. (more…)
In the Swedish Far North, where temperatures drop below -10°C in January, rare earth deposits have been discovered in a mine. (more…)
British Challenger 2 tanks during a military exercise under NATO command, in Poland, October 16, 2015. (PAP)
The United Kingdom will supply Ukraine with Challenger 2 tanks, becoming the first Western country to send heavy tanks to help kyiv against the Russian invasion, Downing Street announced in a statement (more…)