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Sep 2023
“He still has room for improvement”: Macron’s ex-vocal coach testifies

He is a providential man in the political rise of Emmanuel Macron and whose words are rare. In an interview with Ouest-France, Jean-Philippe Lafont, a world-renowned baritone who was the head of state's vocal coach during his first campaign leading him...

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Sep 2023
Ukraine regains ground, Washington and NATO see a long war

Ukrainian authorities said Sunday that their military forces had recaptured Klichchiivka, a tactically important town south of the town of Bakhmut on the eastern front, but the US military and NATO believe the war will be long.'I especially want to mention...

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Sep 2023
Russia foils new Ukrainian drone attacks

Russia claimed on the night of Sunday September 17 to Monday September 18 to have shot down several Ukrainian drones in annexed Crimea, in the Moscow region as well as those of Belgorod and Voronezh, close to Ukraine.'Drones were intercepted over the...

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Sep 2023
Chinese Foreign Minister to visit Russia

Allied countries that take care of their relations. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Russia from September 18 to 21 for security discussions, his ministry announced Monday, September 18.'At the invitation of Nikolai Patrushev, Secretary of...

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Sep 2023
The divided world reminded of its promises to improve the lot of humanity

Developing countries on Monday called for reforms to the global system so that their most vulnerable populations, hit hard by an avalanche of crises, have a chance of one day living the better future that was promised to them.In a context of geopolitical...

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Sep 2023
Taiwan detected 103 Chinese warplanes around the island

An escalation of tensions is to be feared. More than a hundred Chinese planes and nine warships were detected around Taiwan in the space of 24 hours, the island's authorities said Monday, the highest figure recorded recently.'Between the morning...

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Sep 2023
Cinema: “Acid”, burning rain for climatic thriller

In La Nuée (2020), Just Philippot released a horde of particularly voracious and murderous carnivorous locusts on a corner of the South-West. In Acid, his second feature film, the director imagines a France devastated by relentless corrosive rains. A family...

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Sep 2023
More than one in ten Japanese people are over 80 years old

More than 10 percent of Japanese people are over 80, a statistic reached for the first time, according to data released by the government of a country battling an aging population.The government published these figures on Sunday on the eve of the public holiday...

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Sep 2023
Sonio, the AI ​​made in France which improves prenatal diagnosis

'See that stack of books? There are over 400 prenatal syndromes referenced in there. The problem is that all this doesn't fit into a doctor's brain, even the best one! » says Professor Yves Ville, head of the maternity department at the Necker-Enfants...

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Sep 2023
A study reveals the endangerment of corals by certain chemical compounds

This is a study which does not fully reveal the extent of the problem, but which allows us to point out the danger of certain chemical compounds on corals. In a study carried out overseas and published this Monday, September 18, the Health Safety Agency (ANSES)...

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Sep 2023
Impressive images of the mini-tornado in Mayenne

A strange natural phenomenon affected Mayenne on Sunday September 17. Around 6 p.m., a mini-tornado formed near Ernée, damaging several buildings, which collapsed. But no casualties have been reported, we learned from the departmental fire and rescue operational...

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Sep 2023
Literary return to school: Lucrezia de Medici, heart in revolt

'Under her petticoats, under her damp stockings, Lucretia feels the muscles of her legs contract as if to tell her to run, to scamper. » What Lucrezia de Medici, 16 years old in the year 1561, wants to flee is her husband, Duke Alfonso d'Este....

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Sep 2023
Darmanin in Rome to praise “firmness” in the face of the influx of migrants

French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin arrived in Rome on Monday evening, where he plans to deliver a message of 'firmness” in the face of illegal crossings of the Mediterranean, after the influx of migrants on the Italian island of Lampedusa. Mr....

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Sep 2023
Rugby: when parliamentarians play their own World Cup

France not only hosts the Rugby World Cup, it has also been the host of global clashes between parliamentary teams. Eight teams met in the South West at the beginning of September: France, England, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, Argentina, South Africa....

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Sep 2023
Immigration: Ruffin (LFI) wants a more targeted and effective deportation policy

LFI MP François Ruffin criticized on Monday the government's choice to "generalize" the OQTFs (obligations to leave French territory), defending on the contrary better targeting to make them "much more effective".'By making hundreds of thousands...

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Sep 2023
Russia: the faltering reintegration of ex-Wagner and soldiers returning from the front

Alexander Fyodorov spent most of his life in Russian prisons. He was serving yet another sentence when an unexpected chance for freedom appeared: going to fight in Ukraine for the Wagner group.For six months he participated and survived the hellish battle...

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Sep 2023
Libya: in Derna, shocked survivors recount the disaster

It was two o'clock in the morning when Abdel Moneim Awad Al-Sheikh heard screams. Jumping out of his bed, he discovers that water is spreading everywhere, then waves tear off the doors of his house in Derna, sweeping away everything in their path.Torrential...

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Sep 2023
Ecological planning: what is included in the government's plan, presented to party leaders

France's objective is still the same: reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 55% by 2030 compared to 1990. To achieve this, this Monday, September 18, the government presented its plan to the parties , which he had revealed in broad terms in July. The...

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Sep 2023
In Ukraine, farmers harvest their sunflowers without being able to export them

In the barn of Ukrainian farmer Oleksandr Ryabinin, a truck dumps a new load onto an already imposing pile of sunflower seeds, which crunch underfoot and give off a nutty smell.It's harvest time and the farm has already harvested almost half of its production,...

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Sep 2023
US confirms detainee exchange with Iran

The five former American detainees in Iran released under a prisoner exchange agreement with Washington, mediated by Qatar, are now on their way to the United States. In Washington, the White House confirmed that the ex-prisoners and their family members...

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Sep 2023
Part of the Sahel still prohibited to Air France

Air France is suspending for one more week, until September 24 inclusive, its services to Mali (Bamako) and Burkina Faso (Ouagadougou). Countries where the traffic rights of the national company are sometimes canceled in retaliation for the political crisis....

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Sep 2023
Incursion of Chinese planes: Taiwan calls on Beijing to stop its “destructive actions”

Taiwan on Monday urged China to stop its "destructive unilateral actions" after detecting more than 100 Chinese planes and nine warships around Taiwan in the span of 24 hours.'Between the morning of September 17 and 18, the Ministry of Defense detected...

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Sep 2023
Mayenne: what you need to know about mini-tornadoes

While the department of Mayenne was not affected by Météo-France's orange thunderstorm alert, a mini-tornado formed in the town of Ernée, more precisely in the three places called Le Poirier, La Souvate and Mérole, Sunday September 17. The phenomenon,...

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Sep 2023
Covid-19: what you need to know about the new vaccines

This is a welcome boost for people vulnerable to Covid-19. The coronavirus vaccination campaign has been brought forward to October 2, as announced by Minister of Health Aurélien Rousseau. Its start was initially scheduled for October 17, at the same time...

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