The list was published last Friday by the Heritage Foundation. This national subscription was announced last September by Emmanuel Macron. His goal? Help cities with less than 10,000 inhabitants to preserve their religious buildings, such as churches, chapels, temples and even synagogues. The list of the first 100 religious buildings selected was announced this Friday … Read more
The National Opera Orchestra of Montpellier announced on Tuesday that the African-American conductor Roderick Cox has been appointed to the position of music director, succeeding the Dane Michael Schonwandt who held this position between 2015 and 2023. “This young American conductor of great talent will accompany us brilliantly (…) towards one of our great goals: … Read more
The Attorney General of the State of New York, Letitia James, requested on Friday April 19 that the courts stop the guarantee of 175 million dollars invested by Donald Trump in a financial fraud case where he was fined $454 million, according to a court document. This warrant was filed on April 1 by the … Read more
An agreement was reached on Tuesday between students, who have been acting for months against the management of sexual and sexual violence within the University of Bordeaux-Montaigne, and the management of the center, allowing a ban on the building for a week. The buildings will gradually open from Wednesday and “the final exam session can … Read more
Kevin Mayer alternated between good and bad in the first three events of the decathlon of the World Championships in Eugene (Oregon) on Saturday, when he was in 5th place in the provisional classification. Canadian Damian Warner, Frenchman Kevin Mayer and Canadian Pierce Lepage, during the 100m decathlon event at the World Championships, July 23, … Read more
Hospital admissions of patients infected with Covid-19 increased by nearly 20% last week, Public Health France said on Thursday, whose daily figures show a continuation of this increase in recent days. The seventh wave is rising fast in the hospital. With 8,063 new hospitalizations over the period from July 4 to 10, admissions were “up … Read more
China has placed 1.7 million people in containment in Anhui province (east), where some 300 new cases were reported on Monday as part of a new resurgence of Covid in certain regions. The Asian giant is taking a firm approach to the virus, with major screening campaigns, mandatory quarantines and confinements as soon as a … Read more
In Manaus, the largest metropolis in the Brazilian Amazon, tons of foul-smelling waste line the canals and waterways, an apocalyptic sight in this urban area surrounded by the largest rainforest in the world. In a poor neighborhood in the west of the city, an excavator removes an impressive quantity of bottles, pieces of plastic and … Read more
More than 50 migrants, from Mexico or Central America, died in an overheated truck in Texas, a tragedy attributed Tuesday by President Joe Biden to “smugglers” motivated solely by the lure of profit. Despite the magnitude of the drama, one of the worst in American history, his opposition was quick to attribute him some responsibility, … Read more
European stocks started the session higher on Friday, rebounding for the last day of a yoyo-shaped week, marked again by fears of economic recession. The Paris Bourse took 0.59% to 5,918.26 points at 9 a.m. (0700 GMT), Frankfurt rose by 0.29%, Milan by 0.39% and London by 0.28% during the first exchanges. Euronext CAC40 –