Record-Breaking 27 Ton Seizure of Contraband Tobacco in France

Record-Breaking 27 Ton Seizure of Contraband Tobacco in France

A historic seizure of contraband tobacco was announced this Friday March 29 by customs. In total, 27 tons were intercepted during a vast operation called “Colbert II” carried out in several cities across France. According to customs officials, these large-scale seizures are becoming more and more frequent. Follow the full coverage LE WE 20H 27 … Read more

Inside the Wildlife Care Center at Beauval Zoo: Treating Local Wildlife with Cutting-Edge Care

Inside the Wildlife Care Center at Beauval Zoo: Treating Local Wildlife with Cutting-Edge Care

Feeding a squirrel, treating the broken wing of a falcon… For six months, the Beauval Zoo, in Loir-et-Cher, has opened its care center, strictly reserved for local wildlife, and that the we can discover in the TF1 report at the top of this article. No other visitors are admitted. Only wild animals, such as birds … Read more

Upcoming Increase in Price for Dacia Sandero and New Emissions Regulations

Upcoming Increase in Price for Dacia Sandero and New Emissions Regulations

At the dealership visited by our team, we redo the accounts, as we see in the TF1 report at the top of this article. In a few weeks, the price of one of the most popular and affordable cars, the Dacia Sandero, sold today at 12,000 euros, will increase a little. Indeed, from next January … Read more

Exploring the Buried Foundations: Unveiling the Impact of New York’s Skyscrapers on the City’s Soil Pressure

Exploring the Buried Foundations: Unveiling the Impact of New York’s Skyscrapers on the City’s Soil Pressure

If the skyscrapers of New York point upwards, scientists are starting to take an interest in what is happening below, at the level of the foundations of the American megalopolis. Worried about the pressure exerted by these towers on the city’s soil. They even calculated their number: there are a total of 1,068,954 buildings in … Read more

Exploring the Iconic Amusement Park and Beachscape of Coney Island

Exploring the Iconic Amusement Park and Beachscape of Coney Island

It’s an old-fashioned charm for some, deliciously kitsch for others. The ocean is one hour by subway from the heart of Manhattan in New York (USA). “It’s great, practical, and a little out of time”, describes a woman sitting on the beach. It is also a long promenade for strolling, running, snacking. It is especially … Read more

Welcome to the Future: Brooklyn’s Botbar Coffee Introduces Robot Waiters

Welcome to the Future: Brooklyn’s Botbar Coffee Introduces Robot Waiters

They may make a robot dance outside to the sound of YMCA, or offer espressos, there is not yet a crowd at the Botbar Coffee, just opened in the Brooklyn neighborhood. Maybe the waiter scares the customers a bit. Because behind the bar, it is Adam who prepares and serves the drinks, as we can … Read more

Rival Bands in Marseille: Escalating Violence Calls for Intervention from CRS 8

Rival Bands in Marseille: Escalating Violence Calls for Intervention from CRS 8

For eight months, nothing seems to stop the bloody settling of accounts between two rival bands from Marseille. They are called “Yoda” and “DZ Mafia”. Their henchmen, very young, barely 18 years old, would be responsible for thirty-seven deaths this year. The month of August marked a peak in this series of settling of scores, … Read more

Abandoned and Disillusioned: The Deteriorating State of Policing in the Community

Abandoned and Disillusioned: The Deteriorating State of Policing in the Community

Closed police stations, impossible to file a complaint for several weeks, fewer police officers on the streets…”Do you understand the feeling of abandonment that there may have been within the population?“, we ask him. “Of course, we understand that. When you miss something, you realize of the absence and usefulness of this thing that you … Read more

Risks and Safety Measures: Baïnes and Strong Currents on Atlantic Coast

Risks and Safety Measures: Baïnes and Strong Currents on Atlantic Coast

A baïne is a basin outside the bathing area. It is fed by the currents, and in recent days they have been particularly strong on the Atlantic coast. The Landes prefecture also advises against swimming, at least until Sunday evening. Vigilance also put in place in Gironde, Pyrénées-Atlantique and Charente-Maritime, the prefecture of Nouvelle-Aquitaine calling … Read more

The Challenge of Arresting Young, Mobile Troublemakers Equipped with Mortars: A Police Conundrum

The Challenge of Arresting Young, Mobile Troublemakers Equipped with Mortars: A Police Conundrum

Faced with the police, particularly mobile individuals, small groups difficult to arrest because they are equipped with mortars to keep the police at a distance. Unheard of on the front line, the troublemakers are very young. “Sometimes there are kids of ten, eleven, twelve years old in the streets, on sequences of urban violence which … Read more