Giving new life to Jacques Brel’s boat. This is the somewhat crazy dream of two Belgian brothers, Piet and Staaf Wittevrongel. For over 15 years, these enthusiasts have been restoring theAskoy IIthe legendary sailboat on which the singer went to the Marquesas Islands. From our special correspondent, Red and blue hull, wooden bar and golden … Read more
Published on: 07/18/2023 – 00:21 Ron DeSantis speaks to Republican supporters, July 15, 2023 in Ankeny, Iowa. © AP/Charlie Neibergall In 2016 and 2020, white evangelicals had voted en masse for Donald Trump, by more than 80%. But today, after January 6 and his double indictment, do these Christians still massively support the former president … Read more
Published on: 06/29/2023 – 07:39 In the United States, the Supreme Court must render a long-awaited decision on positive discrimination in universities. This process was put in place more than fifty years ago to fight against the discrimination that prevented black students from entering prestigious schools. The Supreme Court could put an end to it… … Read more
Published on : 03/06/2023 – 00:05 Kalthleen Corradi, the “rat tsar”, on April 12, 2023 in New York. © AP/Bobby Caina Calvan The image had gone around the world. A New York City rat dragging a whole slice of pizza down the subway stairs. Rodents have always been a part of life in the Big … Read more
Published on : 29/05/2023 – 00:19 A group of migrants camp opposite the United States-Mexico border in El Paso on May 12, 2023. AP – Andres Leighton They are the invisible faces of the migration crisis in the United States. “They” are those African migrants who go to South American countries and then take the … Read more
From our correspondent in New York, In its Brooklyn store, amid freshly delivered boxes, Aqxyl Storms takes inventory: “ We have different whiskeys, tequilas, bourbons, gins, rums… » Traditional drinks, or almost. With one particularity: not a single drop of alcohol in the bottles. This is called a “dry store”. Aqxyl Storms decided to launch … Read more
January is often the occasion for some to ease off on alcohol: hence the “Dry January”, or the “January without alcohol”. A trend that comes from Anglo-Saxon countries. But in the United States, as in New York, it is much more than a trend. From our correspondent in New York, In its Brooklyn store, amid … Read more
Published on : 20/07/2022 – 00:29 – In the United States, some cities are adapting to global warming and implementing means to protect themselves, particularly in the face of rising sea levels. This is the case in New York where a flood barrier and an elevated park are under construction. A project worth hundreds of … Read more
Published on : 05/02/2022 – 00:13 – In the United States, three weeks after the fire which claimed the lives of 17 people including 8 children in New York, associations are putting pressure on the authorities. Many social housing units are deprived of heating, which pushes the inhabitants to resort to sometimes dangerous means when … Read more
Published on : 07/06/2022 – 00:10 – In Japan now, as in many countries, the mask is no longer compulsory on public roads, when social distances can be respected there. However, an overwhelming majority of Japanese continue to wear it. For fear of the virus, but also because some have developed an addiction to the … Read more