Tag: inheritance
Internet users organize to repatriate stolen idols and works of art
Last week, the famous international auction house Christie’s in France canceled the sale of the statue of Nataraj, Hindu god Shiva after a mobilization of Indian Internet users. From our…
In Reunion, the Fet’ Kaf to commemorate the abolition of slavery and celebrate the culture of the island
Every year, on December 20, Réunion commemorates the abolition of slavery in 1848. This symbolic day has been a public holiday since 1983. A way of not forgetting the island’s…
Germany returns 20 bronzes to Nigeria
The German Foreign Minister is visiting Nigeria where she will personally return twenty works of art looted from the former kingdom of Benin, the current city of Benin City, in…
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It is one of the emblematic products of France. The whole world envies us… the baguette! The baguette consecrated yesterday by Unesco! ” The news will delight cartoonists, exclaims The…
Unesco lists the French baguette as an intangible heritage of humanity
The baguette, with its crispy crust and soft crumb, emblem in the world of French daily life, was listed by UNESCO, this Wednesday, November 30, as an intangible heritage of…
Transparency in public life: “It is urgent that a reform be adopted”
/ Podcasts / Guest France The Minister Delegate for Local Authorities Caroline Cayeux resigned due to a “disagreement” linked to a declaration of assets deemed “undervalued” by the High Authority…
the economic crisis on the menu of the Salon des Vignerons Indépendants
They come from all over France to make their know-how appreciated: more than 700 wine producers are gathered at the Salon des Vignerons Indépendants. It is held until November 28…
Cuban singer Pablo Milanés is dead
The Cuban singer and composer began his career in the 1960s. Considered the voice of the Cuban revolution, he recorded dozens of albums and set many poems to music. Icon…
Djerba, the island of “living together”, host of the Francophonie summit
The tourist island of Djerba, in southern Tunisia, is hosting the Francophonie summit from this Saturday, November 19. Beyond the pragmatic reasons for this choice, the event is an opportunity…
Notre-Dame de Paris in the age of science, with Philippe Dillmann
In the aftermath of the Notre-Dame fire of April 15, 2019, mobilization instantly follows emotion. Thus begins a formidable scientific adventure told in the collective work Notre-Dame de Paris, science…