Tag: Knowledge
The powers of the president, a French story
The Constitution underwent several evolutions which gave the president under the Fifth Republic a primordial place in the French institutional functioning, whereas he was practically only a moral authority under…
Role and powers of the French president
What are the responsibilities and powers of the President of the Republic? How does a presidential election take place? Role of the President of the Republic He is the guarantor…
April 15, 1912: the sinking of the Titanic
The liner, believed to be unsinkable, sank to the depths of the Atlantic Ocean on the night of April 14-15, 1912. 1,500 people perished in the sinking which is still…
the death penalty for terrorism is nonsense
For Robert Badinter, the death penalty is not a deterrent and fuels terrorism. At the microphone of Véronique Gaymard, he explained in 2015 that “The death penalty is meant to…
The dangers of growing antibiotic resistance
Thanks to anti-bacterial treatments, life expectancy has increased by at least ten years. But after a century of use of these treatments, sometimes in an abusive way, their effectiveness is…
the testimony of Stéphane Hessel on RFI
On January 27, 2005, France and Europe commemorated the 60th anniversary of the arrival of Soviet troops at Auschwitz, which marked the liberation of this Nazi extermination camp. On this…
Media classes or how to transmit to students the passion for information
From March 21 to 26, 2022, the 33rd Press and Media Week in the School takes place. On this occasion, we went to meet three teachers in media class, who…
Nowruz, the Persian spring festival, an anthropological mystery
Nowruz, the spring festival celebrated this Sunday in many countries of the ancient Persian Empire and far beyond, is celebrated at the precise moment of the spring equinox by more…
the tragic memory of the “border country”
Kievan Rus’ was the cradle of modern Russia and a major European power in the 11th century. Towards the end of the 19th century, a national feeling took root there…
a certain idea of France
This is an unprecedented situation. Fifteen days before the end of the mandates, three of the five candidates most likely to reach the second round of the French presidential election…