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What would be the carbon impact of Santa’s tour?
During the Christmas holidays, Santa Claus leaves the North Pole on his annual gift distribution tour. What is the environmental impact of this tour? Because if we apply certain calculations,…
Is the Mayotte disaster “only” climatic?
In Mayotte, 35 deaths and 2,500 injured have so far been counted by the French Ministry of the Interior, after the passage of Cyclone Chido which devastated the archipelago. While…
Which flag for post-Assad Syria?
The fall of the Syrian regime on December 8 is, among other things, symbolized by the end of the portraits and statues of the Assad family which dotted cities and…
the Far North, scene of the resurgence of Boko Haram attacks
In recent weeks, through killings, kidnappings and hostage-taking, the terrorist sect, although considered weakened by officials and experts, has been credited with an “operational resurgence” in the northern part of…
remarks attributed to Emmanuel Macron by Le Monde are causing a stir
While Emmanuel Macron visits East Africa after spending 24 hours in Mayotte, ravaged by Cyclone Chido, a series of articles from the newspaper The World caused a stir in France.…
“The civilian population is more likely to join the Houthis”
The remote clash between Yemen’s Houthi rebels and Israel is intensifying. After shooting at Israel, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a warning to Yemenis and his army struck Yemeni…
in Homs, families return to what remains of their homes destroyed by regime forces
With the end of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, Syrian refugees and displaced people are gradually returning home. Families separated by war can reunite again, but some have also lost their homes.…
“My imprisonment helped draw attention to illegal whaling”
After five months in detention in Greenland, Paul Watson was released on Tuesday, December 17 after Denmark rejected Japan’s extradition request. The American-Canadian environmental activist, 74, was arrested in Nuuk…
François Bayrou is still looking for the best strategy to avoid censorship
In France, four days after his appointment, the new Prime Minister François Bayrou continues his consultations with political forces. Objective: to form a government capable of lasting longer than that…
the crossover of Syrian refugees after the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime
From December 8, the day after the fall of the Bashar el-Assad regime in Damascus, the rebel factions called on Syrian refugees, exiles and expatriates, estimated at six million people,…