Tag: regional
What if regional languages… were a selling point?
Leclerc centers are not known for their propensity to throw money away. However, in the Plougastel-Daoulas hypermarket, the Breton language is omnipresent. Here, the loyalty vouchers are called gwenneg (“sou”,…
Another regional flag flap unfurls in Southwestern Ontario
News Local News A push to restrict flag-flying on civic property to government flags is headed to politicians in Chatham-Kent, just as it is on the other side of Southwestern…
Criticism of the regional council’s strike: “Taking commuter train travelers hostage”
The striking train drivers are using illegal industrial action. Anton Fendert (MP), traffic regional councilor in the Stockholm region, thinks so, and says that the action does not affect the…
despite resistance, the government wants to dismantle the regional special forces
The Ethiopian government announces that it has started the dismantling of its regional special forces. Over the past ten years, several Ethiopian regions have had their own special forces independent…
Climate: in France, the rise of “regional IPCC”
A cycle has ended. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a summary of the three parts of its 6th report on 20 March. Since 2015, he has compiled…
between 140 and 170 boats for the opening ceremony, according to the regional prefect
Between 140 and 170 boats will be engaged to transport 10,000 athletes during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, an unprecedented nautical parade on the Seine,…
As EV plants, demand hikes loom, Hydro One seeks input on big regional powerline plan
News Local News Posted Mar 23, 2023 • 2 minute read The new proposed Longwood to Lakeshore Project features two single-circuit 500 kilovolt lines between the Longwood Transformer Station (TS)…
Save regional languages with Michel Feltin-Palas
/ Podcasts / In person(s) “A language is a dialect with an army and a navy”Max Weinreinch, linguist. It is with this edifying quote that Michel Feltin-Palas’ book opens, a…
“For the teaching of works in regional languages at school”
During this French Language and Francophonie Week, our collective “For literature in regional languages at school” is sending Pap Ndiaye, Minister of National Education, a petition that has collected more…
Banks still under pressure on Wall Street. Strong regional sales
(Finance) – Stocks of US banks, especially regional ones, remain under pressure following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank. on Wall Street, First Republic Bank shed…