Tag: scourge
As Montreal Massacre memories fade, scourge of gender violence persists
Fourteen young women gunned down for simply being female drew global attention 34 years ago. Article content But details of the Montreal Massacre, in which Marc Lepine killed them and…
In India, the deadly scourge of stray dogs – L’Express
Young Yash Singh was playing with dogs in his neighborhood of Sangam Vihar, in the Indian capital, when one of them, suddenly aggressive, bit his hand. Like this 12-year-old boy,…
In France, the growing scourge of bedbugs
After disappearing in the 1950s, bedbugs are back and their presence has increased in recent years. According to a study carried out in 2021 by the Ipsos firm, nearly 5…
Invasive species: a growing scourge at a staggering cost
In nature too, hell is sometimes other people. Invasive alien species, introduced by man, represent a tidal wave in the face of which humanity has so far proved relatively powerless.…
Theater: “The Scourge, Measure for Measure”, immersive artistic experience
The Scourge, Measure for Measure is the latest theatrical adaptation by Léonard Matton. An “immersive” play by Shakespeare, where the spectator is taken to a city of Vienna contaminated by…
In the West Indies, the thorny fights against the scourge of sargassum
“2023 is a dark year.” Sylvie Gustave-dit-Duflo, vice-president of the Guadeloupe region, is not one to get carried away for no reason. Also president of the French Office for Biodiversity,…
Xanax, Lexomil, codeine… The scourge of drug-addicted teenagers
For Lucas*, it all started with simple exchanges of messages on social networks during his second year. While the friends in his class test their limits by discovering strong alcohol…
The SeaCleaners tackles the scourge of plastic pollution in Indonesian waters
In Indonesia, the NGO The Sea Cleaners launches its plastic pollution control program on Monday 20 March. First step in Bali, where the operation is set up with the collaboration…
Female smoking, a misunderstood and neglected scourge
News Published on 03/08/2023 at 09:10 Updated 03/08/2023 at 09:10 Reading 4 mins. in collaboration with Alice Denoize (tobacconist) Medical validation: March 09, 2023 Smoking, a man’s business? More really.…
“You kill one, ten reappear”: the scourge of malicious bots on the Internet
The top 50 has fizzled, the music rankings that matter are now those of Spotify and others. Some artists have millions of plays. Others who are leveling off tirelessly rework…