The Ghost of the Subway (Le fantôme du métro) (2022) [6 min] by Eliott Meyer, Morgane Ghionga, Alexis Gougeot, Mahery Ramarlah and Waysson Mouret | #France
This theory by linguist Bernard Cerquiglini was put to the test today in the France24 newsroom when the title of a segment dedicated to the #Paris2024 Olympics was determined to be "Destination Paris" in both #English and #French... #linguistics#France
#France declared a state of emergency on the Pacific island of #NewCaledonia after clashes broke out between authorities and pro-independence protesters. At least four people have already been killed. Three of whom were Indigenous people, and the fourth was a French gendarme.
Protesters have been seen carrying heavy firearms, with reports of live rounds being fired at police.
Multiple buildings have been set on fire, and several supermarkets have been looted. White French residents have also formed armed groups to confront the Indigenous protesters.
Under the state of emergency, French authorities have imposed a curfew, banned #TikTok, closed schools, and placed restrictions on movement.
They have also deployed an additional 500 police officers, adding to the 1,800 police and gendarmes already on the island.
Protests erupted after French President Emmanuel #Macron introduced plans to reform New Caledonia’s electoral system, which would grant more French residents in the territory voting rights. Protesters believe this would unfavorably shift political representation in the country. The Pacific archipelago, home to the Indigenous #Kanak people, is rich in minerals and has been under French control since 1853.
Je ne comprends pas : pas de certificats médicaux requis en Allemagne, les gens sont responsables de leur santé. Ceux qui ont des problèmes cardiaques savent qu'ils ne vont pas tenter un marathon... pourquoi ce n'est pas pareil en France...
“Don’t be afraid of those who want to prevent you and silence you and do not stop supporting the Palestinian people… we must stop this government’s support for #genocide.”
“As #Robespierre said, ‘When the government violates the rights of the people, #insurrection is for the people, and for each portion of the people, the most sacred of rights and the most indispensable of duties’.
“We will never stop defending the Palestinian people!”
Le GIGNV dénonce les partenariats écocides sur le campus de Nantes
Le Groupement d'intervention des grenouilles non-violentes (GIGNV) a fait irruption sur le campus de Chantrerie, à Nantes, mercredi 15 mai. Les militants écologistes alertent les grandes écoles sur les partenariats noués avec des multinationales "écocides" à l'occasion du Rendez-vous des référents développement durable
Envisageant différents scénarios prenant en compte aussi bien les conséquences du changement climatique que le niveau de récolte du bois ou une éventuelle reforestation massive, cette étude, publiée lundi par l'Institut national de l'information géographique et forestière (IGN) et l'Institut technologique FCBA, montre que "dans la grande majorité des (...) scénarios, la séquestration du carbone en forêt continue de s'éroder sur la période de projection 2020-2050"
#France ordered troops to guard ports and the international airport in its Pacific territory of #NewCaledonia as a state of emergency started Thursday after two nights of riots left four dead and hundreds wounded. Turmoil erupted after France's national assembly backed changes to voting rolls that indigenous Kanak leaders say will dilute their vote. Mark Owen speaks to Mikaa Blugeon-Mered, adjunct lecturer on French Overseas Territories' Geopolitics at Sciences Po. #riots https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KH8hMBtI-QQ
In a report by a committee on drug trafficking, French senators warn that France is being 'submerged by illicit drugs'. Tom Burges Watson speaks to Thomas Pietschmann, Senior research officer at the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, who explains that this trend extends to the whole of #Europe, and it concerns in particular the trafficking of cocaine. #Drugs#Cocaine#Crime#France