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Sentenced to life for January 2015 attacks, prisoner placed in solitary confinement attacks guards at Laon prison
One of the guards at the Laon prison in Aisne was slightly injured in the forearm by a broken bottle, but has since returned to work. Published 07/16/2024 1:24 PM…
The European Space Agency is preparing a mission to observe an asteroid that will pass by Earth in five years
A huge asteroid is set to pass within 32,000 kilometres of Earth in five years. The European Space Agency plans to take advantage of the opportunity to observe the rocky…
American filming in Quebec | The wave is fading
After a roaring start for American filming in Quebec last winter, fears of a second labour dispute in two years in Hollywood are worrying Montreal studios. The repercussions could be…
It’s a song that resembles us. “Plaisir d’amour”, the record romance
“Plaisir d’amour”, a song originating in a short story from the end of the 18th century and then set to music by a fashionable composer, has since enjoyed uninterrupted success,…
“We will certainly not have a trembling hand,” promises the president of the French Rugby Federation
The French XV was at the centre of serious cases during its tour in Argentina: two players were charged with aggravated rape and another who made racist comments on the…
76th Emmy Awards | The Bear, Shogun: Who are the frontrunners ahead of the nominations?
(Los Angeles) The series The Bear, Shogun And My little reindeer are expected to top the nominations for the Emmy Awards this year, the television equivalent of the Oscars in…
several implementing decrees published in the Official Journal
The publication of these decrees comes a few hours before the first post-legislative Council of Ministers and almost six months after the promulgation of this controversial law. Published 07/16/2024 09:58…
Property owners ‘asphyxiated’ by financial difficulties
After falling at the start of the pandemic, the number of homeowners in financial difficulty rebounded significantly last year, data analyzed by The duty. And the worst could be yet…
150 years ago, the Tanneries scandal brought down Quebec Premier Gédéon Ouimet
On July 16, 1874, 150 years ago, the Conservative government of Gédéon Ouimet was tarnished by a sinister bribery affair. The scandal revealed by the English-speaking Montreal press would lead…
Nanterre prison fears additional overcrowding during Olympic Games
Published 07/16/2024 08:30 Reading time: 3 min A guard in the Hauts-de-Seine penitentiary center in Nanterre. (CHRISTOPHE MORIN / MAXPPP) In prison, concern is growing as the 2024 Paris Olympics…
“La belle meunière”, Matthias Goerne’s surprise concert at the Lanaudière Festival
The great German baritone Matthias Goerne is visiting the Lanaudière Festival this week. He will sing “Les Adieux de Wotan,” a great Wagnerian moment, with Rafael Payare on Friday. As…
Art at the service of male victims of sexual assault
The duty invites you once again to the back roads of university life. A proposal that is both scholarly and intimate, to be picked up all summer long like a…
“I didn’t want to meet him at first”
Actor and singer Jacques Dutronc is the special guest of Le Monde d’Élodie Suigo from July 8 to 12, 2024. Five days to trace the thread of his professional and…
Four new human cases of bird flu confirmed in the United States
Four new human cases of bird flu were confirmed in the United States by health authorities on Sunday, bringing to eight the number of people infected since the spring by…
holiday workbooks for adults
Published 07/15/2024 10:09 PM Video length: 3 min Summer: holiday workbooks for adults Every year, millions of holiday workbooks are sold. Workbooks offered for children, but also for adults for…
Self-disclosure is much worse! | La Presse
Having a top secret element of a show—or even its finale—spoiled makes most of us mad. What, you didn’t know that (name redacted) was the mother of the red-headed baby…
CBC/Radio-Canada Board of Directors approves bonuses for 2023-2024
The CBC and Radio-Canada board of directors has approved bonuses for some employees, even though MPs said it would be inappropriate to do so after hundreds of jobs were cut.…
Who is JD Vance, Donald Trump’s running mate?
After being the victim of an assassination attempt last Saturday, former President Donald Trump announced Monday who his running mate will be for the presidential campaign. It will be best-selling…
Flamenco singer Israel Fernandez at the “Les Suds à Arles” festival
At the world music festival “Les Suds à Arles”, flamenco singer Israel Fernández will perform on Saturday. A special feature of this festival is that there are documentary screenings and…
Soldier from Operation Sentinelle stabbed at Gare de l’Est in Paris, suspect arrested
“His life is not in danger,” Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin told X. Published 07/15/2024 10:33 PM Update 07/15/2024 11:39 PM Reading time: 1 min A soldier from Operation Sentinelle in…