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Shanghai hit by strongest typhoon in 75 years
Tens of millions of people in Shanghai and along China’s east coast are sheltering at home Monday as Typhoon Bebinca, the strongest to hit the region since 1949, passes through,…
Pipeline catches fire in suburb of Houston, Texas
A massive gas pipeline fire in suburban Houston sent a giant plume of fire into the air for several hours Monday as first responders evacuated a surrounding neighborhood where some…
the country controls all its borders
Published 09/16/2024 10:24 PM Video length: 2 min Germany: The country controls all its borders Germany: The country controls all its borders (France 2) Germany has decided to tighten its…
Folk Alliance International 2025 | The musical planet in Montreal in 2025
Jorane, Le vent du nord, La bottine souriree, Wesli and Lara Klaus will be among the local artists who will perform at the next Folk Alliance International. This global musical…
Ryan Routh, ardent multi-cause and anti-Trump activist
Versatile activist, idealist or crank? Ryan Routh seems to be a bit of all three, if we examine his journey leading up to his arrest Sunday in Florida, where authorities…
Candiac, in Montérégie, is testing intelligent pedestrian crossings, a first in America
The City of Candiac inaugurated four smart pedestrian crossings on Monday, a first in America. The system features LED-equipped slabs that automatically light up when pedestrians enter the roadway, making…
Police custody of teacher accused of hitting 3-year-old student in Paris lifted
This teacher was questioned a week after a video was posted on social media showing her violently hitting a crying little girl in the back in a nursery school in…
Eleonora Buratto impresses as a loving geisha
Visually, Madame Butterfly by Robert Wilson is of a breathtaking aesthetic refinement. Scenes, frozen or animated, follow one another in an extremely stripped-down setting, accompanied by explosions of colors and…
Spraynet on tour | A new musical show for Rita Baga
After his “one-drag-show” CreatureRita Baga unveiled on Monday the tour of her first musical show, Spraynetwhich will be presented across Quebec, starting in February 2025. Published at 12:15 p.m. With…
Thanksgiving: From its origins to today’s celebrations
Thanksgiving, the fall holiday that brings families and friends together for a hearty meal, is much more than just an excuse to enjoy a long weekend. This harvest celebration, rich…
At his trial, Peter Cherif still denies any involvement in the 2015 attacks
Suspected of being the mastermind of the attacks against Charlie Hebdo and the Hypercacher, French jihadist Peter Cherif will appear before the Paris Assize Court starting Monday. He is being…
After onstage brawl | Jane’s Addiction cancels remainder of tour
(Boston) Alternative rock band Jane’s Addiction has canceled the remainder of its tour following an onstage fight between singer Perry Farrell and guitarist Dave Navarro. Published at 12:36 p.m. In…
Parliament returns to Ottawa: Karina Gould launches hostilities by calling Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre a “fraudster”
Liberal House leader Karina Gould kicked off the House session on Monday by calling Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre a “fraudster.” “What I heard yesterday from Mr. Poilievre was so out…
New Deadly Israeli Raids in Gaza, Hamas Vows to Continue Fighting
At least 18 Palestinians were killed Monday in Israeli raids that hit several families in the Gaza Strip, rescuers said, as the Islamist movement Hamas claimed it had the strength…
Investigation opened after cyberbullying complaint filed by Afghan taekwondo practitioner Marzieh Hamidi
The athlete “is now placed under police protection for an indefinite period,” assured her lawyer. Published 09/16/2024 4:49 PM Reading time: 1 min Marzieh Hamidi, an Afghan taekwondo athlete in…
Production of child pornography | Six-month suspended sentence for former BBC presenter Huw Edwards
(London) For a long time, he was the BBC’s most famous journalist: Huw Edwards was sentenced on Monday to a six-month suspended prison sentence and a mandatory treatment requirement for…
Arthur Teboul and Baptiste Trotignon revisit major titles of French song
Arthur Teboul is the singer and lyricist of the French rock and pop band Feu! Chatterton, he is also a writer. Baptiste Trotignon is a jazz pianist and composer. Classical,…
GPT 01, the new version of Open Ai’s conversational robot, will adopt a functioning closer to the human brain
Until now, artificial intelligence programs and other conversational robots have been more like learned parrots. Published 09/16/2024 11:30 Reading time: 2 min The ChatGPT logo is reflected in the glasses…
Polio: Vaccination campaign in Afghanistan suspended by the Taliban
The Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, the UN announced on Monday. Afghanistan is one of two countries where the spread of this potentially deadly and paralyzing disease…
Accused of drugging and delivering his wife to men, Dominique Pelicot is also the number one suspect in rape and murder cases
He is the man accused of drugging his wife with medication, between 2011 and 2020, in Mazan, a village in Vaucluse, before handing her over to men. Dominique Pelicot is…