Kategori: Culture
Palomosa Festival | Musical diversity, human diversity
Extending summer in Montreal while celebrating human and musical diversity. This is the vision of the new Palomosa festival, a hybrid between public events and small concerts on the stage…
What lessons should the BepiColombo space probe teach us?
The BepiColombo probe flew past Mercury on the night of Wednesday to Thursday, and is expected to transmit images of the surface of this rocky body, considered the poor relation…
Canada surpasses Tokyo medal total in Paris
Canada surpassed its medal total and gold medal haul from the Tokyo Paralympics on Friday, two days before the end of the Paris Games. Wheelchair racer Cody Fournie won his…
Pierre de Bethmann, Sandra Nkaké, Émile Parisien and Monsieur Mâlâ among the winners of the year
Pianist Pierre de Bethmann elected Instrumental Artist of the Year, singer Sandra Nkaké Vocal Artist, the group Monsieur Mâlâ Révélation, saxophonist Émile Parisien distinguished for his album Let Them Cook,…
Caroline Darian, daughter of Gisèle and Dominique Pélicot, recounts the “cataclysm” suffered by her family
The daughter of the victim and the main accused testified for the first time on Friday in the trial which opened on Monday in Avignon, before the Vaucluse departmental criminal…
a fake free transport ticket offered in several cities
Published 06/09/2024 15:47 Updated 06/09/2024 16:05 Video length: 2 min Scams: a fake free transport ticket offered in several cities Scams: a fake free transport ticket offered in several cities…
Oil at 17-month low, OPEC+ powerless
Brent crude, the benchmark crude, fell to its lowest level since March 2023 on Friday as OPEC+’s continued production cuts failed to offset demand anxiety. A barrel of North Sea…
What we know about the 17 new testimonies revealed by the Foundation
The priest is accused of sexual contact, forced kissing, and even forced masturbation and fellatio. At least three victims were minors. The Foundation has announced several decisions, including changing its…
Convicted of sexual assault | Jacob Hoggard wants to appeal to the Supreme Court
Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard is seeking leave to appeal his sexual assault conviction to the country’s highest court. Published at 1:04 p.m. The Supreme Court of Canada website shows that…
Sergio Mendes, performer of “Mas que nada” and Brazilian bossa nova legend, dies at 83
The musician helped popularize the Brazilian musical genre worldwide with “Mas que nada” in 1966. Published 06/09/2024 19:26 Updated 06/09/2024 19:30 Reading time: 1 min Brazilian musician Sergio Mendes in…
Zelensky in Italy after calling for more weapons from his allies in Italy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Italy on Friday after making a passionate appeal for more weapons from his allies gathered in Germany as Moscow advances on the eastern front.…
Michel Barnier sets migration flows, pensions and deficit among his priorities, and begins consultations
In France, Michel Barnier, who promised “changes and ruptures” upon his appointment as prime minister, began consultations on Friday with his predecessor and the leaders of his right-wing party, who…
New York | Fashion Week opens with a call to vote
(New York) Renowned American designers at the forefront of a march for the vote, Jill Biden calling for the protection of freedoms against Donald Trump: New York Fashion Week opened…
17 new women accuse him of sexual violence
Published 06/09/2024 20:25 Updated 06/09/2024 20:41 Video length: 2 min Abbé Pierre case: 17 new women accuse him of sexual violence Abbé Pierre case: 17 new women accuse him of…
Thirty years after its release | Oasis’ Definitely Maybe tops UK charts
(London) Oasis’ debut album Definitely Maybereleased thirty years ago, has once again rocketed to the top of the UK sales charts, following the announcement that the iconic Britpop group will…
The rise of scientific plagiarism thanks to advances in artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence software can change the words in a sentence of a scientific study without altering its meaning. This makes it harder to spot plagiarism. Published 06/09/2024 08:03 Reading time:…
“His Three Daughters”: sororal camera
It’s a story that we’ve seen many times, in various variations, in cinema, in theatre, in literature… Brought together by the imminent death of a loved one, the members of…
The labor market continues its slow erosion in the United States, two months before the presidential election
Unemployment rate down, job creation up, but less than expected: the labor market in the United States continues its slow erosion, two months before the presidential election and while the…
Back to school, the future of mass distribution and the literary rentrée in “franceinfo et vous” on September 6
Every day, franceinfo answers your questions on the radio about current events and their coverage. Published 06/09/2024 17:53 Reading time: 10 min “franceinfo and you”. (FRANCEINFO / RADIO FRANCE) In…
Brazilian bossa nova legend | Sergio Mendes is no more
(Rio de Janeiro) Sergio Mendes, the Grammy-winning Brazilian musician whose success But What Nothing made him an international legend, died after battling the effects of long COVID for months. He…