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Flamanville EPR reactor shuts down automatically the day after start-up, checks underway
The Flamanville EPR experienced its “first nuclear reaction” on Tuesday and must ramp up before being connected to the network “by the end of autumn”. Published 05/09/2024 00:03 Reading time:…
Accused of financing Israeli weapons, Scotiabank is removed from the name of the Giller Prize, in which Eric Chacour is a finalist
The field of authors in the running for this year’s $100,000 Giller Prize has been whittled down to 12, including Quebec’s Éric Chacour. But one name is notably absent from…
200,000 doses of MPOX vaccines arrive in the DRC this week
The first shipment of MPOX vaccines to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is expected on Thursday, with the country by far worst-hit by the outbreak set to receive a…
Yvon Deschamps tells the shop | Finding happiness… at the shop
“It’s not a musical, it’s not theater, it’s not a show humor, but it’s not all bad,” the creator and director ofYvon Deschamps tells the shopJean-François Blais. A show where…
Ambre, Louise, Gabriel, Raphaël… the most popular first names in 2025 in France, according to “L’Officiel des prénoms”
Ambre and Louise are in the lead, it’s impossible to separate them, according to the authors of the book “L’Officiel des prénoms”, which is published on Thursday, and which France…
Giller Prize | Scotiabank Name Dropped
(Toronto) The field of authors in the running for this year’s $100,000 Giller Prize has been whittled down to 12, including Quebec’s Éric Chacour. One name, however, is notably absent…
Increase in attendance at Quebec cinemas, and the share of Quebec films is increasing
Attendance at Quebec cinemas continued to rise for a third year in a row after falling drastically in 2020, but it still remains below pre-pandemic levels. Last year, theaters attracted…
LPHF: Montreal team makes Place Bell its main home
The Montreal club of the Professional Women’s Hockey League announced Wednesday that its main home for the 2024-2025 season will be Place Bell in Laval. Last season, the team played…
Oscar Jegou and Hugo Auradou have landed in France
The two rugby players had been authorized by the Argentine justice system to leave the country, despite the accusations of rape against them. Published 04/09/2024 19:55 Updated 04/09/2024 20:01 Reading…
Oasis add two shows to UK return tour after ticket sales controversy
The British rock group will also change the way it sells its tickets, following the controversy over their pricing and the setbacks of the Ticketmaster platform. Published 04/09/2024 21:25 Reading…
Ticket sales controversy | Oasis adds two London concerts
(London) British rock band Oasis announced on Wednesday two additional London dates in September due to “phenomenal demand” for their return tour and will change the way they sell tickets…
How to explain the record number of migrants who died in 2024?
Twelve people died at sea on Tuesday, September 3, when the boat they were trying to reach England on broke up off the coast of Boulogne-sur-Mer. (Pas-de-Calais)Since January, 34 candidates…
The noose tightens on X, targeted by a European Union investigation
Accused of spreading false information, the social network X has been suspended in Brazil, but the noose is also tightening in Europe where the first sanctions could fall this fall.…
Two NGOs say a suspected “beluga spy” found dead over the weekend in Norway was shot dead
A new twist in the case of a mysterious beluga, the subject of all fantasies, including suspicions of espionage, in Norway: two NGOs claim that the cetacean, found dead last…
Dutch donor of The Man with a Thousand Children sues Netflix
(The Hague) The Dutch ‘superdonor’ who claims to have fathered 550 children using sperm donations has said he is suing Netflix over his hit documentary. The Man with a Thousand…
“My life is in danger, I can’t stay at home,” says Afghan taekwondo athlete Marzieh Hamidi, facing death threats
The Afghan taekwondo practitioner, who has been a refugee in France for three years, is receiving death threats for denouncing the Taliban. She filed a complaint on Tuesday. Published 04/09/2024…
Queen guitarist Brian May announces minor stroke
(London) Brian May, the lead guitarist for British rock band Queen, revealed on Wednesday that he suffered a “minor stroke” last week, causing him to temporarily lose control of his…
“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice”: The Return of Joyful Death
In an artistic and professional slump for a dozen years, filmmaker Tim Burton decided to do the logical thing in such circumstances: return to a sure thing by revisiting a…
“The Prime Minister has asked me to leave at this point,” Fitzgibbon said.
Quebec’s resigning Minister of Economy and Energy, Pierre Fitzgibbon, confirmed Wednesday that it was Premier François Legault who asked him to abandon his duties immediately, given his declining motivation. “The…
Elton John suffers ‘serious eye infection’ but is on the mend
The singer ended his long career in July 2023 in Stockholm, at the end of a tour of 330 concerts around the world. France Télévisions – Culture Editorial Published 04/09/2024…