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Marseille: the extension of the ZFE to Crit’Air 3 vehicles postponed “sine die”

At the start of 2025, the roadway will finally remain open to Crit’Air 3 vehicles in the center of Marseille. “I have decided not...

Pesticides: Minister Christophe Béchu assures that he understands the “concern” linked to the postponement...

The government is just asking for time. This is the message delivered in La Tribune Dimanche on Sunday February 4 by the Minister of...

A third of farmers on “less than 350 euros per month”? A dated and...

This is a shocking figure, brandished by political leaders of all stripes: a third of farmers live on less than 300 or 350 euros...

Nigeria: ban on single-use plastic in Lagos arouses fear and enthusiasm

From trash-strewn sidewalks to street vendors packing their meals in polystyrene containers, plastic waste is an integral part of the urban landscape of Lagos,...

Drought in Morocco: “Nothing grows here anymore”

All that remains is a vast expanse of cracked earth, littered with shells, witnesses of a not-so-distant time when this place was home to...

Are rechargeable batteries still cheaper and more environmentally friendly?

The answer seems obvious: a rechargeable battery is necessarily more economical, since it can be recharged hundreds of times. For the same reason, we...

Angry farmers: the FNSEA calls for maintaining actions after its meeting with Gabriel Attal;...

The anger of farmers which is spreading in Europe does not spare France, where actions increased on Monday January 22. While several dozen farmers...

Why French farmers are threatening to mobilize “as long as necessary”

A few months before the European elections, the French government, which fears a conflagration, is trying to react to the growing anger of farmers....

Angry farmers: Gérald Darmanin says he has not requested the evacuation of the A64...

The anger of farmers which is spreading in Europe is not sparing France, where numerous mobilizations continued on Monday January 22. Since Thursday evening,...

The president of the FNSEA announces that the “actions” of farmers will be carried...

The president of the main French agricultural union announced Monday, January 22, that “actions” would be taken “as long as it is necessary,” as...

Faced with the farmers' movement, the government postpones the presentation of its bill on...

The bill on the installation of new farmers, which was to be presented to the Council of Ministers on Wednesday, will be postponed for...

On the fourth day of blockage of the A64, the Les Républicains party supports the farmers’...

The bill on the installation of new farmers, which was to be presented to the Council of Ministers on Wednesday, will be postponed for...

Farmers' demonstrations: second night of blocking of the A64, Marc Fesneau expected on a...

The Minister of Agriculture, Marc Fesneau, is expected on Saturday January 20 on farms as demonstrations of discontent from the profession multiply. Recently reappointed,...

On social networks, the hypothetical “disease X”, mentioned in Davos, arouses panic and paranoid

The world elite has already planned its next pandemic, some Internet users believe. Since January 15, the opening date of the World Economic Forum...

Cyclone Belal: in Reunion, access to electricity, water or communications has not returned to...

A few days after the passage of Cyclone Belal, which caused the death of four people without causing the feared damage, several tens of...

Floods in Congo-Brazzaville: 350,000 people need humanitarian aid, according to the UN

More than 350,000 people need emergency humanitarian aid in Congo-Brazzaville, where three-quarters of the country's departments are "under water" following torrential rains, the Office...

Yellow “snow-ice” alert in seventy-five departments, risk of flooding in Calvados and Orne

Icy on the roads could affect traffic in a large part of France on Friday January 19, due to freezing temperatures expected in the...

Nuclear: a new public consultation on extending the lifespan of reactors

Getting the French nuclear fleet to operate as long as possible is a long-term process. The work aimed at extending the lifespan of the...

Snow and ice: nine departments on orange alert, risk of road refreezing

If the snowfall ended on Thursday January 18 in the morning in Hauts-de-France, Normandy and the Paris region, its consequences continued during the day,...

Animal suffering: justice opens an investigation into the Craon slaughterhouse, in Mayenne, after a...

The Laval public prosecutor, Anne-Lyse Jarthon, announced Thursday January 18 the opening of a judicial investigation against the municipal slaughterhouse of Craon (Mayenne), following...

Snow and ice: twenty-five departments on orange alert

The snowfall, which continued during the night from Wednesday January 17 to Thursday January 18, will gradually end on Thursday morning in the north...

The Le Monde group publishes its carbon footprint

This was a commitment made by Le Monde when adopting its Climate charterIf we compare it to the previous one, which covered the 2019...

Senegal: Hann Bay, a corner of paradise that has become Dakar’s sewer, awaits decontamination

On the long beach of Hann Bay in Dakar, a lone man, equipped with a shovel and a wheelbarrow, tirelessly collects piles of garbage...

In Reunion, where cyclone Belal caused less damage than feared, reconnaissance missions are beginning

Forty-eight hours after the passage of Cyclone Belal, which hit Réunion hard until the red alert was lifted, the consequences seemed less than feared,...

How to adapt to climate change? [January recap – part 2]

Good morning ! The “Human Warmth” newsletter is taking a break until January. While waiting for his return, I suggest you dive back into...

Cyclone Belal in Reunion: how the island anticipates natural risks and what it could...

For now, relief dominates in Reunion Island. “We are not at all out of the cyclone, but we are below the cataclysmic character” affirmed...

Reunion placed on purple cyclone alert from Monday, the population called to confine themselves

Under the threat of an intense tropical cyclone named Belal, Reunion Island went into cyclonic red alert on Sunday January 14 at 8 p.m....

Reunion will go into cyclone red alert from 5 p.m., with the population called...

Under the threat of an intense tropical cyclone named Belal, Reunion Island has been placed on orange cyclone alert since 7 p.m. (4 p.m....

Reunion under the threat of an intense tropical cyclone

Under the threat of an intense tropical cyclone named Belal, Reunion Island has been placed on orange cyclone alert since 7 p.m. (4 p.m....

In 2024, Africa, epicenter of global humanitarian crises

Burundi last made headlines in the European press in the summer of 2023: ten of its nationals, players of the junior handball team, then...

Snow and ice: six departments on orange alert Wednesday evening and Thursday

After lifting vigilance in the morning in seven departments stretching from Normandy to the west of Ile-de-France, Météo-France placed, on Wednesday January 10, six...

Norway opens its seabed to mining prospecting, a “shame” for Greenpeace

The Norwegian Parliament authorized, on Tuesday January 9, the opening of part of the country's seabed to mining prospecting, despite warnings from experts regarding...

French nuclear: Minister Agnès Pannier-Runacher advocates an increase in the number of EPR reactors

A few weeks before the presentation of the bill relating to energy sovereignty, the executive is marking the ground for an increase in EPR...

Why oysters from the Arcachon basin are still banned for sale

Many consumers became ill around Christmas after eating oysters from the Arcachon Basin. A few days before the New Year, the Gironde prefecture had...

How do wateringues work, this water evacuation system, criticized after the floods in Pas-de-Calais?

After historic rains in November 2023 and an unprecedented rise in water levels, Pas-de-Calais is once again prey to floods. Like a scenario that...

Contested projects in Uganda and Tanzania: TotalEnergies launches an assessment of the land component

The French group TotalEnergies announced on Thursday January 4 that it was launching an “assessment mission” on the land aspect of its oil projects...

Floods: beginning of recession in Pas-de-Calais, still on red alert

The decline of the Aa, the coastal river of Pas-de-Calais placed on red alert, began on Thursday January 4. Many localities still have their...

Pas-de-Calais again hit by floods, two months after historic floods

Residents of Pas-de-Calais are forced to evacuate their flooded homes again on Wednesday January 3, two months after historic floods, while the water is...

Pas-de-Calais still on red alert for risk of flooding

A month and a half after a historic rainy episode, Pas-de Calais has not finished with the floods. The Hauts-de-France department is classified as...

To protect dolphins, the Council of State suspends exemptions from fishing closures

Seized in summary proceedings, the Council of State suspended on Friday December 22 the exemptions contained in a decree, which prohibits certain boats from...