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How the Collective West’s Actions Are Now Best Understood as the Decisions of Irrational Actors
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News from the world - nouvelles du monde
News from everywhere around the world - Actualité des 4 coins d'une boule qui tourne de moins en moins rond - plus quelques news au sujet du journalisme et de la presse... Si, si ! Curated by Marco Bertolini |
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Merz’s CDU slumps to its worst result in any election since the Second World War
Polls show that if there were an election today, social democrats and AfD would arrive neck to neck in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Merz is in panic and is right to be so...
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September 20, 12:01 PM
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Don’t give oxygen to their fascist fantasies
Donald Trump recently published a picture of the uniforms the US Space Force. They trangely look like fascist uniforms... Will space exploration be something else than an agressive conquest?
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September 19, 7:55 AM
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An unholy alliance is working toward an apocalyptic future from which only a chosen few will emerge unscathed. It’s becoming clear how we stop them
In their new book, Naomy Klein and Astra Taylor examine the convergence of fascism and technology. How are we going to resist or even to reverse this growing trend?
In their new book, Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor are describing the rise of technofascism and wonder how to reverse that growing trend.
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September 18, 8:58 AM
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On Equal Pay Day, 81% of the bloc is still waiting for the protections meant to make pay fairer
Most European countries still don't comply to equal pay rules.
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September 8, 7:58 AM
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Renters are 16% more likely to experience race and ethnicity discrimination in Europe than in North America, according to new research published this week from the VUB and UGent. The results are based on an analysis of field tests from over half a million rental applications.
Another myth collapses: A research lead by the VUB and UGent shows that renters are 16% more likely to experience race and ethnicity discrimination in Europe than in North America.
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September 8, 1:00 AM
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Read the German-French proposal for the EEAS and Kaja Kallas in full
Will the plan from France and Germany give more power to Kaja Kallas or subordinate her to Ursula von der Leyen? The struggle at the top of EU institutions is going full blast.
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September 7, 7:39 AM
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Environ 200 acteurs de l’industrie européenne des métaux se sont rassemblés lundi devant la Commission européenne à Bruxelles dans le cadre du “Convoi européen pour la compétitivité industrielle”. Les industriels, rassemblés à l’initiative de la fédération européenne de la distribution d’acier et de métaux (Eurometal), réclament que les produits sidérurgiques importés et les produits manufacturés … lire plus
200 acteurs de l'industrie européenne des métaux ont défilé devant le siège de la Commission européenne à Bruxelles. Ils réclament des mesures de protection sous peine de voir mourir les dernières industries du continent face à une concurrence déloyale.
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Draft Affordable Housing Act, obtained by Euractiv, lets cities limit activity in areas of housing stress
In the Affordable Housing Act, cities could limit the activiti of RB&B and other platforms to ease the housing difficulties.
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August 31, 6:49 AM
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A candidate can have the right qualifications, the right experience and a strong CV – but still never make it to the interview because of their age, skin colour, disability or religion. Such discrimination, however, is often difficult to prove.
Work discrimination persists in Brussels, religion and disability being the top key issues.
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La Pologne réclame des explications sur son exclusion du nouveau groupe de Draghi.
Mario Draghi a créé un nouveau groupe, le Rhine Group, qui comprend 4 conseillers américains, mais aucun ressortissant d'Europe de l'Est sur un total de 52 conseillers. Le gouvernement polonais lui a envoyé une lettre ouverte très explicite.
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August 26, 6:45 AM
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Couchette à 49,99 €, départs trois fois par semaine et arrivée en Italie au réveil : voici ce que réserve le nouveau train de nuit.
Un nouveau train de nuit pour la Suisse ou l'Italie depuis Bruxelles. La bonne nouvelle : des tarifs enfin accessibles à tous pour voyager de manière écologique.
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August 26, 6:14 AM
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Certains lecteurs automatiques de plaques d’immatriculation (LAPI) intègrent aux USA des capteurs électromagnétiques. La France étend fortement leur champs de surveillance.
Les signaux émis par les éléments de nos voitures modernes dessinent une signature unique. La France se prépare à les utiliser pour identifier les condutceurs de véhicules, même équipés de fausses plaques. Au détriment de notre vie privée ?
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August 14, 6:34 AM
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Face à des incendies toujours plus intenses, l’UE renforce ses moyens d’intervention, mais peine encore à accélérer les efforts de prévention pour rendre les paysages européens plus résistants au feu. #EuXl
L'Europe peine à s'équiper pour lutter contre les grands incendies. Les changements climatiques devraient nous inciter à renforcer ces dispositif et à accroître la solidarité européenne.
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While LGBTQ+ people in Belgium are feeling increasingly unsafe, the Federal Government has committed to a 2026-2030 interfederal plan to better protect the community. While the plan is welcomed by organisations, they also have their reservations.
As the LBTQ+ community increasingly feels unsafe, the Belgian government has proposed a new support plan. But, as usual with Belgian authorities, there is no associated budget...
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Clothing shops, electrical shops and supermarkets are currently still subject to fairly strict rules in Belgium: they must have at least one fixed closing day per week (usually Sunday), and they are not allowed to open between 20:00 and 05:00 on other days – except on Fridays, when they are allowed to stay open until 21:00.
From today on, Belgian shop are allowed to open till 9 PM and on Sunday. But, with some limits on the personel.
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The long read: Daniel was working at a market in Lagos when he was given the chance to start anew in the UK. He had no idea what was expected of him in return
Beyong horrible: one Nigerian organ trafficking plot!
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August 1, 5:30 AM
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This week, from 2019: Navigating the roadblocks into Britain gets ever more difficult and expensive, as government hostility leaks into every transaction.
By Maya Goodfellow. Read by Lucy Scott
How the British Asylum system has been design to deny as many requests as possible. Podcast
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The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) was meant to transform the fight to protect forests worldwide. Instead, the European Commission has repeatedly postponed its rollout, citing IT problems. However, an investigation by Follow the Money raises questions about whether the delays can solely be blamed on technical failures, or if industry interests are shaping decisions behind the scenes in Brussels.
Did an IT problem delay the EU deforestation law? Or is lobbying the real culprit? an investigation led by Follow the Money.
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June 19, 2:27 AM
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Join Profs Judy Stephenson and Dame Henrietta Moore as Prof Dame Moore shares her unconventional analogy for the economy
What is prosperity? How do people really live today? A podcast and a free ebook to understand better our economic situation.
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Details of the 14-point agreement revealed as senior US officials claim ‘major win’ despite significant concessions to Tehran
President Trump signed the 14 point peace plan with Iran. The American president claims victory but in reality, enormous concessions have been made to Iran.
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June 17, 5:59 AM
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How the Collective West’s Actions Are Now Best Understood as the Decisions of Irrational Actors
Rational diplomacy, in the West, has been replaced by theatre played by irrational actors. A very worrying situation.
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The long read: The bottom of the ocean has barely been explored, but every journey to the deep reveals wondrous new lifeforms. As underwater mining gains momentum, we risk destroying one of the Earth’s last great wildernesses
The oceans' depths are still largely unknown and yet, this unique environment is threatened by deep sea mining and other polluting industries.
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Non, il ne s'agit pas d'un film sur les hooligans ou les passeurs de drogue, mais bien sur la faune sauvage qui cohabite sur le territoire de la ville.
Res nullius nous rappelle que la vie sauvage existe jusqu'au coeur de nos quartiers et qu'il est de notre intérêt de la préserver.
Un superbe film-manifeste qui nous éveille à la vie sauvage en ville et à la cohabitation harmonieuse entre animaux humains et faune sauvage.
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Her latest diplomatic blunder is a comparison of Israel to apartheid South Africa
Kaja Kallas deepens the European Union crisis by comparing Israel's policy with South Africa's appartheid, an opinion not shared by many in the EU Council.
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On Sunday morning, nearly 13 million Chinese teenagers walked into classrooms across the country to sit an exam that has shaped modern China perhaps more than any other institution.Outside, police managed traffic around schools, construction work was paused and motorists slowed to a crawl as...
13 million young Chinese are taking the Gaokao, their final exam before entering university this year. This is 500.000 less than last year. Will China be able to provide jobs for all these youngsters, even though her exports grew close to 20% year on year?
Rational diplomacy, in the West, has been replaced by theatre played by irrational actors. A very worrying situation.