Queen Margrethe II Major surgery later this month Queen Margrethe II has to undergo "extensive surgery" on her back. © imago/ZUMA Wire Queen Margrethe II has to undergo "extensive surgery" on her back, according to a press release. Margrethe II (82), Queen of Denmark, has to undergo an operation on her back. That divided the royal house in an official statement. The Queen has been suffering from back problems for "some time". The situation has deteriorated recently, he said. After...
For them, the end of the month is always difficult. If the average retirement pension in France amounted to 1,400 euros net per month at the end of 2020, according to a study of the Ministry of Social Affairs (Drees), some retirees are far from reaching this amount. First, those who do not receive a full pension (ie a pension calculated on the basis of 50% of their average annual gross salary).There are several reasons why some retirees have not...
Mortaza Behboudi, a Franco-Afghan journalist, has been detained since January 7 in Afghanistan where he was reporting, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and fourteen media announced on Monday, calling for his release. "We call on the Taliban regime to put an end to this senseless situation", write the NGO for the defense of the press and these media in a joint appeal.According to them, Mortaza Behboudi is being held in a Kabul prison. "A month after his arrest, on January 7...
A month of strike, and an exhausted staff. The 39 nurses of the neonatal resuscitation service at the Delafontaine hospital in Saint-Denis (Seine-Saint-Denis) can no longer take it. The strike began on December 29, but the nurses almost never stopped working, requisitioned to provide a minimum service. Houria*, a nurse, describes difficult working conditions. In addition to having an average of three babies to manage, she has to perform a multitude of tasks on the side. Washing the incubators, installing...
Miami and Columbus US police present special patrol car for Black History Month - criticism hails "Today we honor and celebrate the black history of the Miami Police Department with the unveiling of our new vehicle," the Miami Police Department tweeted. The unveiling was attended by some of the city's first black police officers. © Screenshot Twitter / @MiamiPD It seems like a typical case of "well intentioned but not well thought out". On the occasion of Black History Month...
The real one, the only one. As part of an exhibition devoted to Batman and entitled The hero with a thousand faces, the cinema and miniature museum of Lyon has been welcoming its most famous car, the Batmobile, since Friday. The one that was used in Tim Burton's first film, made in 1989.The machine, exhibited in the courtyard of the establishment, will be visible until March 5, noted Lyon Capital. This is a "world first", claims the museum. Access to...
Status: 03.02.2023 10:08 a.m Turkey's inflation rate has slowed since its 24-year high in October. According to experts, the reasons for the weakening are falling gas prices and a statistical effect. In Turkey, the comparatively high level of inflation has eased further, albeit not as significantly as expected. Consumer prices rose by 57.7 percent in January compared to the same month last year, as the state statistics agency announced today in Ankara. Inflation was 64.3 percent in December. Bank economists...
It is around Bakhmout that most of the movements have been taking place for several weeks in Ukraine. And if Russia seems to be getting there to its advantage, claiming several "takes" of towns and villages in January, some denied by kyiv, how to interpret these minimal victories on the scale of the country in the dynamics of the conflict? "It tramples a lot", sums up to 20 minutes Olivier Kempf, associate researcher at the Foundation for Strategic Research (FRS).Claimed...
A month without alcohol? Actually not a big deal. But once you try Dry January, you realize how normal alcohol is in our society - and we all depend on it. A field report. "Alcohol is a paramedic in need" - Herbert Grönemeyer had already sung that. In January, the rescue service should have a break. Four weeks without beer or wine, no champagne or schnapps. 31 days abstinent – Dry January. It's supposed to be healthy enough to avoid...
Prices Eurozone inflation weakens for third straight month Inflation is also staying at a high level in the euro zone. photo © Moritz Frankenberg/dpa The inflation rate in the euro zone fell from 9.2 percent to 8.5 percent in January. Core inflation remains high. Inflation in the euro zone eased further at the beginning of the year. According to the statistics office Eurostat, consumer prices rose by 8.5 percent in January compared to the same month last year. Experts had...
