block-ESJ-Lille (X) French universities are increasingly mobilizing in support of the Palestinian cause and against Israel’s actions in Gaza. The movement that began at Sciences Po Paris has spread to several cities. The mobilization at Sciences Po Paris was the first in France, following the example of several American campuses. Students took strong symbolic measures, such as hunger strikes and blockades. This determination led to the closure of the school’s premises. ESJ Lille occupied The Sorbonne and other universities also saw demonstrations and rallies, demonstrating growing solidarity ..read more

Young Eva, played by Lucie Charles-Alfred (center), arrives at a palace where she is to be trained by Simone, a cantankerous old hand played by Corinne Masiero. Director Nessim Chikhaoui came to the Rencontres du Cinéma de Gérardmer to present his film inspired by the Paris hotel maids’ strikes. A mix of comedy and social film. The “Little Hands” are fed up with being exploited and invisible, and for once have dared to revolt. The film “Petites mains” (Little Hands) comes out today, May 1, on Labor Day: “It’s like a sign, symbolically it makes sense”, says director Nessim Chikhaoui, who came ..read more

Vicky Krieps plays the gentle Vivienne, a strong, independent woman, and Viggo Mortensen plays Olsen, a Danish ex-serviceman. "Vicky is able to convey a lot in silences, so it was great to have her," confides the actor-director. An international star, the actor-director came to the Rencontres du Cinéma de Gérardmer to present his film “Jusqu’au bout du monde”, a beautiful romantic western starring Vicky Krieps. “I thought it was interesting to set the story of a free, independent woman in the western United States in the 19è century, where society was a bit savage, dominated by men,” confide ..read more

Fattah II hypersonic missile presentation ceremony in Tehran (Fars Media Corporation, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons) Iran’s historic attack on Israel on the night of April 13-14, 2024 showed that the Hebrew state and its allies would not last long in the face of high-intensity aggression. Here’s why. If Iran dared to defy Israel on April 13, it’s because the mullahs’ regime has calculated all the consequences. Certainly, the 170 or so drones, 30 cruise missiles and 110 ballistic missiles sent by Iran and its proxies (Lebanese Hezbollah and Yemen’s Houthis) in the direction of the Jewish s ..read more

Iranian drone and missile attack on Israel (capture X) Last night Iran launched a massive drone and missile attack against Israel in retaliation for the Hebrew state’s attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus. So far, no casualties have been reported. But the risk of escalation is worrying the international community. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei announced on the social network X: “The evil Zionist regime will be punished”. He was reacting to last Monday’s Israeli raid on the Iranian embassy annex in Damascus, Syria, which left eleven people dead, including seven Revolutio ..read more

Couple adultery (UnlimPhotos) Despite changes in society towards greater equality between the sexes, marital infidelity is still very often considered a more serious misdemeanor when committed by a woman. A study carried out in 2019 by Ifop for an extramarital dating site revealed that around three out of four European women feel that their nearest and dearest are generally more shocked when it’s the woman who cheats on her partner. We have the figures for 2022 and it’s still rising. This moral taboo can be explained by persistent gender conditioning, which tends to delegitimize female sexua ..read more

Olympic Games Paris 2024 (UnlimPHotos) From July 26 to August 11, 2024, France will host 10,500 Olympic and 4,350 Paralympic athletes from 205 nations, 40 competition venues, 6,000 journalists, 40,000 volunteers, 45,000 law enforcement forces. Thirteen million tickets are on sale. Safety is therefore an absolute priority. Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin reiterated this at a press conference on Tuesday, three and a half months ahead of the opening ceremony of the XXXIII Modern Olympics. In these troubled times of war and terrorist attacks around the world, nothing can be left to chance or i ..read more

Michel Quillé, former director of PJ (DR) Michel Quillé, a former director of the criminal investigation department and former deputy director of Europol, has just been awarded the Giovanni Falcone 2024 Prize, which recognizes a professional working in the field of Mafia crime. Michel Quillé is now a security consultant. Interview. What do you think needs to be done to combat organized crime in the future? Michel Quillé, former Director of Europol (DR) In my opinion, we need to focus our efforts in several directions. Firstly, to improve the fight against organized crime, criminal legislatio ..read more

Filmmaker Bruno Podalydès will be showing "La petite vadrouille" (The Little Mop), an obvious reference, a rip-off film in which he directed his brother Denis, Daniel Auteuil and Sandrine Kiberlain. 18 films will be previewed from April 8 to 12 in the Vosges, where several directors are expected, including Artus, Bruno Podalydès… and Antoine Raimbault, who will be accompanied by José Bové! In spring, there are two not-to-be-missed events in Gérardmer: the Daffodil Festival and the Rencontres du Cinéma, the 26th of which takes place from April 8 to 12. Film buffs have become accustomed to th ..read more

ONISI The pigment in Spirulina, C-phycocyanin has exceptional antioxidant properties. It is recommended, in particular, to combat Covid-long. Jean-Marc Sabatier (DR) By Jean-Marc Sabatier* C-Phycocyanin is a blue pigment found mainly in the spiral microalgae Arthrospira platensis or spirulina (the pigment can also be found, albeit rarely, in certain cyanophyceae microalgae). Spirulina is a microalga made up of cyanobacteria of the Arthospira genus. Cyanobacteria are blue microscopic photosynthetic bacteria. There are some 2,000 species of cyanobacteria, including 36 edible species of the Art ..read more