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10 facts about the world that you would never believe and that you surely did not know

On a planet like ours, where more than 8 billion people live (a figure that was exceeded in November 2022) and as many billions of animals and plants, there are countless curious, interesting and fascinating facts and data. For example, did you know that the most remote inhabited place in the world is an island …

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Controversial withdrawal of a migrant from custody reveals cracks in the child protection system in Spain

The 23-year-old woman, of Colombian origin, has temporarily lost custody of her daughter for leaving her alone to go to work. A new case has once again brought to the fore the failures of the child protection system in Spain and its consequences for the most vulnerable people in society, such as migrant mothers. A …

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Did Emmanuel Macron hide his luxury watch in the middle of an interview? The response of the Elysée on his curious gesture

During his interview on TF1 and France 2, Emmanuel Macron took off his watch. Some then accused him of having wanted to hide it. But what is it really? His interview on TF1 and France 2 continues to make people talk. If his remarks on the pension reform and the demonstrations shocked more than one, …

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5 things: Trump is defiant

Former President Donald Trump is defiant in the case of alleged hush money. Russia launched deadly attacks on Ukraine as China’s leader Xi Jinping left Moscow. Credit Suisse’s full-speed bailout may have prevented the current banking crisis from breaking out, but it may be too big for Switzerland. Santo Domingo is the setting for the …

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Google, Facebook, Amazon… Why are the tech giants laying off workers all the time?

12,000 layoffs at Google18,000 on the Amazon side, more than 20,000 for Meta, parent company of Facebook and Instagram… For several months, the workforce of the American tech giants has been undergoing drastic cuts, most of the time motivated by budgetary reasons. And the trend seems to be accelerating since the beginning of 2023. In …

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Death of a high school student in the middle of the bac test: an open administrative investigation

Lionel Gougelot (in Lille), with AFP 2:06 p.m., March 23, 2023modified to 07:26, March 24, 2023 A 19-year-old young man, Nadir, suffering from a cardiac pathology, died after a heart attack which occurred during a baccalaureate specialty test within his establishment in Lille. The student, educated at the Gaston-Berger high school in the final class …

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European leaders believe Xi’s invitation to Sanchez is a plan to divide them over Ukraine

the journey of Pedro Sanchez to Beijing on March 30 and 31 comes at a time when the European Union has entered a phase of distrust towards China. Sánchez plans to address with Xi Jinping his peace plan for Ukraine, an initiative to which community leaders do not give credibility due to its closeness to …

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