Artemis has finally taken off: the most powerful rocket in the world is heading for the moon
The most powerful rocket of the world, SLS, took off Wednesday for the first time since Florida, for a mission marking the big beginning of the American program of return on the Moon, Artemis, noted a journalist of the AFP on the spot.
The curse continues for the Artemis 1 space mission: the launch of the Nasa rocket for the Moon is postponed again
The liftoff of Nasa's new rocket to the Moon has been postponed again, to Wednesday, November 16at the earliest, because of the storm Nicole that is expected to hit Florida in the middle of the week, Nasa announced Tuesday.
Spectacular discovery in Egypt: four new pharaonic tombs and a mummy have been unveiled
Egypt unveiled on Thursday four tombs of pharaonic dignitaries and a mummy over 4,000 years old at Saqqara near Cairo, the latest of the discoveries announced with great fanfare by a country anxious to bring back tourists.
Canada to deliver 4 Leopard tanks to Ukraine
Canada will deliver four Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine to help it fight the Russian invasion, the defense minister announced Thursday, the day after a similar announcement by several Western countries after weeks of procrastination.
Breaking News
A manufacturer of children's guns in the sights of the US Congress
A semi-automatic rifle designed specifically for children: Democratic senators on Thursday strongly denounced the business practices of a U.S. manufacturer of small, light, lethal weapons.
California shooting suspect who killed seven fellow farm workers faces death penalty
Chunli Zhao, 66, was arrested on Monday in front of the Half Moon Bay police station, shortly after the two attacks on farms in this city near San Francisco.
In the United States, Amazon offers unlimited drugs for $5 a month
Amazon on Tuesday launched a subscription that provides unlimited generic prescription drugs at no extra cost for $5 a month, an offer for its Prime customers, according to a statement.
Presidential election: Macron or Le Pen? Overseas France is already voting
The polling stations open Sunday morningin mainland France. The first results will be published on Sunday evening from 8 pm. Emmanuel Macron or Marine Le Pen? The first voters from overseas and abroad are voting this Saturday, time difference obliges, for a presidential election with crucial issues. Before the opening of polling stations Sunday morning in metropolitan France for this second round very expected.
Presidential 2022: a great debate that turns short between Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen
Everything was in place: the dramatic tension had been skilfully maintained for several days and this Wednesday evening, the actors were ready. This return match between Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen for the French presidency, five years after a first televised duel, was to be decisive.
Indebted by her campaign, Valérie Pécresse calls the French for an emergency aid: here is the amount collected by the ex-candidate LR!
Indebted, Valérie Pécresse had appealed to the generosity of the French to pay back her campaign. Valérie Pécresse, former candidate LR, had appealed to the French to complete the financing of its campaign, at the end of which it had failed to collect 5% of the votes in the first round.
Celebrity
The music world in mourning: two weeks after Jeff Beck, Anthony Topham, creator of the Yardbirds, dies
Yardbirds founding guitarist Anthony "Top" Topham has died at age 75 after a battle with dementia.
New Delhi drowned under a thick toxic fog after the festival of Diwali
New Delhi was on Friday enveloped in a thick toxic fog the day after Diwali, Hindu festival of lights, celebrated with multitudes of oil lamps and candles that burned all night with a lot of firecrackers, although banned for sale.
Health
Sleep: here's how much sleep you should get on the weekend to stay healthy
Ah, the weekend! You look forward to it so you can sleep late but beware, this habit could be detrimental to the proper functioning of your body. Indeed, trying to get some sleep by sleeping in on Saturday and Sunday is not a good idea. In addition, it will not make you feel any better than before because it will only make you feel better in the moment.
Cause of Alzheimer's disease progression in the brain discovered
Clusters of toxic proteins, thought to be responsible for the cognitive decline associated with Alzheimer's disease, reach different areas of the brain and accumulate there over decades, according to a new study published Friday.
France
This French yachtswoman decided to resort to assisted suicide in Belgium: I am tired
Olympe, a 23-year-old French woman, suffers from Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) and lives with ten different personalities. Her life has been marked by many traumatic events and her daily life has become a living hell. The YouTube artist recently made the difficult decision to end her life. As assisted suicide is still prohibited in France, the young woman turned to Belgium, where she is already in contact with doctors.
The doyenne of humanity, the French Sister André, has passed away
The French sister André, who was the dean of humanity known since April, died in her sleep Monday night in her retirement home in Toulon, southern France, announced to AFP Tuesday evening.
Stabbing injuries at the Gare du Nord in Paris, the attacker arrested
The man who injured six people Wednesday morning at the Gare du Nord in Paris is a Libyan born in 2000 under an obligation to leave French territory, police sources said.
When you watch this video, I will be dead: an Iranian man commits suicide in France to draw attention to the situation in his country
When you watch this video, I will be dead": an Iranian man committed suicide on Monday by throwing himself into the Rhone River in Lyon, in order, he said in a posthumous video, to draw attention to the situation in his country shaken by demonstrations.
World
CARS
Toyota Yaris named European Car of the Year
The fourth-generation Toyota Yaris was named European Car of the Year on Monday, succeeding the Peugeot 208, in a ceremony broadcast online.
