The composer and producer wished his daughter Martina Jones a happy birthday in an Instagram post shared just hours before her passing. Quincy Jones passed away on Sunday November 3 at the age of 91, surrounded by his family at his home in Beverly Hills. But a few hours before his death, the famous American […]
seven French families take the social network to court
The parents of the teenagers accuse the Chinese platform of exposing their children to content that could endanger them. An unprecedented legal initiative in Europe against TikTok. Seven families belonging to the Algos Victima collective are accusing the social network of exposing children to dangerous content, according to information from FranceInfo. The videos promote suicide, […]
In France, even the RN no longer supports Trump
COUNTERPOINT – A Kamala Harris victory in the U.S. presidential election is not something to look forward to. Are there still Trumpists in French politics? It seems a long time ago that Marine Le Pen’s party, still known as the Front National applauded Donald Trump’s victory in 2016, seeing it as humus for his presidential […]
video: Ja Morant’s two incredible 360-degree baskets
Ja Morant, the Memphis Grizzlies’ leaping point guard, scored two remarkable shots on Monday evening on the Brooklyn Nets’ floor. Used to spectacular actions in the NBAbasketball player Ja Morant did it again on Monday evening. The Memphis Grizzlies point guard scored two baskets after pivoting 360 degrees in the air. The first came towards […]
Smile 2: viewers are invited to smile at the camera to see the film’s opening for free
American studio Paramount has launched a website where viewers can access the first seven minutes of the second installment in the Smile franchise. Smile. To do this, you have to show your joy, otherwise you won’t see what’s coming next. Smile, you’re being filmed! Marketing and its ever more original ideas… To give future viewers […]
DHL Express to open a new logistics platform in France to extend its lead over FedEx and UPS
In mid-2025, the German group will open this new €121 million logistics platform next to Lyon airport. It’s a huge 13,000 m2 red and yellow building on a site the size of seven rugby pitches next to Lyon’s Saint-Exupéry airport. DHL will receive its first parcels from July 2025. The new 24-hour logistics platform will […]
what would the American electoral system have looked like in France?
ANALYSIS – Based on the results of the last French presidential elections, Le Figaro has carried out various projections using the American voting system. With some surprises in store. While Americans elect their president this Tuesday, November 5, The Figaro has studied how the U.S. electoral system would be applied to the French presidential election. […]
end of season for Novak Djokovic, withdrawal from the Turin Masters
Already absent from the Rolex Paris Masters in Bercy, defending champion Novak Djokovic will miss next week’s tournament in Italy, which brings together the season’s eight best players. Anything but a surprise. He skipped Bercy. He won’t be in Turin. Novak Djokovic announced on Tuesday on his social networks that he was withdrawing from the […]
The new MoonSwatch displays Moon phases and… Earth phases!
Swatch’s tribute watch to the Omega Speedmaster has once again made a splash, inventing a watchmaking complication as special as it is spatial: the phases of the Earth as seen from the Moon. What could be more logical? When you’re on Earth, you measure the passing of the months through the phases of the Moon […]
Dîner de cons: François Pignon’s lines, annotated by Jacques Villeret, exhumed
By Le Figaro with AFP Published 1 hour ago, updated at 1:15 pm ” data-script=”https://static.lefigaro.fr/widget-video/short-ttl/video/index.js” > The notes of the cult actor, who died in 2005, also unforgettable in Cabbage Soup (1981), will be published on Wednesday November 6 by Fayard. A wonderful opportunity to enter the mind of a legend of French cinema and […]