In a report published on Thursday, the NGO Human Rights Watch believes that the Israeli army’s repeated evacuation orders in the Gaza Strip are leading to forced population displacements. In a report published on Thursday, the NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) believes that the Israeli army’s repeated evacuation orders in the Gaza Strip are leading […]
Divorce à la française, by Éliette Abécassis: anatomy of a family drama
CRITIQUE – Two divorced parents tear each other apart over custody of their children. A chilling in camera film. It was almost ten years ago. Antoine was an intern at the hospital. He had turned on the radio in his car and heard Margaux. He’d immediately liked her voice. The way she talked about her […]
bitcoin hovers around $90,000, dollar soars
Bitcoin hovered around the $90,000 mark on Thursday, breaking through for the first time overnight, while the Tokyo Stock Exchange rebounded, helped by the yen’s weakening against the dollar. Bitcoin shines The largest cryptocurrency by capitalization was trading at $90,184 around 02:30 GMT. It had broken through the historic $90,000 barrier at around 14:30 GMT […]
Frenchman wins $85 million betting on Donald Trump’s victory
According to several US media outlets, the New York home of the CEO and founder of betting platform Polymarket, Shayne Coplan, was raided on Wednesday by agents of the FBI, the US federal police. A user of the Polymarket platform made $85 million in profits from a series of bets on Donald Trump’s victory in […]
a man loaded with explosives dies in front of the Supreme Court
According to the authorities, the man was found dead on Wednesday after attempting to enter the Supreme Court building. A man carrying explosives was found dead on the evening of Wednesday November 13 in Brasília after an unsuccessful attempt to enter the Brazilian Supreme Court building, a “attack” according to the authorities. “This individual approached […]
Google caught by the French justice system
The web giant had planned to make invisible certain media articles with which it has a neighboring rights dispute. The Paris Commercial Court ordered it to give up on Wednesday. On Wednesday, the Paris Commercial Court ordered the search engine Google to give up a project to make invisible certain media articles with which it […]
In Paris, pro-Palestine demonstrators denounce the “Israel is forever” event
Nearly 3,000 demonstrators turned out to voice their anger at the “Israel is forever” gala held in Paris on Wednesday, November 13. On everyone’s lips: the name of Bezalel Smotrich, Israel’s ultra-nationalist Finance Minister, who was expected to attend. On the way from the Gare Saint Lazare, the meeting point, to the Place de la […]
the secret boot of american equities, an update on french political risk…
The famous “Charging Bull”, a statue located not far from the New York Stock Exchange. The bear is the animal associated with falling markets, while the bull symbolizes rising markets. Adobe Stock – Figaro Patrimoine et Bourse The Wednesday, November 13 edition of The investment newsletter, Le Figaro’s weekly stock market newsletter, has just been […]
the intertwined destinies of Jordan Bardella and Marine Le Pen
STORY – On Tuesday evening, the RN president presented his book in a Parisian palace, champagne and petits fours included. On Wednesday evening, the public prosecutor’s indictment of the RN’s future candidate came as a shock. Two rooms, two atmospheres. On Tuesday evening, the event had all the hallmarks of a social gathering. So, for […]
too strong for Ruud, Zverev eyes Masters semi-finals (already)
Having beaten Carlos Alcaraz last Friday, the German got the better of Casper Ruud on Wednesday, virtually guaranteeing his place in the last four of the Masters tournament in Turin. The boss. World No.2 Alexander Zverev scored his second ATP Masters victory in two matches by defeating Norway’s Casper Ruud (ranked 7th) 7-6 (7/3), 6-3 […]