Near Nantes, a drunk motorcyclist beats an octogenarian to death with his own cane

Assaulted on Sunday morning by a thirty-something biker under the influence of alcohol and narcotics, the victim had to be taken to the Nantes hospital. The alleged perpetrator has been charged with “attempted murder”. Le Figaro Nantes An episode of staggering violence. On Sunday morning, an octogenarian was strolling along the D762 in Gétigné (Loire-Atlantique), […]

Sherlock Holmes among the Boers

CRITIQUE – In this story, the author takes up the cause of his country in a conflict that heralds the great carnage of the following century. In March 1900, 40-year-old Conan Doyle left England by boat. for South Africa. Destination: the town of Bloemfontein, capital of the Orange Free State, one of the two Boer […]

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