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May 2022
Laparade: An easy motorcycle ride

An assortment of friends from all ages arrived at 16 years old with 10 motorcycles. They met at the Coup'R Cafe to begin a three-day trip on the roads of South-West. This was in celebration of the Ascension bridge. Eric, also known as "Chtiricouteam",...

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May 2022
Siorac-en–Perigord: At the bedside small heritage

Petit Patrimoine sioracois, an association dedicated to preserving the heritage of Siorac-en-Perigord, has been creating trails and maintaining the paths for the past several years. This is possible only with the support of passionate and determined volunteers....

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May 2022
Salignac-Eyvigues, the return of Saint-Clair Festival

The town centre of Salignac-Eyvigues, will be open from Friday 3 June to Monday 6 Juni. You will feel the excitement of a fiesta. The Festival Committee has resumed its work after two years of "long" restraint due to the Covid. Chloe Bernigaud is the president...

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May 2022
Environment: Vanuatu Archipelago Declares Climate Emergency

Friday's Vanuatu archipelago declared an emergency in climate change and announced a $1.2 million plan to reduce the effects of climate change. Prime Minister Bob Loughman made a speech before Parliament acknowledging that the Pacific region has already...

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May 2022
Algeria: President Tebboune would like to "gather", to turn the page in Hirak

Abdelaziz Bouteflika was driven out by a massive popular uprising in December 2019. Abdelmadjid Tebboune was elected to succeed him. Since then, he has been trying to overcome the distrust of Hirak activists and the opposition, who see the president at 76...

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May 2022
Bordeaux University Hospital: Caregivers sign a forum to demand "strong, immediate decisions"

Hospital services in France are in crisis. However, caregivers at Bordeaux University Hospital are urging the government to take action quickly. More than 1000 Bordeaux hospital staff and caregivers signed a column in Le Monde to demand that the government...

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May 2022
Greece claims it has stopped the entry of 40,000 migrants from Evros

The Minister of Civil Protection stated that around 40,000 migrants tried to enter the country illegally in the first four months 2022. However, they were stopped by border police. Because the Evros river is low, it is causing the number of attempted crossings...

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May 2022
Freemasonry: Christophe Habas (ex-Grand Master of Grand Orient of France) will be buried at Bearn

Christophe Habas was a neuroradiologist and former Grand Master of Grand Orient of France. We learned this Saturday from his family. A mass in his memory will be organized next week in Paris, before his burial in the family vault in Gan, in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques....

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May 2022
The public was seduced by Mezos, the string quartet from Pontenx-les-Forges

Mezos Culture Patrimoine hosted a concert on May 14 by the Pontenx-les Forges string ensemble. The concert began after Pierrette, the president of the association, was received with thanks by the public. Jean-Mario Bourille presented his musicians - Sylvie...

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May 2022
Multiple sclerosis: The discovery of a virus link raises hopes and possibly a vaccine

Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system. Treatments are designed to reduce inflammation. Jean Pelletier, a neurologist at the Arsep Foundation (Aid) for research on multiple Sclerosis, says that treatments have...

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May 2022
Linxe: A guided tour of the Saint-Martin Church and its frescoes

Friends of Saint-Martin de Linxe church will organize a Saturday visit to the holy spot at 10 a.m. Remi Desalbres, a heritage architect, will lead the tour and provide commentary. It will highlight the most recent discoveries on paintings dating back to the...

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May 2022
Hydrotherapy in the Landes: 2022, "another buffer" year

The Assises du thermalisme was held in Jonzac (Charente Maritime) on Wednesday, 25 May. It brought together all regional actors in the sector as well as elected representatives. Julien Bazus, regional councilor and mayor of Saint-Paul-les-Dax, recalled the...

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May 2022
Loire: Around sixty cats were found frozen or buried by their owners after an eviction

After the eviction of the occupants of the Bellegarde-en-Forez house (Loire), about sixty cats were discovered frozen or buried by their owners. We learned this from the gendarmerie Friday. Threety-two cats, six adults and thirty-two kittens were found wrapped...

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May 2022
Transport could be the future of the city: it's possible to make it happen.

The cable car is a popular mode of transportation that is growing in popularity (not too windy anyway). The metropolis of Toulouse inaugurated its own on May 13, thus becoming the third city in France, after Brest and Saint-Denis-de-la-Reunion (but the first...

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May 2022
Cannes: The "Un certain regard" award has been given to the French film "Les Pires", directed by Lise Akoka.

The main parallel section of the 75th Cannes Film Festival's 75th Cannes Film Festival was "auteur and discovery cinema". Friday's "Un Certain Regard" award went to French film "Les Pires" starring Lise Akoka (and Romane Gueret). Valeria Golino,...

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May 2022
Saintes: A whiff of Saint-Sorlin playgrounds

Birds and trees enjoy a large fresco made by residents and Thibault Lemaire (alias Sainte Coulure). Saint-Sorlin offers greenery and a variety of developments. The city-stadium has deckchairs, games tables and an acrobatics course. Its lawn has been recently...

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May 2022
Hydrotherapy in the Landes: A new spa setting for Eugenie-les-Bains guests

Visitors must wear masks and overshoes. It's mandatory that spa guests wear bathrobes and bathing suits. Everyone feels the same emotions when they enter the new Eugenie-les-Bains spa space. The 400-square-meter room, which is covered in immaculate mosaics...

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May 2022
Prisons: The number of detainees is stable as of May 1st, but the prison density in Bordeaux-Gradignan exceeds 225%

On May 1, French prisons housed 71,038 prisoners, compared with 71,053 inmates on April 1. The overall prison population is now at 117%, compared to 107.5% last year. On March 1, the number of people imprisoned had risen to more than 70,000, a threshold not...

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May 2022
Tonnay Charente: Claire Millon (mezzo-soprano) singing in chorus with School of Music

Claire Million, mezzo-soprano, has been singing with the Au Choeur des Quais vocal group of the School of Music and Dance of Tonnay Charente since September. She can perform in 27 languages using her voice, including world and traditional music, jazz, Celtic,...

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May 2022
Saint-Pierre-d'Oleron: a donation of 1,000 euros for the speedboat of the SNSM

Thursday, May 19, saw many people visiting the SNSM museum space at Saint-Pierre. Jean-Francois Vitet was presented a check of 1,000 euros by a delegation from Rotary Club Marennes-Oleron led by Jean-Paul Tetard, its president. Local residents are well aware...

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May 2022
Bourcefranc-le-Chapus: a first Street Festival to discover urban art

The first edition of Fete de la rue will be held at the Lycee de la Mer et du Littoral gymium on Saturday, 4 and Sunday, 5 June 2022. This weekend's program includes: Saturday afternoon workshops on graffiti and djing with Nico. It will also include...

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May 2022
United States: President Biden withdraws from the political fight over guns. This is a risky move

He cannot be just the 'Chief comforter.' Peter Ambler of the Giffords Association, which advocates for stronger regulation of US President Joe Biden, stated that he must use all the power of his office to win the legislative battle. The 79-year...

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May 2022
South-Gironde: A body sought after discovering a car in the pond

Since Saturday, May 28, firefighters divers have been searching for a body in one of the Moulin De Filliatre fishing ponds, in South Gironde. The fishermen found a car submerged in water. Only the trunk was visible above the water surface. They were the ones...

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May 2022
Mimizan: The town's triathlon will feature disabled sports

The Mimizan triathlon, which attracts many foreign and French competitors each year, will be held on Sunday, June 5. The 34th edition of the event will again be attended by many champions. This year, the organization is welcoming a disabled team. It will...

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