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May 2022
Cannes, Day 10: Too long, not so great, but in songs

Songs are the end of everything. The Cannes Film Festival celebrates the unifying power and beauty of music when it arises. These twelve days saw Ethan Coen's documentary "Jerry Lee Lewis Trouble in Mind" (without Joel), another film on David Bowie ("Moonage...

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May 2022
French Film 'Les Pires' Wins 'Un Certain Regard' Award at Cannes

The main parallel section of the 75th Cannes Film Festival was "Un Certain Regard", which went to Friday, May 27, to the French film "Les Pires" (Lise Akoka, Romane Gueret). Valeria Golino, the jury's chair, chose the film because it depicts a wild casting...

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28
May 2022
The meaning of history, the social and solidarity economy

They are the "Licoornes" and there is no misspelling. These nine companies made their public debut under the name "Licoornes" in June 2021. The two "o's" were there to remind them that they are cooperatives. Like Charles Gide, the French pioneer in solidarity...

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May 2022
Workers in Thailand who work for a Victoria's Secret subcontractor get $ 8.3 Million in compensation

A bra factory in Thailand that supplied Victoria's Secret with lingerie was able to dismiss more than 1,000 workers. The total compensation was 8.3 million dollars (7.3 millions euros). This announcement was made by workers' rights advocates on...

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May 2022
UN urges Beijing to refrain from taking 'arbitrary' actions against Muslim Uyghur minorities

On Saturday, May 28, in China, the UN human rights chief stated that her visit was not an investigation and urged Beijing to end "arbitrary" actions against the Muslim Uyghur minority. Michelle Bachelet claimed that she had "heard" some people criticizing...

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May 2022
NPA will support Nupe candidates who 'break with liberal politics'

Although the New Anti-Capitalist Party, (NPA) did not join New People's Ecological and Social Unions (Nupes), it will "enter campaign" and support candidacies by the Nupes "in break with liberal politics". Philippe Poutou, an ex-presidential candidate,...

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28
May 2022
"It questions": Marc Fesneau's former chief of staff joins the pesticide lobby.

"Clearly it's questioning. We would have a lobby that would be close to the minister's office. The former Minister of Ecological Transformation's reaction to this Friday's May 27th posting on France Info is unambiguous. Barbara Pompili...

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