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New powers for France's municipal police force proposed by government
The Connexion
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July 30, 2025
Police officers will check on your home daily, to spot signs of trouble gabriel12 / Shutterstock Municipal police officers might soon be able to issue fines for graffiti, driving without a licence, and taking alcohol into sports stadiums under a...
Incredible Ice Core Captures 12,000 Years Of European Climate History
ScienceAlert
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July 30, 2025
An ice core sample from the European Alps has been the first to be dated to the last Ice Age, providing vital historical environmental data stretching back across the last 12,000 years. The discovery was made by scientists led by a team from the...
Science ScienceAlert Incredible Ice Core Captures 12,000 Years Of European Climate History
Yahoo News
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An ice core sample from the European Alps has been the first to be dated to the last Ice Age, providing vital historical environmental data stretching back across the last 12,000 years. The discovery was made by scientists led by a team from the...
Trump administration pushes to reverse scientific ruling behind climate regulations
Yahoo Sports - Canada
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July 30, 2025
US Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin on Tuesday proposed to revoke the 2009 Endangerment Finding, a seminal scientific recommendation in the government's ability to fight climate change, in a move Zeldin said would amount to...
French Resort Town Implements Fine for Topless Men
Totally Hits 93.3 FM - Tennessee
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July 29, 2025
A resort town on France’s Atlantic coast, Les Sables d’Olonne, is cracking down on indecent behavior by introducing a $175 fine for topless men walking around the town. Mayor Yannick Moreau expressed concerns about residents’ discomfort with...
‘Climateflation’ could hike UK food prices over a third by 2050, report finds
Just Food
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July 29, 2025
UK food inflation is set to rise by more than a third within the next 25 years, driven by ‘climateflation’, a new report from UK think tank The Autonomy Institute shows. The study, titled ‘On the Horizon: Climate‑Induced Inflation and the Price of...
Trump Proposes to Gut Clean Vehicle Standards and Wipe Out Climate Science
Common Dreams
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July 29, 2025
"This includes allowing the U.N. to restart the supply of aid and making clear that there will be no annexations in the West Bank," the prime minister continued, adding that "the terrorists of Hamas... must immediately release all of the hostages,...
France’s Joint Light Helicopter programme advances with H160M flight tests
Shephard Media
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Airbus Helicopters has begun testing the H160M, the militarised version of the H160 developed for the French Armed Forces as part of the Joint Light Helicopter programme. Three prototypes will be produced by Airbus for the programme, with the...
Wrestling on Water: French Wrestling Promotion Holds Entire Event on a Floating Ring
92.9 The Ticket - Maine
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July 29, 2025
Professional wrestling is known for its spectacle, and the French promotion Catch As Catch Can (CACC) recently added to that legacy. The company held its Sur L’Éau event on a floating ring positioned on the Canal de Saint-Quentin in Proville,...
Kuwait is France’s trusted ally in the region: Ambassador Gauvin
Arab Times
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July 29, 2025
French Ambassador to Kuwait HE. Olivier Gauvin KUWAIT CITY, July 29: The Kuwaiti- French relations are witnessing rapid and remarkable development, driven by political and diplomatic momentum that has brought the partnership between the two...
US frustrated by France and UK giving ‘hope’ to Hamas with Palestinian state recognition
Washington Examiner
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July 29, 2025
The Department of State is frustrated by France and the United Kingdom’s plan to recognize a sovereign Palestinian state, saying such rhetoric gives “false hope” to terrorists and denigrates Hamas’s victims.At a press conference on Tuesday, Tammy...
LATIKA M BOURKE: Ed Husic urges Albanese to recognise Palestinian state after moves by UK, France
The West Australian
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July 29, 2025
Former Labor cabinet minister Ed Husic has argued Australia must act now to recognise a Palestinian state and build on the international momentum created by the UK’s decision to set a September deadline for the move. Britain became the second G7...
Sustainable food and carbon footprint in menu planning
Meer
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July 29, 2025
The United Nations’ Zero Hunger goal aims to end hunger, ensure food security, and promote sustainable agriculture by 2050. With the global population projected to reach 10 billion, our current food production and consumption patterns present a...
French Three-Michelin-Star Restaurant Arpège Ditches Meat & Dairy for Plant-Based Menu
Green Queen
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July 29, 2025
4 Mins Read Chef Alain Passard’s Arpège, which has held three Michelin stars since 1996, has switched to an almost entirely vegan menu. After two vegan restaurants earned Michelin stars this year, a long-standing fixture on the food guide has...
Chinese and French experts discuss systematic preservation of cultural heritage
Global Times
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The Jinci Temple, a historic site dating back to the Song Dynasty (960-1279), in Taiyuan, North China's Shanxi Province Photo: Li Hao/GTMore than 30 experts in cultural heritage conservation from China and France convened at Jinci Temple in...
How to Reverse Global Warming: We Ask the New Expert – and the Answer Isn’t What You Think
European Scientist
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July 28, 2025
In previous articles (for example, (1) and (2)), we have explained the basic elements of global warming which make it apparent that near-term reductions in temperature can plausibly come from only one approach: Global Shading, sometimes referred...
US and Israel Boycott UN Conference as France and Saudi Arabia Push 2-State Solution
Media Line
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July 29, 2025
A United Nations conference aimed at reviving the long-stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace process opened Monday in New York with high-level support from dozens of countries, including co-hosts France and Saudi Arabia. But the event was boycotted by...
“Opening Tonight! Barbouzard Brings French Riviera Glamour to D.C.” See all the info and some stunning photos!
PoPville - Washington D.C.
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July 29, 2025
photo by Scott Suchman From a press release: “Partners Nasr El Hage, Nellie Elana Gebrail, Dany Abi-Najm, and Cedric Maupillier are pleased to announce the official opening of Barbouzard, a French-Mediterranean restaurant rooted in the elegance of...
After France, UK All Set To Recognise Palestinian State At UNGA
Times Now
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July 29, 2025
UK PM Keir Starmer (File Image) British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Tuesday said the United Kingdom will recognise the state of Palestine at the United Nations General Assembly in September. This comes days after French President Emmanuel...
Luxury Redefined: Gritty Lessons in Incentives From Riding Castle to Castle in France’s Loire Valley
Meetings Today
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To design epic event experiences, you must be comfortable with being uncomfortable. In late June, I found myself trotting through the Loire Valley in France, riding from castle to castle on horseback with seven women I had never met on a riding...