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Grand angle - Fiery summer

1. This is not a photo filter. People play beach volleyball at the Mission Bay under an orange-coloured sky as ...

On parle d'eux

1. ~Scott Morrison~   The Prime Minister of Australia is under fire. Scott Morrison, who became PM in August 2018, ...

The different languages of impeachment

1. “Witch hunt!” may be President Donald Trump’s favourite way to describe the impeachment proceedings, but that is far from his ...

Focus

1. Countries around the globe have different processes for ousting a leader, often involving courts and/or legislative bodies. In the ...

Which other US presidents have been impeached?

1. Donald Trump has become the third president in US history to be impeached. It’s an exclusive club that no one ...

UK's number of doctors per capita is one of the lowest in Europe

1. The UK has the second lowest number of doctors in leading European nations relative to its population, according to ...

Young Native American finds her home in rodeo

1. Rodeo is everywhere in Keira Simonson’s life. It’s in the 22-year-old’s kitchen as a team picture pinned to the ...

Sur le vif

1. ~Chiffre de la quinzaine : 41%~   A survey reveals four in ten Britons tell tall tales about trips to ...

A 360°

1. ~Palau protection (PALAU)~   The Pacific nation of Palau has become the first country to ban sun cream that ...

Farm to Table? More Like Ghost Kitchen to Sofa

1. New York City is the country’s largest market for food delivery, and demand is only growing. So while you ...

Les Echos

1. ~Art on a plate~   We've all heard that you shouldn't play with our food, but does painting with ...

‘Jojo Rabbit’ Review: The Third Reich Wasn’t All Fun and Games

1. According to a child psychologist cited in a recent article in The Atlantic, “little boys’ imaginary friends are frequently ...

The janitor who photographs migrants' discarded belongings

1. From a distance, it's hard to make out the details of a bright yellow photograph that seems like a ...

If aircraft can copy the way geese fly, they will save fuel

1. In the cut-throat  business of civil aviation, every little bit helps. So researchers at Airbus, Europe’s biggest aircraft manufacturer, ...

Zoom sur Edgar Allan Poe

1. ~Orphan~ Poe was born in Boston in 1809. His parents were both vaudeville actors. His father abandoned the family ...

Le dessin

1. On the warpath?   Qassem Soleimani, head of Iran's elite Quds military force and one of the most powerful ...