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United Kingdom: what will change with the arrival in power of Charles III

The lyrics of the anthem change For the 70 years of Queen Elizabeth II's reign, the British and the rest of the world have known only the famous God Save the Queen as their national anthem. With the death of the sovereign and the coming to power of Charles III, the words of the British anthem wi ...

12
Sep
2022

David Hockney: 5 things to know about this unclassifiable artist

1- He is the most Californian of the British painters David Hockney was born in 1937 in Bradford, an industrial town in northern England. Although he was the fourth of a modest family of 5 children, he studied fine art and entered the prestigious Royal College of Art in London in 1959. In 1964, ...

12
July
2022

What does the Brexit change?

ated that they will maintain their current rates. Operator Free has also kept Britain on the list of countries without surcharges. As for the main British operators, they do not seem eager to take advantage of the Brexit to reintroduce roaming charges. If you're in any doubt about the rates ch ...

05
Jan
2021

Astronomy: 5 things to know about pulsars

rs is not perfect. It is now known that their rotation speed decreases very slowly over time. 3- They were discovered by chance in 1967 It was British astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell who discovered the first pulsar while a thesis student in 1967. While examining records from a radio telescope ...

25
Mar
2022

5 good reasons to go to London in autumn

mythical Monmouth café To warm up on an autumn afternoon in the English capital, you can of course have a good cup of tea, the favorite drink of the British... But, even in the land of Tea Time, you can also drink a nice hot coffee. If you are a coffee lover, we recommend you to go to the mythi ...

18
Oct
2022

The Mimosa Festival of Mandelieu La Napoule: the 2023 program

ing back to the 1930s The Mimosa has been blooming in the Esterel and Tanneron massifs since the mid-19th century. European aristocrats (especially British and Russian), seduced by the gentle way of life of this region, were the first to adorn their gardens with it. Two years after the frost a ...

07
Feb
2008

Three misconceptions about tobacco

king prevention fund endowed with 32 million euros and designed to encourage smokers to give up cigarettes. France should also, on the model of our British neighbors, organize in November its first 'month without tobacco' to encourage smokers to stop. If you say to yourself 'I'm quitting tomor ...

30
May
2016

An algorithm to predict the spread of disease

e severity of the 2013 flu season by 140%. BlueDot successfully predicted the location of the Zika outbreak in South Florida in a publication in the British medical journal The Lancet . Whether BlueDot succeeds this time remains to be seen. But in the meantime, some public health experts say tha ...

30
Jan
2020

Sore throat: untangling the real from the fake

rs has pointed out the dangers of cough syrups: they have undesirable side effects and can cause drowsiness, nausea and chest pain. What's more, a British study released in late 2018 confirmed that they are not much more effective than a placebo... Another good reason to do without! A sore th ...

08
Nov
2021

Music: 5 things you need to know about singer Adele

1- She names her albums after her age at the time of writing. Adele was born on 5 May 1988 in England, in the London borough of Tottenham. She wrote her first single Hometown Glory (which appears on her album 19) in just 10 minutes when she was 18. The singer born under the astrological sign ...

25
Nov
2021

Covid vaccine: what is the difference between Pfizer and Moderna?

system boost regardless of which vaccine you use for your booster dose. That's the conclusion reached by a study of nearly 3,500 people conducted by British researchers and published in the Lancet on December 2. ...

14
Dec
2021

Around the world in 80 days: a very successful adaptation on France 2

in this compelling adaptation of the novel Around the World in 80 Days. The actor who is also a former Doctor Who wonderfully embodies the perfect British gentleman. As in the famous novel by Jules Verne, his character Phileas Fogg will take up the crazy challenge of going around the world in 80 ...

20
Dec
2021

Unusual: the fashion for dog clothes

less stylish star pooches collect tens of thousands of likes. Some dogs have several thousand or even millions of followers on Instagram, like the British Marcel The Corgi (140,000 followers) or Doug the pug (who multiplies disguises and gathers 3.9 million followers). View this post ...

23
Dec
2021

Covid-19: is the 5th wave really the last one?

, we should reach a very good control of the current wave', said Alain Fischer. Other specialists confirm this optimistic prediction, based on the British model. Indeed, in the United Kingdom, the epidemic wave caused by the omicron variant was followed by a rapid decline. We can therefore exp ...

17
Jan
2022

Leonardo: 5 good reasons to watch the new France 2 series

ents of exaltation and in his periods of doubt. In this international cast, we also find the Italians Matilda de Angelis and Giancarlo Giannini, the British Freddie Highmore without forgetting two French actors: Robin Renucci and Hugo Becker. It should be said that the series Leonardo is co-pr ...

07
Feb
2022

Work: understanding the 4-day week in 5 questions

have also found that the absenteeism rate is halved. Finally, this organization of working time over four days also has an ecological interest. A British study showed that switching to a four-day week with no loss of pay would reduce the UK's carbon footprint by 127 million tons per year by 2025 ...

08
Feb
2022

Un flirt et une danse : a dancing speed dating on France 2

discover from tonight Monday, February 15 at 21h10. This speed dating show is produced by Arthur's production company. It is the adaptation of the British concept Flirty Dancing, launched in 2019 and which already has two seasons across the Channel. As its title suggests, the show A Flirt and ...

15
Feb
2022

Simon Beck : the inventor of snow art

An orienteering enthusiast Simon Beck is an engineering geographer with a degree from Oxford University. He worked as a cartographer before devoting himself fully to his art. Before creating works in the snow, he was passioned in orienteering and outdoor sports activities. It was at the end o ...

25
Feb
2022

The pioneers of astronomy: an exhibition at the Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur

es in the history of the discipline, but it was often the men they worked with who reaped the rewards. This was notably the case for Jocelyn Bell, a British astrophysicist born in 1943. She participated in the discovery of Pulsars during her thesis, but as a result of this discovery, the Nobel Pr ...

17
Mar
2022

Bed linen: how to wash a pillow?

How often should I wash my pillows? According to a British study, you should wash your pillows completely every two months minimum. This is because the pillow you lay your head on every night absorbs your sweat and saliva and accumulates dead skin. Moreover, it constitutes a warm and humid envir ...

19
Aug
2022