Road safety: 3,260 road deaths in 2022, a stable figure compared to before Covid
The number is on the rise compared to 2021, but remains stable compared to the figures for 2019 (+0.5%), before...
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Death of Nicole Lattès, a major figure in publishing, at 84
DISAPPEARANCE- Co-founder of Jean-Claude Lattès editions and former director of Robert-Laffont, she had published Jacques Chirac, Jean d'Ormesson, Bernard Pivot,...
Death of Barrett Strong, figure of Motown, co-author of “I Heard It Through the Grapevine”
"It is with immense sadness that we announce the passing of legendary Motown singer and songwriter Barrett Strong," the Detroit-based...
Tom Verlaine, ex-frontman of Television and figure of the punk-rock scene, has died
Without him, the punk-rock that emerged from the New York underground in the late 1970s would never have had its...
The death of Claude Gérard, an emblematic figure of independent Parisian cinema
Claude Gérard, at Espace Saint-Michel, in Paris, on September 10, 2019. JEAN BERNARD EMERY Emblematic figure of Parisian exploitation, owner...
Pierre de Maere, a new figure in the breeding ground of Belgian urban pop
Pierre de Maere, in Warsaw, in September 2022. MARCIN KEMPSKI Look at me. The injunction is well of its time....
French pair Kovalev finish 6th in European Figure Skating Championships
“It's not the performance we would have liked, but we fought well. We gave what we could. Obviously, we would...
Death of director Roger Louret, figure of the performing arts
By Le Figaro with AFPPosted yesterday at 9:34 p.m., Update 5 minutes agoIn addition to musical theatre, Roger Louret has...
Death of Gilles Beyer, former figure skating coach indicted for “sexual assault”
Former figure skating coach Gilles Beyer, accused of rape and sexual assault by several women, including multi-medal skater Sarah Abitbol,...
where does this figure come from and what are its limits?
In the procession of the demonstration against the pension reform in Marseille, January 19, 2023. THÉO GIACOMETTI FOR “THE WORLD”...
“My job is linked to skateboarding, each grip is like a figure that we are trying to tame”
The bay of Audierne, in the south of Finistère. Denis Ménochet receives us at his home in Brittany, on the...
Australian Cardinal George Pell, controversial Vatican figure, is dead
Australian Cardinal George Pell, a former senior Catholic Church official accused of sexual violence before being cleared, died in Rome...
Gianluca Vialli, figure of Italian football, is dead
Gianluca Vialli greets Italian supporters after La Nazionale's victory in the Euro final against England at Wembley Stadium, London, on...
Jacques Sereys, figure of the Comédie-Française, is dead
Actor Jacques Sereys gives a speech after receiving the Molière for best comedian in 'Du cote de chez Proust', at...
Original ‘ET’ action figure sold for $2.6 million at auction in the United States
The original ET the Extra-Terrestrial animatronic figure on display at Julien's auction house in Beverly Hills, CA. Photograph taken on...
