Demonstration of employees of the industrial company Valdunes, mobilized against the closure of their factory, during Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Dunkirk (North), May 12, 2023. SAMEER AL-DOUMY / AFP The…
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How the bicorn became the symbol of Napoleon
This Sunday, one of the Emperor’s bicorn hats is being sold at auction. With Bonaparte, the famous headgear became legendary. It’s hard to imagine King Arthur without Excalibur. And what…
a story of the hated symbol of the Cold War on the Le Figaro TV Île-de-France channel
Patrick Rotman’s gripping documentary, A wall in Berlin is followed by the program “talk to me about history”. A special evening not to be missed this Monday, November 13 from…
Zermatt-Cervinia, symbol of climate change and fiasco for the international federation
The Zermatt-Cervinia stage, at the foot of Mount Matterhorn (photo), was canceled due to weather conditions. MARCO TROVATI / AP All that for this ! Criticized for several weeks for…
the absurd management of the Saintes-Niort line, symbol of erratic maintenance of the network
The SNCF Réseau track team, in Surgères (Charente-Maritime), October 24, 2023. SOPHIE FAY / THE WORLD Under the gaze of his four colleagues, Mario Bouchet, manager of the track team…
The Transat Jacques Vabre, symbol of the insolent health of the ocean racing sector
French skippers Morgan Lagraviere (left) and Thomas Ruyant aboard their Imoca 60 monohull “For People”, two days before the start of the Jacques Vabre race in Le Havre (Seine-Maritime), October…
Liaoning, new symbol of China’s industrial voluntarism
BMW cars produced at the plant in Shenyang, northeast China’s Liaoning province, March 23, 2023. STR / AFP For a long time, in China, the northeast of the country did…
Israel-Hamas war: how the watermelon became a symbol of the Palestinian cause
There are places, such as public places in Israel, where it is forbidden to brandish a symbol of the Palestinian cause. But activists have long found a solution to this…
Jac Morgan, the Welsh “symbol of renewal” in the Rugby World Cup
The Welsh Louis Rees-Zammit and Tomas Francis embrace their captain Jac Morgan (center) during the match between the XV du Poireau and Fiji, September 10, 2023, in Bordeaux. STEPHANE MAHE…
The “Laura-Maersk”, the first biomethanol ship and symbol of the complex maritime transition
Loaded with symbols, the baptism, which took place with great pomp, Thursday September 14, on the quays of the port of Copenhagen, just opposite the headquarters of the Danish shipowner…
Romania, symbol of small abandoned nations
By David Reyrat Published 2 hours ago, Update just now Third row Cristi Boboc during the big defeat against South Africa. STEPHANE MAHE / REUTERS DECRYPTION – The Oaks conceded…
the haka, cultural symbol of New Zealand
The recent dance of the All Blacks, a few days before the opening of the World Cup, in tribute to the New Zealand soldiers of the First World War reminds…
The Rubiales affair, a symbol of football lagging behind feminist struggles in Spain
A protester holds a sign reading ‘With you Jenni’ during a protest organized by feminist ociations in support of Spanish midfielder Jenni Hermoso, in Madrid on August 28, 2023. OSCAR…
in Spain, the president of the football federation has become the symbol of outdated machismo
The president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation, Luis Rubiales (center), at La Moncloa palace in Madrid, on August 22, 2023. JUAN MEDINA / REUTERS The noose is tightening around…
Nemanja Matic, symbol of the (high) ambitions of Stade Rennes
Opposed to the vice-champions of France Lensois this Sunday (8:45 p.m.), the Bretons are more than ever aiming for the podium with their prestigious Serbian rookie. Chelsea, Benfica, Manchester United……