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Colonnaded façade of the United States Supreme Court in WashingtonInternational · Nov 11, 2026Death penalty in the United States: what does support below 50% mean?In the United States, 49% of adults surveyed support the death penalty. This is the first time the figure has fallen below 50% since 1971, but it does not mean that a majority oppose it.Portrait of René Maran in a suitBooks · Nov 8, 2026René Maran’s « Batouala »: a Goncourt at the heart of the colonial contradictionWinner of the Goncourt in 1921, René Maran made « Batouala » a novel in which the African perspective shifts the colonial gaze. Its polemical preface and its fiction illuminate two distinct dimensions of his undertaking.The Palais de Justice in Paris, seen from the banks of the SeinePolitics · Nov 6, 2026Why can lawyers interpret the same law differently?The law leaves room for interpretation. The role of judges, the public prosecutor’s opinion and appeals to the Court of Cassation: useful distinctions for understanding the debate.Entrance to the ZChow cinema in Beijing, in August 2025, illustrating the Chinese cinema market.AI · Nov 6, 2026Sanxingdui: AI cinema faces the test of public opinionThe difficult launch of “Sanxingdui: Future Past” highlights the limits of a technological promise, without summing up the future of AI in cinema.Shelving and reading tables in the Nuova Manica Lunga library at the Giorgio Cini Foundation in Venice, in July 2021Music · Nov 1, 2026Antonio Fanna: how sheet music helped rediscover VivaldiAntonio Fanna, who died aged 100, helped put Vivaldi’s works back on music stands. Catalogues, scores and critical editions shed light on this collective endeavour, which is still ongoing.Cars and a motorhome on the E411 motorway in Belgium, seen from a bridge near the Transinne exit.Belgium · Oct 31, 2026Belgian road vignette in 2027: what is taking shape for cross-border motoristsSales announced for April, requirement expected in May, checks by number plate: the plan is progressing. What to distinguish when preparing your journeys, without mistaking an announcement for a rule already in force.BFM TV news van fitted with a satellite dish, photographed in Paris in January 2009; archive image.Media · Oct 29, 2026BFMTV faces criticism: what pluralism requires — and what it does not decideAfter the Trappes attack, BFMTV’s unions and management are at odds over how guests should be challenged. Pluralism is assessed over time; it does not relieve a channel of its editorial choices.J. K. Rowling reading an extract from Harry Potter at the White House in April 2010Debate · Oct 28, 2026J. K. Rowling and trans rights: how a position became a political campaignSince 2019, J. K. Rowling has moved from commenting on social media to funding legal action. Her journey sheds light on a British disagreement in which sex-based rights, gender identity and protection from discrimination intersect without being one and the same.File image: Jordan Bardella surrounded by journalists during a visit to Belfort in March 2024France · Oct 28, 2026Jordan Bardella re-elected as RN leader: what his score does not settleThe only candidate, Jordan Bardella received 98.98% of votes cast at the RN congress. The result measures his internal control, not the truth of the writings attributed to him or their electoral impact.Jacinda Ardern in Tauranga in August 2018, archive portrait.Education · Oct 28, 2026Jacinda Ardern in Sydney: sharing experience of powerAppointed at the University of Sydney in October 2026, the former Prime Minister is continuing a path that began at Harvard and then Oxford. Her role will combine speaking engagements and mentoring.Bricklaying work on a building site in Belgium, photographed on 12 July 2013.Business · Oct 28, 2026Construction in France: artisan activity declines, cash flow remains under pressureArtisan activity fell by 1% year on year in the third quarter of 2026, according to CAPEB. Insee’s October survey also sheds light on the sector’s difficulties, using a different scope.Hands hold a black alarm clock above a bed. Illustrative photograph of the sleep-wake rhythm.Health · Oct 27, 2026Depression and the body clock: what researchers found in 23% of participantsMarked fatigue on waking, shifted sleep patterns, mood that varies with the seasons: Australian researchers brought these characteristics together to explore a depression profile linked to biological rhythms.
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