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Currently visiting family in Nayarit, my wife ran into a blockade this morning going to the market which I don’t see reported here, this map is off course an underestimate, dependent on reporting (but still best resource so far to make decisions on what to do with my family, thanks for sharing)

Move over, Apple: Meet the alternative app stores available in the EU and elsewhere | TechCrunch A list of some of the alternative app stores iPhone users in the EU can try today. 

Move over, Apple: Meet the alternative app stores available in the EU and elsewhere

France hands stolen colonial-era 'talking drum' back to Côte d'Ivoire France has handed over the Djidji Ayokwe or "talking drum" back to Côte d'Ivoire after it was looted by colonial troops in 1916. Used by the Ebrie tribe to transmit messages, the drum is one of hundre...

France hands stolen colonial-era 'talking drum' back to Côte d'Ivoire. The Djidji Ayokwe was looted by colonial troops in 1916. Used by the Ebrie people to transmit messages, it’s among hundreds of objects France is to repatriate to Africa.

They wanted to that but couldn’t agree on the VAT they would have to apply.

The French translation of The Foreign Gaze is now out!

It is titled “Le regard étranger: Réflexions sur la santé mondiale”

You can download it for free or order a print copy here: www.editions.ird.fr/produit/731/...

Please spread the word to your French-speaking friends, colleagues, and partners.

YouTube video by maxiraabi Powerfrau - Wise Guys + Lyrics

Hinter jeder starken Frau steht ein fleißiger Mann. Comme disaient les wise guys… m.youtube.com/watch?v=Bm67...

Public health giant William Foege, who helped eradicate smallpox, has died at 89 ‘I wish we could have spared him from seeing that’: Friends of Bill Foege on his legacy, and his anger over anti-vaccination.

Public health giant William Foege, who helped eradicate smallpox, has died at 89 www.statnews.com/2026/01/25/w... via @statnews.com

Paul's back and he nails it here

Il paraît qu’ils ont enlevé quelques bibelots poussiéreux au Louvre juste pour accueillir ces chef d’œuvre

The UN Group of Experts has published its latest report on eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, which - as expected - makes Trump's entire peace process in that country look like a work of pure fantasy. documents.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GE...

YouTube video by VOKTETT HANNOVER Voktett Hannover: Un soir de neige (Francis Poulenc)

Happy Birthday Francis Poulenc. Snowy Music for a snowy day

www.youtube.com/watch?v=25ks...

Modeling the spatio-temporal spread of cholera in France in 1892 From an historical perspective, it is important to understand how past epidemics spread; but such a task is complicated by limited data availability. …

Few years ago, an intern in the team explored historical archives and identified a fascinating report describing with great detail the large French cholera epidemic of 1892. The modelling analysis of these data has now been published in Epidemics.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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See, EU?

This may be the EU’s lowest foreign-policy point yet (and the bar was already low).

After rumors of a joint statement (so EU governments speaking with one voice), the outcome is:
-a statement by Kallas “supported” by 26 countries
-not even all EU members, as Hungary opted out

It’s striking that Spain's government had to express what it really thinks about on the U.S. strikes via a joint declaration with Latin American countries, while members in the same political union called them 'legitimate' or said it’s 'too complex' to judge their legality

L'attaque du Venezuela est le terrible sequel de la guerre en Ukraine : les puissances fossiles en sont réduites à revenir au modèle impérial classique pour sécuriser leur modèle politique.

La décarbonation comme garantie de sécurité reste en haut de l'agenda.

Esto comenzó rebautizando el Golfo de México.

Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.

Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.

Live Updates: U.S. Captures Venezuelan Leader, Trump Says

When the rules of the « free market » and so-called « comparative advantages » no longer work as well for the hegemonic power (because a systemic rival is doing better), that power attempts to quickly rebuild or strengthen its imperial silo
#finitudecapitalism

www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...

https://www.cgt.fr/comm-de-presse/la-cgt-condamne-lagression-des-etats-unis-contre-le-venezuela

La France et la communauté internationale via l'ONU doivent réagir sans délai

La CGT réaffirme son attachement à la démocratie, au droit des peuples à disposer d'eux-mêmes, à la paix et à la régulation internationale. Elle affirme sa solidarité avec le peuple vénézuélien.

#Venezuela

C'est utile que les médias d'information nous tiennent au courant de la situation au Venezuela.
Il serait aussi necessaire qu'ils caractérisent l'attaque US aux termes du droit international, en fonction des informations disponibles, indépendamment de ( l'absence de) qualifications officielle.

We're going to need a bigger Hague.

The complete Bayeux Tapestry has finally been released and proves that Bishop Odo had absolutely nothing to do with the illegal Norman invasion of England.

Here de Richard McGuire répond exactement à cette description www.richard-mcguire.com/new-page-4

Aujourd’hui sort mon nouveau livre «Les milliardaires ne paient pas d’impôt sur le revenu et nous allons y mettre fin.»🧵

Our data stewards have started recommending that we no longer use US-based infrastructure for #openscience practices, given the risk of (near-future) censorship, from pre-print and data hosting to preregistration and more. That includes OSF.

For the first time, a cargo ship docked in Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, marking the official launch of the Interoceanic Corridor by rail through the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. It’s the revival of ancient trade routes once walked by Indigenous civilizations. The rail corridor will also connect to Guatemala.

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Cool photo: the construction of the Atomium in Brussels (1957).

Microsoft can't protect French data from US government access Company admits under oath that American authorities can demand European citizen information despite security promises.

“When asked directly whether he could guarantee under oath that French citizen data would never be transmitted to US authorities without explicit French authorization, [Microsoft France's director of public and legal affairs Anton] Carniaux responded: ‘No, I cannot guarantee it.’”