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The Association of French Mayors (AMF) is committed to the reconstruction of Irpin in Ukraine

The Association of French Mayors (AMF) is committed to the reconstruction of Irpin in Ukraine

In Brazil, the distress of the victims after the floods

In Brazil, the distress of the victims after the floods

Top 10 most read news on Batinfo in 2022

Top 10 most read news on Batinfo in 2022

The sling against "dark stores" and "dark kitchens" is growing

The sling against "dark stores" and "dark kitchens" is growing

Floods in South Africa, sad indicator of an acute housing crisis

Floods in South Africa, sad indicator of an acute housing crisis

A 10-meter board installed in Alfortville to introduce neurology and art into living spaces

A 10-meter board installed in Alfortville to introduce neurology and art into living spaces

Diverse | 11h05
In the Dominican Republic, the anti-migrant wall threatens the mangroves The anti-migrant wall that the Dominican Republic is building on its border with Haiti crisscrosses a thick mangrove and endangers the ecosystem by depriving it of water, worry about environmental protection NGOs.
Diverse | 31/03/23
Elections in Andorra: housing crisis and rapprochement with the EU on the menu The general elections taking place on Sunday April 2 in Andorra, a Pyrenean principality located between France and Spain, oppose the center-right head of government and the social-democratic opposition, in a context of housing crisis and negotiation with the EU.
Diverse | 29/03/23
Former minister Jean-Baptiste Djebbari joins a real estate investment fund The former Minister Delegate for Transport Jean-Baptiste Djebbari has been appointed managing partner of the Magellim group, a real estate investment fund, the company announced on Wednesday March 29 in a press release.
Diverse | 26/03/23
In the Dominican Republic, unpopular expulsions to build the anti-immigration wall A board bearing the red inscription "MF 011-5" lies on the ground, where a few months ago Leocadio Guzman's house stood, razed to make way for the anti-immigration wall being built between the Dominican Republic and its much poorer neighbour, Haiti.
Diverse | 22/03/23
Les Espaces d'Abraxas, an architectural utopia overtaken by reality In the morning, when the city of Espaces d'Abraxas is still sleeping, a few tourists venture there to Instagram its monumental dystopian architecture famous all the way to Hollywood. But from noon, the lookouts sit down on their folding chairs and chase away the curious: the drug trade resumes its course.
Diverse | 19/03/23
In Ivory Coast, at 40, Yamoussoukro is still a sleepy capital From the four corners of the city, it is impossible to miss it: the immense dome of the Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix basilica in Yamoussoukro is the symbol of the excess of this city which is struggling to impose itself, dawn of its 40th anniversary, as the true capital of Côte d'Ivoire.
Diverse | 18/03/23
For a roof, the poor of Freetown fill the bottom of the ocean with the run-of-the-mill The small house with a metal roof, in front of which she sells soft drinks, Lamrana Bah built it herself from floor to ceiling. Or should we say from the bottom of the water to the ceiling?
Diverse | 17/03/23
Istanbul in the fear of the "Big One" The engineer, wearing a white helmet and a blue vest, examines the concrete. In two days, residents of this modest building in Istanbul's Bagcilar district will know if their walls are in danger of collapsing in the first earthquake.
Diverse | 13/03/23
In Venezuela, women "break paradigms" by building buildings Ursulina Guaramato and Claudia Tisoy apply a special glue to connect pipes in one of the 95 apartments they are building, together with other women. In this housing estate in Antimano, a popular district of Caracas at the foot of the famous El Avila mountain, 80% of the workforce is made up of women, mostly single mothers.
Diverse | 12/03/23
Saint-Louisians in Senegal dream of their city regaining its past splendor Finely worked balcony, fresh paint, large windows opening onto the street... In Saint-Louis, in the north of Senegal, this house has regained its former glory. At his side, a building is gutted and another is about to collapse.
Diverse | 10/03/23
PSG line up for the Stade de France A new pressure on the Paris City Hall? PSG will apply for the call for tenders launched by the State to sell the Stade de France enclosure for the summer of 2025, an internal source at the club said on Friday March 10, confirming information from the daily L'Equipe. .
Diverse | 10/03/23
A wealthy businessman indicted in Paris for tax evasion, 461 million euros seized A wealthy owner of many buildings in the upscale neighborhoods of Paris, Adrien Labi, was indicted on Wednesday for suspicion of tax evasion and money laundering, 461 million euros were seized, we learned Thursday, March 9 with the financial prosecutor's office.
Diverse | 10/03/23
Asbestos: the admissibility of a direct quote debated before a possible criminal trial The lawyer for asbestos victims and former national officials cited by them before the criminal justice debated on Thursday March 9 the admissibility of this procedure before the Paris Criminal Court, which will say on May 19 whether it organizes or not a trial on the merits.
Diverse | 10/03/23
Death of Roland Castro, very political architect and figure of May 68 From Emmanuel Macron to Anne Hidalgo, the political world has paid tribute to the architect and left-wing activist Roland Castro, who wanted to "remodel" the concrete cities of large cities, who died on Thursday March 9 at the age of 82.
Diverse | 09/03/23
Fuel shipments blocked at refineries, but no shortage Fuel shipments are still blocked Thursday, March 9 in the morning at the exit of French refineries to protest against the pension reform project, but "there is no supply problem" in service stations, according to the petroleum sector.
Diverse | 08/03/23
Fuel shortage in nearly 6% of French service stations Nearly 6% of service stations in France were out of petrol or diesel on Wednesday March 8, according to public data analyzed by AFP, the oil sector questioning the concern of motorists who would increase their precautionary fill-ups due to refinery strikes.
Diverse | 06/03/23
Death of Uruguayan architect Rafael Vinoly, designer of iconic skyscrapers New York-based Uruguayan architect Rafael Vinoly, designer of iconic contemporary skyscrapers like London's "Walkie-Talkie" tower, has died aged 78, his family announced on Friday (March 3).
Diverse | 05/03/23
5.000-year-old Sumerian 'tavern' discovered in southern Iraq A cooling system acting as a refrigerator, bowls containing leftover food, benches: in southern Iraq, land of the "first cities", American and Italian archaeologists have unearthed an old Sumerian "tavern" nearly 5.000 years old.
Diverse | 03/03/23
A rally and a book to shed light on the dead on the job "His death must not be useless": a group of relatives of people who have suffered fatal accidents at work is organizing a rally on Saturday March 4 to pay tribute to them, a few days before the publication of a book which wants to show that these deaths do not are not miscellaneous facts but "absolutely social facts".
Diverse | 26/02/23
In China, the second life of “zero Covid” infrastructures Since the end of the "zero Covid" policy in China, quarantine centers, prefabricated hospitals and PCR test cabins, all of which have become superfluous, have been abandoned, converted... even sold on the internet.