Note: This article was initially written in December 2022, and the data reflects the conditions at that time. While we’ve aimed to capture the most relevant insights, please be aware that certain figures or dynamics may have shifted since publication. Women’s Rights in the context of Russian Aggression against Ukraine – What is the gender …
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This article constitutes a montage of fragments of a work titled ‘L’Économie d’esthétique: La fonctionnalisation performative de la production cinématographique vis-à-vis de la pratique de l’art révolutionnaire’ translated and simplified as the mind does with images that no longer strike our consciousness but reappear sometimes with a nostalgic whiff to remind us of something that …
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What do forty Armenian orphans, a would-be aerospace engineer, a French musicologist and a Marxist military junta have in common? They all play an important role in the history of Ethio-jazz, one of Africa’s most innovative music genres, shaped by migration, political turmoil and determination. When Haile Selassie – then crown prince of Ethiopia – …
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The burgeon of blood, body and roots under a convergent control of territory and corporeality hace bien si llovemos mi pueblo torrencial donde estemos allá o en cualquier parte sobre todo si somos la lluvia y el solar la lluvia y las pupilas y los muros la bóveda la lluvia y el ranchito el río …
The arrival of a new millennium has always been fascinating, even during the Middle Ages when poets and contemporaries imagined the year 1000. This occurred again in anticipation of the year 2000, but with slightly different stakes in light of the development of technology. Imagining The Year 2000… The year 2000 inspired many TV shows, …
“They shall be priests of God and of Christ; and shall reign with him a thousand years. And when the thousand years shall be finished, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, and shall go forth, and seduce the nations.”(Apocalypse, 20, 1-7) The biblical book of the Apocalypse describes, as shown, the end of …
Latin America has been dealing with a severe drug problem for over 50 years. The economy is poisoned by illegal drug production and exportation. After the undeniable failure of the so-called “war on drugs”, newly elected leaders of Latin America struggle to find new ways of eradicating the drug epidemic. Gang violence, corrupted elites and …
January represents a perfect opportunity to raise awareness about HPV-induced cervical cancer. From this year onwards, the World Health Organisation (WHO) focuses on ending cervical cancer within a few generations. Cervical cancer develops in a woman’s cervix, where 99% of cases are associated with high-risk Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), mostly HPV16 and HPV18. There are …
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The world of rock music celebrates a precious anniversary this year. In 2003, The Strokes released their ground-breaking album, “Room On Fire”. Put on your old-fashioned headphones and let yourself be transported by Julian Casablancas’ soothing timbre for a nostalgic, yet thrilling musical journey. “The room is on fire and she’s fixing her hair”, sings …
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The importance of roaches goes far beyond the domesticated horror they are so known for It may sound pretty digusting, but cockroaches are actually an extremely fine-tuned machinery, at least, biologically speaking. We all are perfectly aware of how hard it is to get rid of them in a case of an infestation: that is …
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Norwegian striker Erling Haaland transferred to Manchester City in 2022 and is already breaking records. Here is everything you need to know about the 22-year-old prodigy. Birth of a champion In March 2022, his former Borussia Dortmund teammate Giovanni Reyna said about him : “He keeps on getting better. It’s hard to say what the …
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Founded on 18 October 1922 in London, the BBC, affectionately known as ‘Auntie’, has marked some of the most important moments in contemporary history. Today, the BBC is the largest broadcaster in terms of area, language selections and listeners. However, as it celebrates its 100th anniversary, the famous BBC is in turmoil. It is suffering …
No, this is not some realistic sci-fi story you scare your kids with before bedtime. Much like the weirdly maginificent experiments done with “robotic” cockroaches (cockroaches with “built-in” solar panels on their backs), this scientific breakthrough could mean a new era for the study of the human brain. Mainly, research work like this could help …
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The Swedish general election held on September 11th resulted in the victory of a coalition including a far-right party, for the first time in the country’s history: the Sweden Democrats. New right-wing government, energy crisis, tensions with Russia… Sweden’s recent mutations shed light on a quintessentially European crisis. Scandinavian nations are well-known for their progressive …
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TW Rape, murder Michel Fourniret, Thierry Paulin, Francis Heaulme… These murderers are not as famous as the American serial killers, yet they have nothing to envy them. These men have made the headlines and tormented many investigators, before finally being put out of action. Today, lets discover the cases that have obsessed France:, between terror …