You may have heard or seen images of massive popular protests in Hong-Kong. For the past few years, the situation has been really tense in this area, especially regarding its relations with China. Alma Mater offers you a quick summary of Hong-Kong’s history and latest news to better understand the ongoing issues of the island. …
Based on true facts, this is the unbelievable story of a young boy from Malawi, born in 1987, who has decided to save his village and his family from starvation. Without scientific knowledge, his only resources were some books from the library and domestic waste. He would later become a respected engineer and a celebrity …
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The mysterious disappearances of the Bermuda Triangle are the subject of theories each one more zany than the others. The disappearances are supposedly linked to the presence of an alleged crystal pyramid 200 meters high at the bottom of the sea, to the existence of extraterrestrials or even to Atlantis, the mythical island mentioned by …
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As the cold season creeps in, Thanksgiving brings family and friends together to share a moment of warmth. Celebrated every 4th Thursday of November in the United States, it falls this year on Thursday the 25th. On a symbolic level, thanksgiving celebrates the little things, and asks everyone to acknowledge, and appreciate both the small …
« You can’t put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get » This motto by American swimmer Michael Phelps, one of the most decorated Olympians of all time, encourages us to dream big and always keep trying. The Paris 2024 Olympics aspire to make these dreams come true. Originality and revolutionary projects: …
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The French Dispatch is the 21st movie of the American filmmaker Wes Anderson. This comedy-drama was selected in the Official Competition at Cannes Film Festival this year and debuted in theaters on October 27, 2021. Critics designate this work as a real declaration of love to France and journalists in general. Composed of three stories, …
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From the great desert up north to the vast jungles southeast, Mexicain soil is among the most biodiverse in the entire world. Its diverse landscapes stuck between two oceans, Atlantic and Pacific, have always been at the core of the different civilisations installed in the territory. Before the arrival of the Europeans, the many Mesoamerican …
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Rwanda is a small East-African country bordering Burundi, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. Devastated by a genocide in 1994, Rwanda became the symbol of the fragility of collective harmony. How do you put yourself back together and get back on top after such a tragic event ? The “country of the thousands …
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Over the last few months, on the small screens of numerous regional trains connecting Paris to its suburbs, a short video with key information surrounding HIV and its prevention has been showing up. For a French person, such a thing might carry as much importance as every other government advertisement. After all, these last few …
In February 2020, 68 Indian students were forced to undress in the Sahjanand Girls Institute university in Bhuj, in the west of India. Why? To check if they were menstruating. A used pad had been found in one of the gardens of the university, even though the internal rules force women menstruating to stay away …
At the end of February, Algeria experienced a wave of demonstrations led by the people. This series of protests echoed the anniversary of the Hirak which referred to sporadic demonstrations that happened each Friday since February 2019 in Algeria. Meaning “movement” in Arabic, the Hirak marked the History of Algeria and other Arabic countries such …
Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson, Spoutnik V… These are the names of the many vaccines against Covid-19 representing a great message of hope for humankind. Vaccination campaigns started as soon as possible in a lot of countries. Vaccines appear as the only way to get out of this pandemic and reach a normal life …
On March 19th, the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, announced Turkey’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention. On the next day, the streets were filled with demonstrators all over the country. This news caused – in addition to worry amongst Turkish women – a tsunami in the international political sphere. What is the Istanbul Convention about …
In our lives — which have been disrupted by repeated lockdowns due to COVID-19 — we are all looking for comfort at home. Did you know that taking time off and creating a comforting space with candles and soft blankets in which we like to spend time, alone or accompanied, is a whole art in …
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On March 15th, the United Nations (UN) recorded at least 138 dead since protests began against the coup in Burma. The Tatmadaw — the name of the Burmese armed forces — came to power on February 1st after the arrest of President Win Myint and Aung San Suu Kyi, state counselor and real possessor of …