Building scientific beliefs is a long and arduous path that originates from a contradictory process. But facing a pandemic, it’s the best we’ve got.
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Some of the country’s eateries may not survive. Others are having to adapt — and quickly — to a still uncertain scenario.
Working remotely has its advantages. But it can also be tricky to manage, as countless people pushed out of their offices by the pandemic are now discovering.
For a number of French people, the two-month confinement period offered time to reflect and reassess priorities.
There’s a whole lot of money and prestige at stake as researchers across the globe scramble to develop a vaccine. Does this help or hurt the cause?
PARIS — The surprise announcement of a massive pact between France and Germany to lead Europe’s response to the COVID-19 crisis marks a historic agreement, writes of Paris-based daily Les Echos. Germany’s decision to accept the principle of a common debt for European countries, signals the birth of a new union of solidarity, which is […]
Beyond public support for medical workers, the French are very critical of the management of the pandemic by their leaders compared to other countries.
Viruses spread, mutate and then become deadly because humans destroy the areas where wild animals live. We must learn from this, once the coronavirus pandemic is contained.
As COVID-19 lingers, protective masks are recommended and even mandatory in certain places. But our faces are also our windows to the world, and covering them creates serious new obstacles across our societies.
PARIS — Nothing illustrates the current need for brand dexterity like the “The Quarantine Whopper,” a joint campaign led by Burger King, Carrefour and Uber Eats, and with backing from the Buzzman agency. Amid the lockdown, the fast food giant has kept its doors closed, even for deliveries. But it’s still working to stay relevant […]
Airline operators and manufacturers are taking one on the nose and scrambling to contain the fallout from a crisis that appeared out of the blue.
A strategy for fighting the pandemic, national confinement morphs into a dangerous ideology if it uses the pretext of health protection to target migrants.
The health crisis is real. But so too are the economic costs of an extended lockdown, which will soon become unmanageable on all sides.
No one knows how the coronavirus arrived in the historic convent nestled in the Drôme valley where elderly friars lived in close quarters. Today, jut six are left.
The pandemic has instantaneously forced countless people around the globe to forgo person-to-person contact in favor of digital alternatives. That’s (mostly) good news.
Mass-scale meat production is not only a key agent of environmental destruction but a main culprit in disease generation. We must change the way we eat to avoid the next pandemic.
Communities across the globe are all grappling with the same scourge. And yet, the pandemic is also fueling an every-nation-for-itself mentality. Where will it lead us.
Debates on the hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine treatments for the COVID-19 have generated conspiracy theories with one recurring question: Why isn’t it used more?
Dancers don’t have things as easy as the French government, which was looking to end their ‘privileged’ pension scheme, would have people believe.
There’s no law in Belgium barring non-residents from seeking euthanasia, but there are some bureaucratic obstacles and costs to consider.
The epidemic, and the weapons being used to fight it, are having devastating effects on the economy.
In the Bouches-du-Rhône department of Southern France, a center trains students looking to get away from the ‘superficiality’ of modern life.
French officials seem to want to avoid Italy’s example of shutting down large parts of the country — and economy. But at what risk?
A new French bill is intended to protect the privacy and economic interests of minors who are going viral on YouTube and other social platforms.
One day, a virus much more dangerous than Covid-19 will spread, and the current outbreak gives us a unique opportunity to prepare for it. But is that happening?
Parisians have abandoned the legendary avenue, leaving it for tourists and military parades. But there are plans to return it to its more humanistic glory of the past.
France abides by the legal notion that the human body is inviolable, and thus prohibits the sale of organs. The same should go for data, otherwise the inequalities of the digital divide will deepen.
A new Vienna-Brussels line has just opened, while in France only two night lines still exist, compared to a dozen ten years ago.
A ‘plastic surgery style’ is a new part of the culture exploding on social media.
Cash use is declining, but don’t expect it to disappear. Still, there is another popular payment method that could in fact go the way of the dodo, a Deutsche Bank strategist argues.
PARIS – “We’re proud to be pioneers…” It was a few days before Christmas, and Air France CEO Anne Rigail had a smile on her face, as she sat in an armchair surrounded by other noteworthy personalities, including Bertrand Piccard, co-pilot of the solar-powered plane Solar Impulse. Rigail was relishing the impact of an announcement […]
Modern languages are rich, beautiful and complex, and took ages to develop. Hearts and smiley faces? Not so much.
The European single currency is emerging as the new global provider of liquidity to the international financial system.
A generation after alcohol-free beer surprised the beverage market, it may be time to go one step stronger.
PARIS — In diplomacy, there’s always room for talk, even when the window for negotiation seems all but shut. Such is the scenario that Emmanuel Macron faces in wake of the assassination by the United States of Ghassem Soleimani, an act that has kicked up a whirlwind in the Middle East, with consequences that remain […]
Once again, we are entering the Twenties, a decade which, last century, saw an eruption of freedom caught between two immense tragedies. Here is a little taste of what might await us this time around.
More than 25 years after graphic novelist Enki Bilal invented a fictional sport that combines chess and boxing, it is now a very real — and growing — pastime.
No longer just for entertainment purposes, the technology can also help people tackle their phobias, for example. But it’s also time to set limits.
It’s hard to find a starred halal or kosher restaurant, but scattered about the French capital, such upscale restaurants do exist.
He’s the mastermind behind has most famous deepfakes of the web. Donald Trump, Bruce Lee or even Elon Musk have been integrated into his videos, which are as fascinating and problematic as they are funny.