ALDE MEP Guy Verhofstadt | Frederick Florin/AFP via Getty Images Parliament picks Verhofstadt for new president role Deal gives all political parties and EU institutions a role in conference on Europe’s future. By Maïa de La Baume 1/16/20, 8:58 PM CET Liberal MEP Guy Verhofstadt will become president of the “Conference on the Future of…
Cat Missing For 11 Years Reunited With Owner [PHOTOS]
HYDE PARK, NY — A cat that was missing for more than a decade was returned to his owner thanks to a staff member at the Dutchess County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in Hyde Park. According to a Facebook post, staff Carol O’Connell had been trying to get close enough to…
American Hero: Cobb WWII Vet Turns 100 On Sept. 11
POWDER SPRINGS, GA — Although September 11 is a date many will not forget, for one Powder Springs man this day in history marks a personal milestone. A century ago on September 11, 1919, former Army Master Sergeant Hugh G. Williams was born in Kansas City, Missouri. The son of a prominent physician and a…
“On nous écrit de l’étranger !” : comment le “village écolo” de Langouët est devenu un exemple de développement durable
#AlertePollutionRivières ou sols contaminés, déchets industriels abandonnés… Vous vivez à proximité d’un site pollué ?Cliquez ici pour nous alerter !À l’occasion de la COP24, qui s’est achevée le 15 décembre à Katowice, en Pologne, franceinfo s’intéresse à ces initiatives qui existent partout en France en faveur de la transition écologique, comme en Bretagne, dans le petit…
Libye, attentat mortel
Le ministre de l’intérieur parle d’un chaos sécuritaire…Une voiture piégée, d’abord, explose à proximité du bâtiment, avant que deux kamikases n’activent leurs bombes.“Nous avons quadrillé le quartier, il y a des écoles à côté du ministère, grâce a Dieu, nous avons fait notre travail et avons neutralisé ce groupe qui nous a visé.”Le ministre libyen…
“Le Gruffalo” : rencontre avec Zabou Breitman [SORTIE DVD]
On la connait actrice et réalisatrice, on la découvre narratrice. A l’occasion de la sortie DVD du “Gruffalo”, rencontre avec une Zabou Breitman toute en verve et en voix … Synopsis: Une petite souris se promène dans un bois très sombre. Elle rencontre un renard, un hibou et un serpent qui la trouvent bien appétissante…
Data Suggests More Indians Today Want To Have A Girl Child Than Before #NationalGirlChildDay
There couldn’t have been better news on National Girl Child Day. About 79% of women aged 15 to 49 and 78% of men in the 15-54 age group in India want to have at least one daughter, according to recently released National Family Health Survey (NFHS) data. Interestingly, men and women from the Scheduled Castes,…
Parrott, Connolly, Idah and Ireland's new golden generation
The future looks bright for the Boys in Green, with a host of striking Premier League talents set to step up and lead the way On the same day he moved from Bayern Munich to Sevilla, it emerged that teenage midfielder Ryan Johansson had decided to play for Sweden rather than the Republic of Ireland….
France yields on January 31 Brexit extension
PARIS — France has agreed to the three-month Brexit extension suggested by European Council President Donald Tusk, softening its previously hard stance on only granting the U.K. a short technical extension of a few weeks. The change in position happened over the weekend after Emmanuel Macron had a phone conversation with British Prime Minister Boris…
A year of living dangerously
A year of living dangerously The EU’s rulebook changed on 1 December last year, with the entry into force of the Lisbon treaty. We look at its effects in practice. European Voice By Constant Brand and Simon Taylor 11/24/10, 10:10 PM CET Updated 4/12/14, 8:23 PM CET No birthday candles will be needed on 1…