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Emirates bans pagers, walkie-talkies onboard after Lebanon blasts

The Middle East's biggest airline also announced its Iraq and Iran routes would remain suspended until Tuesday.

Published on October 5, 2024, at 12:47 pm (Paris) Le Monde with AFP

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If you like Paul Auster, you'll love Brooklyn

Follow in the footsteps of the 'New York Trilogy' author in this part of the metropolis, where he lived in a brownstone, a typical red sandstone house.

Published on September 29, 2024, at 5:00 pm (Paris) Julien Thèves

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Air France, Lufthansa extend suspension of flights to Tel Aviv, Tehran and Beirut

France's main carrier Air France said it was extending its suspension of flights to Tel Aviv and Beirut until end-Friday, after 37 people were killed and thousands injured when hundreds of pagers and walkie-talkies exploded in Lebanon on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Published on September 19, 2024, at 6:50 pm (Paris), updated on September 19, 2024, at 11:57 pm Le Monde with AFP

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In East Timor, a young Catholic country welcomes Pope Francis with jubilation

Francis' third stop in Southeast Asia, the former Portuguese and then Indonesian colony, whose population is 97% Catholic, came to a standstill for three days to celebrate the arrival of the head of the Church.

Published on September 11, 2024, at 2:21 am (Paris), updated on September 11, 2024, at 9:29 am Simon Leplâtre

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Where to sleep in Paris? A map of Le Monde's top 25 addresses

On vacation in the capital or in the Paris region? Here is our selection of hotels and hostels in interactive map format.

Published on July 19, 2024, at 4:00 am (Paris), updated on July 21, 2024, at 9:40 am Styles desk infographic

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A quick getaway with friends or family in Paris? Our selection of five hostels

Here are five hip and friendly places to stay in Paris on a budget.

Published on July 18, 2024, at 5:30 pm (Paris) Isabelle Mériel Yoanna Sultan-R'bibo

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Vacationing in the Paris region? Five campsites to discover, from tiny houses to island getaways

Set in the heart of 5 hectares of greenery in Boulancourt, on an island in Maisons-Laffitte, or beside a lake in Nesles-la-Vallée, these camping establishments provide all the delights of the great outdoors or Paris, or both!

Published on July 12, 2024, at 9:20 pm (Paris) Julie Falcoz

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Gnomes, saunas and forests: A Scandinavian cycling adventure

On the west coast of Sweden, a 390-kilometer bike path winds along sandy beaches, pine forests and wheat fields. It goes all the way to Denmark, where the gates open to Hamlet's castle and a spectacular museum of modern art.

Published on June 24, 2024, at 8:00 pm (Paris) Hubert Prolongeau

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Boeing 737 catches fire in Senegal, bursts tire in Turkey

A Boeing 737 caught fire in Senegal on Thursday after skidding off the runway, while passengers and crew onboard another 737 in Turkey had to be evacuated after the aircraft's tire burst.

Published on May 9, 2024, at 2:52 pm (Paris), updated on May 9, 2024, at 2:59 pm Le Monde with AP

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Discovering Vienna in Freud's footsteps

The famous neurologist and founder of psychoanalysis lived in the Austrian capital for half a century.

Published on May 3, 2024, at 8:30 pm (Paris) Julien Thèves

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Boeing under US Senate scrutiny during back-to-back hearings on aircraft maker's safety culture

The US aircraft manufacturer has faced allegations of major safety failures after recent deadly crashes and an incident during an Alaska Airlines flight in January.

Published on April 17, 2024, at 8:21 pm (Paris) Le Monde with AP

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Les Roches Rouges, a Corsican hotel with a soul

With its 180-degree view of the sea, this century-old establishment clinging to the rocky inlet of Piana, in southern Corsica, has been restored over the years. Revered by loyal clientele, madly in love with its listed façade, the hotel has a guesthouse atmosphere.

Published on April 12, 2024, at 4:00 am (Paris), updated on April 12, 2024, at 7:45 am Litza Georgopoulos

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Through the Versailles forest and along bucolic ponds, discover the Bièvre river with artist Suzanne Husky

Long neglected, this river, which flows into Paris from the West, is currently being restored. It inspires the French-American illustrator, who sketches cormorants, grey herons and long-gone rodents.

Published on April 6, 2024, at 4:00 pm (Paris) Anne-Lise Carlo

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Travel: Evian reconnects with its Belle Epoque past

The city on the shores of Lake Geneva is restoring its Art Nouveau heritage that bore witness to the golden age of thermalism. The casino, palaces and 1913 funicular offer a glimpse into the era's opulence and exquisite refinement.

Published on March 27, 2024, at 5:30 am (Paris), updated on March 27, 2024, at 9:19 am Pierre Sorgue

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Inside Zola's home, where literature and pleasure coexisted

Emile Zola's home on the banks of the Seine is now open to the public by guided tour. It also features a permanent museum dedicated to the Dreyfus affair.

Published on March 20, 2024, at 2:00 am (Paris) Virginie François

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Ten new hotels to discover in the Paris region

In a retro or Japanese-inspired style, featuring a direct view of the Eiffel Tower or vintage treasures, these 10 hotels around Paris are perfect for a solo getaway, a romantic weekend or a family trip.

Published on March 17, 2024, at 11:13 am (Paris), updated on March 17, 2024, at 11:13 am Isabelle Mériel Yoanna Sultan-R'bibo

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Biarritz: An escape to ride the waves

A hotel housed in a building with emblematic local architecture, tapas from the sea, basque cuisine and wild waves are on the menu of this stopover.

Published on March 16, 2024, at 12:00 pm (Paris), updated on March 16, 2024, at 12:00 pm Hélène Brunet-Rivaillon

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The best places to stay, eat, drink and see in Nice

To visit the city on the French Riviera without getting lost or stumbling into tourist traps, Le Monde journalists selected 20 top addresses.

Published on March 9, 2024, at 7:00 am (Paris), updated on March 13, 2024, at 10:03 am Philippe Bourget

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A cosy night in the beating heart of the Montpellier

The Eklo hotel, just a stone's throw from the town center, offers a warm welcome to guests who love cosy spaces and green settings.

Published on February 11, 2024, at 7:00 am (Paris) Julien Thèves

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How can you continue long-distance travel with your children?

The big family holiday is always a dream. To avoid planes, some are finding adventure closer to home and choosing to travel by rail, either at great expense or with a lot of ingenuity.

Published on February 3, 2024, at 6:36 pm (Paris) Cécile Cazenave

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Where to travel in 2024: Le Monde's top 10 destinations in France and Europe

This year, Le Monde takes you pedaling between the volcanoes of Auvergne, walking on the breathtaking Aletsch Glacier, strolling in Zaragoza and cycling among volcanic sleeping beauties.

Published on January 4, 2024, at 5:00 am (Paris), updated on January 4, 2024, at 11:46 am Le Monde's travel section infographic

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Le Monde's top 10 destinations | #1 France's sleeping volcanoes

Where to travel in 2024? This year, Le Monde answers that question with 10 travel picks accessible by train from France. Discover two travel guides per week throughout December. Number 1: Cycling among endless volcanic sleeping beauties.

Published on January 3, 2024, at 5:36 am (Paris), updated on January 4, 2024, at 11:49 am Olivier Razemon

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Le Monde's top 10 destinations | #2 Germany's meandering Moselle

Where to travel in 2024? This year, Le Monde answers that question with 10 travel picks accessible by train from France. Discover two travel guides per week throughout December. Number 2: Germany's Moselle Valley.

Published on December 31, 2023, at 1:02 pm (Paris), updated on December 31, 2023, at 2:05 pm Thomas Wieder

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Le Monde's top 10 destinations | #3 France's intriguing Black Mountain

Where to travel in 2024? This year, Le Monde answers that question with 10 travel picks accessible by train from France. Discover two travel guides per week throughout December. Number 3: The Massif Central's Montagne Noire.

Published on December 27, 2023, at 2:02 pm (Paris) Anne-Lise Carlo

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Le Monde's top 10 destinations | #4 Switzerland's Aletsch Glacier

Where to travel in 2024? This year, Le Monde answers that question with 10 travel picks accessible by train from France. Discover two travel guides per week throughout December. Number 4: Europe's largest glacier, the Aletsch.

Published on December 24, 2023, at 1:02 pm (Paris) Cécile Cazenave

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Le Monde's top 10 destinations | #5 Enchanting Etel

Where to travel in 2024? This year, Le Monde answers that question with 10 travel picks accessible by train from France. Discover two travel guides per week throughout December. Number 5: Brittany's Etel.

Published on December 20, 2023, at 2:02 pm (Paris), updated on December 21, 2023, at 2:13 pm Olivier Razemon

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Le Monde's top 10 destinations | #6 Italy's Bergamo

Where to travel in 2024? This year, Le Monde answers that question with 10 travel picks accessible by train from France. Discover two travel guides per week throughout December. Number 6: 48 hours in Bergamo.

Published on December 17, 2023, at 1:02 pm (Paris), updated on December 21, 2023, at 2:14 pm Pierre Sorgue

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Le Monde's top 10 destinations | #7 Pyrenean peaks

Where to travel in 2024? This year, Le Monde answers that question with 10 travel picks accessible by train from France. Discover two travel guides per week throughout December. Number 7: The heart of the Pyrénées.

Published on December 13, 2023, at 2:02 pm (Paris), updated on December 21, 2023, at 2:19 pm Bénédicte Boucays

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Berlin-Paris night train completes maiden trip

The 14-hour overnight connection from the German to the French capital will run three times a week, and is scheduled to become daily from October next year.

Published on December 12, 2023, at 1:23 pm (Paris) Le Monde with AFP

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Le Monde's top 10 destinations | #8 Tapas in Zaragoza

Where to travel in 2024? This year, Le Monde answers that question with 10 travel picks accessible by train from France. Discover two travel guides per week throughout December. Number 8: Zaragoza.

Published on December 10, 2023, at 2:00 pm (Paris), updated on December 21, 2023, at 2:19 pm Bénédicte Boucays

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Le Monde's top 10 destinations | #9 ViaRhôna cycling paradise

Where to travel in 2024? This year, Le Monde picks 10 travel destinations accessible by train from France. Discover two travel guides per week throughout December. Number 9: The ViaRhôna cycle route.

Published on December 6, 2023, at 2:02 pm (Paris), updated on December 21, 2023, at 2:20 pm Pierre Sorgue

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Le Monde's top 10 destinations | #10 Majestic Cornwall

Where to travel in 2024? This year, Le Monde answers that question with 10 travel picks accessible by train from France. Discover two travel guides per week throughout December. Number 10: Cornwall.

Published on December 3, 2023, at 1:02 pm (Paris), updated on December 21, 2023, at 2:21 pm Hubert Prolongeau

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I'll be staying at Le Corbusier or Gaetano Pesce's place: Five architect-designed houses for rent

Behind the names Haus Schminke, Pergola Residence and Pescetrullo are some architectural gems, where you can snuggle up in a moss hut in Italy or stay in a colorful, ship-like building in Germany.

Published on September 28, 2023, at 5:30 am (Paris) Lisa Agostini

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A gentle retreat in Corsica

At the entrance to Cap Corse, 300 meters above the sea, the Couvent de Pozzo, a convent built in the 15th century, is a guest house steeped in history, providing a welcoming place to stay along with regional fare.

Published on August 29, 2023, at 12:54 pm (Paris), updated on August 29, 2023, at 12:55 pm Julien Thèves

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UK flights delayed and canceled as a 'technical issue' hits air traffic control

Flight control operator National Air Traffic Services said its automated systems had experienced an unexplained 'technical issue' on Monday.

Published on August 28, 2023, at 4:41 pm (Paris), updated on August 28, 2023, at 5:15 pm Le Monde with AP

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Paris airport pandemonium after bag handler breaks

A breakdown in luggage-sorting equipment at Orly airport meant many flights left late and without the luggage of their passengers on board.

Published on August 3, 2023, at 6:24 pm (Paris), updated on August 3, 2023, at 7:45 pm Le Monde with AFP

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Gdansk, the city of a thousand pasts

Discover the cradle of the Solidarnosc trade union and its shipyards, go back to the 16th-century golden age, and plunge into the Middle Ages at Malbork Castle – a brick version of Versailles. This Polish city can be explored through the course of its history.

Published on June 25, 2023, at 5:00 pm (Paris) Thomas Doustaly

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Paris Air Show highlights search for more fuel-efficient aircraft

Before the arrival of carbon-neutral aircraft planned for 2050 at best, manufacturers are working on more frugal designs. Several concepts are being studied, from flying wings to biomimicry.

Published on June 19, 2023, at 3:01 pm (Paris), updated on June 19, 2023, at 3:01 pm Guy Dutheil

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Walk this way! Five themed hikes in the footsteps of bears and among vineyards

Le Monde is taking you on a trip, so put on your walking shoes. From Crozon to Paris, the Pic Saint-Loup to the Pyrenees, you'll admire contemporary art in the great outdoors, toast the social revolution and give herbalism a try.

Published on June 9, 2023, at 11:00 am (Paris) Bénédicte Boucays

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Turquoise waters, green oases and majestic landscapes: A road trip in Baja California

The southern tip of Mexico's peninsula is the perfect place to enjoy nature. Explore this paradise nestled between the sea and the ocean with our six-leg tour.

Published on May 31, 2023, at 8:30 pm (Paris) Stéphanie Chayet

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New online agencies promote low-carbon travel

Across social media, a handful of travel sites are trying to rekindle a love for train travel among those who prefer to fly.

Published on May 12, 2023, at 12:45 pm (Paris), updated on September 11, 2023, at 9:36 am Marjorie Cessac

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In Wales and Ireland, Celtic walks from shore to shore

From cliffs to megaliths, medieval cathedrals to pint-sized museums, not forgetting the oldest lighthouse in the world, the footpaths along the coastlines of St. George's Channel in Wales and Ireland offer spectacular views of both sea and land.

Published on March 12, 2023, at 10:00 am (Paris), updated on March 12, 2023, at 10:00 am Thomas Doustaly

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Five series that make you want to travel

Let 'Le Monde' show you how to travel without leaving your couch. 'Peaky Blinders' takes us to the underbelly of Birmingham, 'Borgen' encourages us to push open the doors of power in Copenhagen and 'Sexify' shows us a young and sexy Warsaw.

Published on February 25, 2023, at 8:00 pm (Paris), updated on February 25, 2023, at 8:00 pm Thomas Doustaly

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Five winter walks by the sea in France

'Le Monde' is taking you on a trip. Let's go to the island of Ouessant, Argelès, Lacanau, Saint-Malo and Mont-Saint-Michel, popular destinations for summer visitors, but just as attractive in winter. And you will (almost) be the only ones to enjoy it.

Published on February 13, 2023, at 1:24 am (Paris), updated on February 13, 2023, at 7:19 am Yoanna Sultan-R'bibo Anne-Lise Carlo

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Berlin airport cancels all flights over pay strike

The powerful Verdi union said it expected some 1,500 airport employees to take part in the walkout.

Published on January 25, 2023, at 10:41 am (Paris), updated on January 25, 2023, at 10:49 am Le Monde with AFP

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A gourmet food hall revitalizes the Old Port of Marseille

The Grandes Halles du Vieux-Port now boasts a market of artisans and producers specializing in Mediterranean gastronomy.

Published on January 17, 2023, at 5:00 am (Paris), updated on January 17, 2023, at 5:00 am Julien Thèves

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Le Monde's top 20 destinations to visit in 2023

As every year, 'Le Monde' reveals its list of the top 20 destinations, 10 in France, 5 in Europe and 5 in the rest of the world. Close or far away, these places will reveal hidden beauties, enchanted stories and unspoiled natural settings.

Published on January 1, 2023, at 12:30 pm (Paris), updated on January 2, 2023, at 10:08 am Le Monde

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2023: A new era for travel beckons

In 2023, travel will become closer, slower and more conscious. 'Le Monde' picks the dream holiday destinations for 2023. From the clear waters of Lake Bohinj in Slovenia, number 1 on our list, to Meteora's hanging islands in Greece.

Published on January 1, 2023, at 12:00 pm (Paris) Le Monde

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Japanese treatments and marine spas: Five relaxing stays in France to melt your stress away

In 2023, it's time to make taking care of yourself a priority. How about a sea thalasso in Bénodet, Japanese treatments in Alsace, or a candlelight massage in Epernay?

Published on December 26, 2022, at 8:30 pm (Paris) Thomas Doustaly

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Alaska presents a journey 'into the wild'

From the glacial River Teklanika to the imposing Mount Denali, via the ghost town of Kennecott, this wild American state is appropriately known as the 'last frontier.'

Published on December 11, 2022, at 5:51 pm (Paris), updated on December 11, 2022, at 5:51 pm Arnaud Leparmentier

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A winter vacation in Paris? Our top hotel picks across the city

Would you like to sleep just a few steps from the Jardin des Plantes? Have breakfast near Oberkampf? Enjoy Montorgueil without leaving it? Why not! Twenty districts and 20 addresses for a taste of Parisian life.

Published on November 27, 2022, at 5:00 pm (Paris), updated on December 17, 2022, at 3:36 pm Isabelle Mériel Yoanna Sultan-R'bibo

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Germany to introduce €49 nationwide transport pass

The €49 ($48.50) transport ticket follows the successful €9 summer ticket the country implemented from June to August.

Published on November 4, 2022, at 3:11 pm (Paris), updated on November 9, 2022, at 2:09 pm Le Monde with AP

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Discover Berlin: 'Le Monde' shares its top 20 addresses

To help you visit the German capital without getting lost or falling into tourist traps, the editors of 'Le Monde' share their top 20 addresses.

Published on October 8, 2022, at 8:00 am (Paris) Elvire von Bardeleben

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Seaside weekends in France to make summer last a little longer

Vacations may already feel like a long time ago, but from Marseille to Saint-Malo, there is still a whiff of summer in the air.

Published on September 23, 2022, at 11:07 am (Paris), updated on December 7, 2022, at 12:20 pm Thomas Doustaly

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Bask in the sunshine of Bormes-les-Mimosas

Room 303 of the hotel Le Mirage offers a panoramic view of the Mediterranean coast and its lush landscape.

Published on September 11, 2022, at 10:00 am (Paris) Hélène Brunet-Rivaillon

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Aix-en-Provence: Oscar Niemeyer's new French pavilion lives among the art at Château La Coste

The Brazilian architect's pavilion, with its dazzling clarity, is one of the most successful milestones of the Bouches-du-Rhône winery's artistic journey.

Published on August 27, 2022, at 11:00 am (Paris), updated on September 1, 2022, at 11:51 am Isabelle Regnier

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Glastonbury, the British town where druids commune with trees

'The Heralds of the Forests' (4/6). In the southwest of England, the druid Penny Billington is fighting to keep Celtic tree traditions alive.

Published on August 7, 2022, at 5:00 pm (Paris), updated on August 7, 2022, at 5:00 pm Anne-Lise Carlo

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Icelanders' reforestation efforts paint volcanic lava green

'The heralds of the forests' (3/6). Though Iceland has undergone intensive deforestation over centuries, its inhabitants persist in reforesting the island, even at the foot of glaciers or volcanoes.

Published on August 6, 2022, at 5:00 pm (Paris), updated on September 28, 2022, at 9:43 pm Anne-Lise Carlo

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Saving Madeira's laurels from the stampede of mass tourism

'The heralds of the forests' (2/6). On the Portuguese island of Madeira, biologist Helder Spinola takes us for a hike into the 'laurisilva', a fragile remnant of the vast greenery that once covered much of southern Europe and North Africa.

Published on August 5, 2022, at 8:30 pm (Paris), updated on August 5, 2022, at 8:38 pm Anne-Lise Carlo

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Lufthansa negotiates to avoid new strikes as summer tensions continue

The management of the German national airline is negotiating with ground staff who are demanding a salary increase of nearly 10%, and pilots who also want a boost after three years of wage freezes.

Published on August 5, 2022, at 12:30 pm (Paris) Hélène Kohl

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