Nicolas Sarkozy’s new book Diary of a Prisoner, released today, recounts his 20 days in jail after being convicted over campaign-financing offences, but also uses the prison memoir to shift the political debate by urging cooperation between his conservative party and the far right. The book has sparked controversy within the conservative party, with critics rejecting his call to abandon long-standing barriers against far-right alliances.
#France #Sarkozy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vb9dXRw0V8s
It’s called “Molka” and in South Korea, the word refers to filming women’s bodies without their consent. Tiny spy cameras are used in public bathrooms and in hotels to accomplish this and the images are often distributed on encrypted social media platforms. University of Queensland scholar Park Se Youn tells FRANCE 24 how sexual #predators are using technology and online platforms in the 'extremely lucrative' business of posting explicit images online.
#tech #voyeurism
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyU2n1XWbrc
Spanish police on Monday said they had broken up a cell of "The Base", a transnational neo-Nazi white supremacist group designated a terrorist organisation by the European Union, Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. The US-founded movement operates through a decentralised, international network of paramilitary cells with the aim of perpetrating attacks and preparing for a "race war", the police said in a statement.
#Spain #NeoNazi #police
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toCGbk-663E
At 3,800 metres in the French Alps, eight experienced workers are replacing a 70-year-old footbridge at the summit of Aiguille du Midi, Mont Blanc. The 16-metre steel structure, delivered by helicopter, weighs over two tons and was installed in temperatures of around –20°C with winds of 20 km/h. The operation, requiring four months of preparation, took just one hour to complete, and the new bridge is designed to withstand winds up to 254 km/h.
#France #MontBlanc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dd53_ARBt0M
Paris's Louvre museum said Thursday it would raise ticket prices for most non-EU visitors, meaning US, British and Chinese tourists among others will have to pay $37 to get in. The museum told AFP the 45-percent price hike aims to boost annual revenues by up to $23 million to fund structural improvements at the world's most-visited art museum, which is reeling from the daylight theft of priceless treasures last month.
#France #Louvre #museum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBl2dbA8764
The National Park Service said Tuesday it is going to start charging the millions of international tourists who visit US parks each year an extra $100 to enter some of the most popular sites, while leaving them out of fee-free days that will be reserved for American residents.
#US #NationalParks #USNationalPark #tourism #hiking
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klyyUWPGsfE
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday started his 27-year #prison sentence for leading a coup attempt, to the surprise of many in the South American nation who doubted he would ever end up behind bars. Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who has overseen the case, ruled Bolsonaro will remain in custody after being preemptively arrested on Saturday. FRANCE 24's Jan Onoszko reports from Rio de Janeiro.
#Brazil #Bolsonaro #coup
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_2QQm6_Jes
Speaking to FRANCE 24, Scott Lucas, Professor of International Politics at the University College Dublin Clinton Institute, says that following a ceasefire, Ukraine may find itself in the same position as Germany during the Cold War, enjoying the continued support of the West and integration in Europe, and that Kyiv envisages accepting short-term occupation as Russia struggles economically and holds territory which is 'burnt to the ground'.
#Ukraine #Russia #war #EU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXZdjYlMsEQ
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