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By Britt Peterson, Boston Globe As Americans have been learning in recent weeks, Russia sometimes has its own way of describing events—like when Vladimir Putin claimed on March 4, despite the presence of Russian troops on the ground, that he hadn’t invaded the Crimean region of east Ukraine. Then there’s the narrative about what is…
Les immigrants mâles et les femmes européennes
Le magazine The Economist rappelle un sondage et affirme: “To absorb newcomers peacefully, Europe must insist they respect values such as tolerance and sexual equality” ” More than 90% of Tunisians and Moroccans believe that a wife should always obey her husband. Only 14% of Iraqi Muslims and 22% of Jordanians think a woman should…
Danger in the Ring. Marie Brenner investigated the intrauterine birth control NuvaRing, which had the potential risk of causing lethal blood clots in its users.
Vanity Fair When 24-year-old Erika Langhart—talented, beautiful, bound for law school—died on Thanksgiving Day 2011, she became one of thousands of suspected victims of the birth-control device NuvaRing. Elite army athlete Megan Henry, who survived rampant blood clots in her 20s, is another. With major suits against NuvaRing’s manufacturer, Merck, headed for trial, Marie Brenner…
Le bruit du silence (des syndicats)
Myriam Ségal Le Quotidien «Certains silences font plus de bruit qu’une manifestation de camionneurs. Celui de la FTQ me semble assourdissant. Depuis une semaine, Ken Pereira, qui a révélé les comptes de dépenses délirants et les liens mafieux présumés de l’ex-directeur général de la FTQ-Construction, déballe son sac devant la commission Charbonneau. (..) Comme bien…
Dossier du Spiegel: les méthodes opaques du géant internet Google.
Un article du Spiegel . Google has long insisted that it is “not a conventional company.” An increasing number of users, competitors and advertisers are starting to doubt that claim. As the intransparent search engine giant expands its offerings, companies that stand in the way claim they are being made to suffer. Anti-trust agencies on…