Emerald Maxwell
@emeraldmaxwell
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Video journalist/economic migrant à Paris
Paris/London
Joined May 2011
🧑⚖️🇫🇷 The trial of Dominique #Pelicot, who orchestrated mass rapes of his sedated wife, #GiselePelicot, is entering its final stages. Monday marked the last day devoted to the questioning of the defendants. @emeraldmaxwell told @abdelmassive what they had to say ⤵️
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How to explain rising autism rates in industrialised countries? For World Autism Awareness Day @SophianAubin and I report on a major study looking at the link between pollution and the developmental condition...
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The French spend the most time à table eating and drinking... Quelle surprise.
🍽 Les Français passent 2h12 par jour à manger et à boire. 👉 Chaque jour, un chiffre insolite se cache dans les pages du cahier d'été de @libe !
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This is how jeans get distressed. You see the mask, the goggles, and yet, this worker is probably still breathing in enough of those tiny fibers to permanently damage their lungs. If only there was a way to get holes in jeans without harming someone in the process…
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1/22 This is Svetlana Maniovich. She is your guide to the world of extreme Russian glamour. She radiates richness. Diamonds, furs, Rolls Royces - she has it all and more. In summer you can find her in St Tropez where she rents a villa for €150k/month, or on a yacht in Naples🧵
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Rats, pensions, the Parisian cult of demos and the big question: why do the French always hate their president? Me @FT on how the country can get itself out of this mutually abusive relationship
ft.com
As rage over pension reform spills out on to the streets, it may be time for the country to rethink its all-powerful presidency
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this is what happens when you don’t recycle your pizza boxes
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Fighting food waste to save the planet: Initiatives crop up in France https://t.co/DIQC6LQcKm via @FRANCE24
france24.com
In France, where 8 million people are food insecure, 10 million tonnes of food are thrown away every year. But initiatives are under way to limit food waste. In the heart of Paris's La Défense...
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@ofarry @EduardCousin @VDekimpe 🌍 With climate change threatening the earth's ecosystem, more eco-friendly practices are being encouraged—for example, insect farming. Bugs can provide a good source of protein at a lower environmental cost. @emeraldmaxwell reports ⤵️
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Pourquoi les fortes chaleurs sont plus dangereuses pour les femmes
france24.com
Plusieurs études scientifiques indiquent que les femmes – surtout au-dessus de 65 ans – ont davantage de risques de mourir durant les périodes de canicule. Une inégalité de sexe qui commence à être...
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“Now, 30,000 years later, we’re here with that exact brain” and every phone notification we hear is a twig snapping in the forest" Is your smartphone ruining your memory?
theguardian.com
‘I can’t remember anything’ is a common complaint these days. But is it because we rely so heavily on our smartphones? And do the endless alerts and distractions stop us forming new memories?
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@ketgorjestani @emeraldmaxwell 🔴🇺🇸 The decision is the culmination of decades of efforts by abortion opponents, made possible by an emboldened right side of the court that has been fortified by three appointees of former President Donald #Trump. #RoevWade
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@ketgorjestani 🔴 Since the Supreme Court's #RoevWade decision legalized #abortion nationwide in 1973, the issue has become one of the defining fault lines in US politics 🇺🇸 Democratic politicians firmly support abortion rights, while Republicans are in opposition @emeraldmaxwell reports ⤵️
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A lot of attention has been focused on the 2 British men sentenced to death by a court in a Russian-backed, self-proclaimed separatist enclave in the Donbas. Alongside them is this man, 21 year-old Moroccan national Brahim Saadune. He came to Kyiv as a technology student… /1
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On their 150th anniversary, many of Paris's historic Wallace drinking fountains will be outfitted with a misting function, as the city looks to prepare residents for more intense urban heat https://t.co/Q2wn3HkwNR via @citylab @jsyche
bloomberg.com
On their 150th anniversary, many of the historic drinking fountains will be outfitted with a misting function, as the city looks to prepare residents for more intense urban heat.
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Another brilliant BD from Emma about sharing the mental load of housework and managing a house together. I want to send this to every man I know.
emmaclit.com
Salut à toutes et tous ! J’écris moins en ce moment because le travail, mais voilà une histoire que je voulais dessiner depuis bien longtemps ! J’espère qu’elle vous plaira. Comme…
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