Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
May 27, 2009
The Church of Scientology goes on trial in France
This week the Church of Scientology, with members as famous as actors Tom Cruise and John Travolta, has gone on trial in France on charges of organized fraud. This church -registered as a religion in the United States was founded in 1954 by L. Ron Hubbard, the science fiction writer- Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
March 19, 2009
The French protest in the streets
The French do not complain quietly when their government does not satisfy them or follow on its promises. They may not become as dangerous in their protests a they did during the revolution times but they can and do make life difficult for their politicians. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
January 29, 2009
French strikers demand protection against economic crisis
In a real show of democracy at work the French are showing their president, Nicolas Sarkozy, their displeasure. Hundreds of thousands of French employees -teachers, postal workers, hospital staff, check-out employees in supermarket, bus and train drivers, etc.- did stop working today and started demonstrations across France this afternoon in the first general strike to hit an industrialized nation since the start of the global financial crisis. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
November 20, 2008
Will HRC become SoS or not?
As the days advance towards the inauguration of Barack Obama, the 44 US president, he and his team seem to be concentrating in picking up the members of his cabinet. Already the firsts rumbles among the citizens are beginning to be heard. There is a certain amount of discontent, disbelief and or distrust about his pickings. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
November 11, 2008
The French anti-alcoholism campaign
An aperitif before lunch or dinner, a good bottle of wine with the meal and a digestive to finish it are part of the good things in life in France. Maybe not everyday, or not at home but certainly when eating at a restaurant. And nobody ever thought this could be in danger. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
October 28, 2008
Stolen dangerous goods
It would be nice to read good news but it is becoming more and more difficult. Just yesterday, Mohamed ElBaradei, the chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said that the number of reports of nuclear or radioactive material stolen around the world last year was “disturbingly high. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Rosa Maria Young on
October 23, 2008
Voodoo against Sarkozy
Nobody thinks the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, is amused having learned that a doll in his image (in fact 20,000 copies) is already in the shops together with a voodoo manual and a set of 12 pins. Read the rest of this entry »
