Month: January 2020

Alors qu’une polémique fait rage autour des supposés emplois fictifs de l’épouse de François Fillon, France 2 a décidé de mettre en lumière l’affaire avec un reportage diffusé dans Envoyé spécial. Si de nombreuses révélations accablent Penelope Fillon, certains internautes ont toutefois été émus par ses déclarations. Jeudi 2 février, Elise Lucet présentait un nouveau reportage dans son émission Envoyé spécial. L’occasion pour les journalistes d’enquêter sur « L’affaire Fillon » et la récente polémique…

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Marion Cotillard prête sa voix au documentaire de Guillaume Vincent “Terre des Ours”, sur nos écrans ce mercredi 26 février. AlloCiné a rencontré le metteur en scène et l’actrice. Premier film documentaire entièrement réalisé en 3D relief, Terre des Ours sort ce mercredi sur nos écrans. A cette occasion AlloCiné a rencontré le réalisateur Guillaume Vincent et la comédienne Marion Cotillard, qui prête pour la première fois sa voix à un documentaire animalier. Journaliste :…

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Gala.fr présente le deuxième épisode sa nouvelle série hebdomadaire, La Question Royale, qui répondra chaque jeudi à toutes nos questions sur les rois et les princesses. L’épouse du prince Charles est-elle l’une des femmes les plus détestées d’Angleterre? Pour Patrick Weber, notre chroniqueur royal, cela ne fait malheureusement aucun doute. Camilla Parker Bowles, devenue officiellement duchesse de Cornouailles le 9 avril 2005, n’a jamais réussi à se faire aimer des sujets de la couronne. Mais…

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The 2020 season has yet to get underway, but Daniel Ricciardo admits that it is nice to already be “talked about” as a potential Ferrari driver for 2021. The recent signings of Charles Leclerc at the Scuderia and Max Verstappen at Red Bull have cleared up earlier than expected a few of the uncertainties linked with the 2021 season. However, the big question that will continue to tickle everyone’s mind in whether Lewis Hamilton will…

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The extent of fire damage to Kangaroo Island in the state of South Australia was captured by NASA’s Terra satellite on Tuesday. The devastation can be clearly seen, with brown burn scars and active fires where lush greenery once stood. ### NASA estimates that 155,000 hectares (600 square miles) of the island has been consumed by fires, calling it “an ecological tragedy”. ### Lying off Australia’s southern coast, Kangaroo Island is famous for its pristine…

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The blazes, which have been burning across Australia for months, have razed homes and wiped out entire towns. Across Australia, nearly 18 million acres of land have been burned — much of it bushland, forests and national parks, home to the country’s beloved and unique wildlife. ### Nearly half a billion animals have been impacted by the fires in NSW alone, with millions potentially dead, according to ecologists at the University of Sydney. That figure…

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Forrest is the founder of Fortescue Metals Group, one of the world’s largest iron ore producers, and Minara Resources — one of Australia’s biggest nickel mining companies. The huge donation will come from the Minderoo Foundation, a philanthropic organization he founded with his wife, Nicola Forrest. ### A total of 10 million Australian dollars ($6.9 million) will go toward specialist volunteers from Forrest’s home state, Western Australia. Another 10 million Australian dollars will be allocated…

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The protests, organized by national student organization Uni Students for Climate Justice, will take place in cities including Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Perth. Huge crowds are expected, with tens of thousands marking themselves as attending on Facebook — indicating widespread public discontent after months of increasingly deadly fires. ### Morrison has faced heavy criticism for his climate policies and response to the fires. Several of Friday’s protests are under the slogan “Sack Scomo.” ### A…

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Bindi Irwin, Steve’s daughter, and the rest of the Irwin family have rescued and treated over 90,000 animals, many of which were injured in Australia’s recent devastating wildfires. ### Ollie, an orphaned platypus, was patient number 90,000 at the Wildlife Hospital, Bindi’s brother, Robert Irwin, said on Instagram. ### “With so many devastating fires within Australia, my heart breaks for the people and wildlife who have lost so much,” Bindi said in an Instagram post…

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We feel confident our NFL picks and predictions for the divisional round of the 2020 playoffs will be better than our picks and predictions for last week’s games for two reasons. First, we got only one straight-up prediction correct in the first round of the postseason. (Thanks a lot, upset-minded Titans and Vikings. And touché, Texans.) Second, based on the spreads attached to this weekend’s divisional playoff games, in theory, they are easier to pick. Of…

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