En arrivant aux portes de la cité Interdite, elle apprit que au regard de la pandémie, plusieurs circuits de visite ont été annulés:  -Nous pouvons toutefois voir les oeuvres d'art exposés pour la plupart au Musée du Palais, expliqua son interpréte. -Je préférerais prendre quelque photos de l'ensemble fit la jeune femme en regardant autour d'elle, le site était immense et les bus déversaient  des visiteurs Chinois principalement. -Vous…

As the Democratic party tumbles into the morass of racial and identity politics, Joe Biden will find it almost impossible to unify his own party, let alone America. Donald Trump faced an unfairly hostile press and was burdened with innumerable deficits of his own making, but in comparison with Joe Biden he held one clear advantage at the outset of his term: he had beaten fair and square his ideological rivals in his own party. The GOP establishment retained considerable power in the House and Senate—and Trump couldn’t govern without them. But Trump had beaten—no, whipped—Bush and Rubio and Cruz, and…

The Bioenergy Association of New Zealand welcomed the proposal from Government in its Action on Agricultural Emissions to provide credits for reductions of gross greenhouse gas emissions from farms.Brian Cox, executive officer of the Bioenergy Association said that “The Government proposals will open up opportunities for farmers to offset biological emissions from livestock. Currently, only the liability is counted and there is little recognition of the very significant carbon absorption that farmers already do. With a better regulatory framework, as is proposed by the Government, farmers will have recognition of the wide range of sustainable agricultural initiatives they have available.”“The wood from…

Résumé (Extrait du livre feuilletable sur notre librairie)* : Début 2020, le virus de la Covid-19 se propage rapidement dans tous les pays du monde. Mais pas partout de la même façon… Il semble exister une exception « Française d’Origine Contrôlée par l’Union Européenne », dont l’acronyme laisse entrevoir la façon dont le gouvernement traite cette pandémie. Dans les couloirs de l’Élysée et de Matignon, les dirigeants de groupes terroristes…

While the world is trying to limit the destruction caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we are only starting to understand its long-term effects on governments, economies, companies and individuals. The global crisis has exacerbated existing flaws at all levels, including vulnerabilities to corruption and bribery. Corruption and bribery are not new problems, but crises such as today’s COVID-19 pandemic tend to increase their risk. Governments are occupied with urgent matters and take shortcuts to get what they need. Companies or individuals may be tempted to resort to bribes to meet objectives and there is increased competition and pressure to…