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L'Irish coffee, vous aimez?
The perfect Irish coffee Ingredients (makes one) : 50ml cold double or whipping cream/ 50ml de crème fraiche épaisse réfrigérée 2 tbsp soft brown muscovado/ 2 cuillères à soupe de sucre roux foncé avec un goût prononcé 50ml whiskey, preferably Irish/...
Une affaire juridique qui défie le bon sens
Felony murder: why a teenager who didn't kill anyone faces 55 years in jail Blake Layman broke into a house unarmed. The homeowner opened fire, injuring him and killing a friend. But Indiana law means he is officially a murderer Felony = un crime/ meurtre/...
Qui est véritablement l'artiste des enfants aux grands yeux ?
The big-eyed children: the extraordinary story of an epic art fraud In the 1960s, Walter Keane was feted for his sentimental portraits that sold by the million. But in fact, his wife Margaret was the artist, working in virtual slavery to maintain his...
Ne donnez pas de pain aux canards !
Don't feed the ducks bread, say conservationists We feed six million loaves of bread a year to ducks in England and Wales causing damage to birds’ health and polluting waterways. Oats, corn and peas are safer for the birds To feed – I fed - fed = nourrir,...
Magna Carta : une texte de loi précurseur
Magna Carta exhibition is an 800-year-old lesson in people power British Library showcase highlights value of enduringly popular document still relevant to everything from control orders to European integration An exhibition = une exposition People power...
Un nouveau super héros, sikh!
Super Sikh: a superhero in a turban fighting injustice and ignorance He loves Elvis, hates the Taliban and a Kickstarter campaign for the comic book reached its target in 27 hours – so can Deep Singh also fight prejudice in America? To fight = se battre,...
Solar Impulse est parti pour un tour du monde grâce à l'énergie solaire
Swiss pilots attempt first around-the-world solar flight Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg will take turns piloting the single seater Solar Impulse 2 plane that is propelled solely by the sun A solar flight = un vol grâce à l’énergie solaire To take...
Vols de drones interdits au-dessus de Paris
French police investigate mystery drone flights over central Paris Various types of drones spotted near US embassy, Élysée palace, Invalides military museum and Eiffel Tower over two nights this week A flight = un vol Over = au-dessus To spot = repérer...
Les petits Danois lisent davantage que les autres européens, pourquoi?
Reading on the rise among young Danes Schoolchildren’s increased interest in books attributed to school campaigns and better targeting by publishers On the rise = en hausse Among = parmi Danes = les Danois To increase = augmenter To target = cibler, viser...
Les Iraniennes invitées à poster leur photo sans voile sur Facebook
Iranian woman wins rights award for hijab campaign An Iranian journalist has received a human rights award in Geneva for creating a Facebook page inviting women in Iran to post pictures of themselves without their headscarves in defiance of rules requiring...