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practical, but with style
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practical, but with style

Chantelle. CHANTELLE Menstrual panties made a discreet arrival, first in pharmacies, a few years ago, driven by brands specializing in intimate hygiene or periodic protection, such as Saforelle or Nana. The principle of these washable underwear? Absorb period blood and do without a tampon or sanitary napkin. The first models were most often black, cotton, basic. With the main function of responding to a need. “The beginnings of menstrual panties in France, in 2018, were very timid and, indeed, the design was extremely basic.e, remembers Vanessa Causse, trend expert for the International Lingerie Show. Then, in recent years, we have seen more and more young brands launching exclusively into this sector, with greater attention paid to...
Reviews |  Is South Korea disappearing?
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Reviews | Is South Korea disappearing?

For some time now, South Korea has been a striking textbook case of the depopulation problem plaguing the developed world. Almost all rich countries have seen their birth rates stabilize below replacement level, but this generally means it is around 1.5 children per woman. For example, in 2021, the United States was at 1.7, France at 1.8, Italy at 1.3, and Canada at 1.4.But South Korea stands out for falling into below-replacement territory in the 1980s, but has recently seen an even bigger decline – falling below one child per woman in 2018 to 0 .8 after the pandemic and now, in preliminary data for the second and third quarters. by 2023, to only 0.7 births per woman.It's worth understanding what this means. A country that maintained a birth rate at this level would have, for every 20...
intense Israeli shelling reported in Khan Younes, southern Gaza Strip
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intense Israeli shelling reported in Khan Younes, southern Gaza Strip

The UN fears an “even more hellish scenario” in Gaza Lynn Hastings, United Nations (UN) humanitarian coordinator for the Palestinian territories, has expressed strong fears about the ability to continue humanitarian operations in the Gaza Strip, while Israel tightens its grip on the Palestinian territory. Since the resumption of hostilities on December 1 after a seven-day truce, “Israeli military operations have expanded into southern Gaza, forcing tens of thousands more to flee into increasingly concentrated spaces, in desperate need of food, water, shelter and security »she declared on Monday in a press release. “The conditions necessary to provide aid to the people of Gaza do not exist. If it is possible, an even more hellish scenario is about to come tru...
Reviews |  The Debate Israel Needs on War
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Reviews | The Debate Israel Needs on War

Faced with this difficult situation, the Israeli Red Team suggests a radical alternative: Israel should call for a permanent ceasefire which would be followed by an immediate Israeli withdrawal of all military forces from Gaza on the condition that Hamas returns all the hostages he left behind. , civilians and soldiers, as well as all the dead. But Hamas will not receive any Palestinian prisoners in exchange. Just a clear agreement: Israeli withdrawal and permanent ceasefire in exchange for more than 130 Israeli hostages.There would, however, be an Israeli asterisk, which would not be written, but everyone would understand that it is there: Israel reserves the right in the future to bring to justice the senior leaders of Hamas who planned this massacre. But as it did after the Munich m...
In Pakistan, the disillusionment of young students
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In Pakistan, the disillusionment of young students

Security officers and supporters escort a vehicle carrying former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan during an election campaign meeting for the Punjab provincial assembly, in Lahore on March 13, 2023. ARIF ALI / AFP An appointment was made at the end of the day at a large school, whose name remains anonymous, so as not to expose its director. The district, located in the suburbs of Karachi, the economic capital of Pakistan, is plunged into darkness, subject to incessant power cuts due to the dilapidated infrastructure. A group of students, young men in a westernized style, young girls, wearing headscarves and traditional dresses, are gathered in a room so sealed that no sound is likely to escape. Mohammed, 22, is boiling. His hero...
Why it costs $6 to clean this shirt in New York
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Why it costs $6 to clean this shirt in New York

There's an extravaganza of cleanliness just behind an unmarked door in a corner of the Brooklyn Navy Yard.This is where the huge new Kingbridge cleaning facility is located, which opened in January 2020. This is where a tedious and labor-intensive process takes place, which Mr Aviles considers it necessary for clothes to be properly cleaned.He learned the trade at age 5, when his mother, Victoria — who still helps run the decades-old family business — dressed him in a suit and took him to work the Saturday. He offers his customers hot chocolate in winter and lemonade in summer and quickly learns to iron shirts himself.Today, workers pile dirty shirts – undignified with their faded collars, peeling buttons and sweat stains – into a huge bin to be manually sorted by color and condition. Th...
Former Top producer Tucker Carlson accused of sexual assault
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Former Top producer Tucker Carlson accused of sexual assault

A former Fox News employee has accused one of host Tucker Carlson's top producers of sexual assault in a lawsuit filed Monday.The accuser, Andrew Delancey, who previously worked as a producer for a Fox News-affiliated service, said in the complaint that Justin Wells, former lead executive producer of "Tucker Carlson Tonight," assaulted him in 2008 after he promised to help him advance his career. .A subpoena was first filed in New York state court on Nov. 22, just before the deadline set by the state's Adult Survivors Act, which provides a single window for people to pursue civil lawsuits for assaults that may have occurred years or even decades ago. . The full complaint was made public Monday, when it was transferred to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.In a...
The prospect of Casino being dismantled shakes employees
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The prospect of Casino being dismantled shakes employees

A Casino supermarket in Sainte-Hermine (Vendée), December 4, 2023. STÉPHANE MAHÉ / REUTERS Wind of panic among Casino employees. While the distribution group, in great financial difficulty, is seeking behind the scenes to separate itself from its hypermarkets and supermarkets under the Casino brand, where nearly 18,000 employees work in France, all of the food chain's unions (SNTA-FO, CGT, CFDT, UNSA, CFE-CGC) called on employees to go on strike on Tuesday December 5 to denounce “lack of consideration” towards them and “the worrying situation regarding the future of the integrity of Casino”. A rally is planned for the morning in front of the historic headquarters of the Casino group in Saint-Etienne, which employs 1,770 people accordi...
More than a thousand arrests worldwide after anti-money laundering operation led by the Netherlands
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More than a thousand arrests worldwide after anti-money laundering operation led by the Netherlands

One of the largest police operations against money laundering globally has been carried out for several months and has delivered spectacular results, detailed by the European criminal police agency Europol, Monday December 4. The operation, led by the Netherlands and involving 25 other countries on several continents, was organized in collaboration with some 2,800 banking institutions, companies such as Western Union, Tripadvisor and IT companies, as well as Interpol and Eurojust, the judicial cooperation unit of the Twenty-Seven. Some 4,600 investigations launched in Europe, the United States, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore and Latin America have identified 474 members of criminal groups who recruited more than ten thousand "financial mules", people who transferred...
Harris Takes Forceful Tone With Israel in a Foray Into Mideast Diplomacy
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Harris Takes Forceful Tone With Israel in a Foray Into Mideast Diplomacy

Vice President Kamala Harris’s trip to the Middle East over the weekend was both a major foray into wartime diplomacy and an effort to show that the administration is taking a harder line with Israel about the civilian toll of its war against Hamas.The message was aimed at leaders in the region as Israel begins a new phase of the eight-week-old war, which has killed thousands of civilians. But the vice president was also speaking to disaffected voters in the United States, especially the young voters and people of color who helped propel President Biden to the White House in 2020.Over the course of just three hours at the U.N. climate summit in Dubai, Ms. Harris juggled four high-stakes meetings or calls with kings and presidents. Her message on the war, privately and publicly, was one of ...