Maxime Marquette
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1,800 health centers at risk, the real face of Trump's cuts
Up to 1,800 community health centers could close their doors across the United States because of the budget cuts written into the
SETA report unpacks NATO's tormented history of burden sharing
Just days before the NATO summit in Ankara, set for July 7-8, 2026, the Turkish research institute SETA (Foundation for Political, Economic
How the EU's top court is standing up to Budapest on LGBTI rights
Some court rulings fade after a few weeks of headlines, and others become permanent reference points. The judgment handed down on April
Heat Wave and the 2026 Baccalauréat, Oral Exams in a Parking Garage and a Hospital Bed
In the middle of a heat wave, candidates for the 2026 baccalauréat had to contend with thoroughly unusual exam conditions, revealed in
Paris Prepares an Unprecedented 1,600-Drone Fireworks Show for July 13
This year, Paris's traditional July 14 fireworks display will be exceptionally moved up to Monday, July 13, 2026, launched from the Eiffel
NATO Rethinks Eastern Europe's Defense as America Pulls Back
An in-depth analysis published by The Economist on July 2, 2026, confirms what several experts had already been observing for months: NATO
Over 400 Intestinal Parasite Cases Detected Across 18 U.S. States
American health authorities have spent several weeks confronting an outbreak of cyclosporiasis, a parasitic infection caused by Cyclospora cayetanensis, that has now
Mr. Blanche, Six Months Late on the Epstein Files Is Enough
Mr. Todd Blanche, I am addressing you directly, as Deputy Attorney General of the United States, because at this stage the facts
Nearly Half of Patients Referred for a Kidney Transplant Fall Away
A study led by researchers at NYU Langone Health and the NYU Grossman School of Medicine, published online on June 20, 2026