The UK builds a wall in Calais to keep refugees out

The UK builds a wall in Calais to keep refugees out

The UK will build a kilometre-long, 4-metre high wall in Calais, France in an effort to block refugees from entering the country. The wall is designed to stop those living in the nearby encampment dubbed “the Jungle” from climbing into lorries and other vehicles heading to the UK through the port of Calais and the Eurotunnel. There

Espace Mont-Blanc to protect the one of Europe’s highest peaks

Espace Mont-Blanc to protect the one of Europe’s highest peaks

International cooperation pays off and the three countries involved in the great conservation effort around the Mont-Blanc area know it well. Italy, France and Switzerland started work collaboratively, founding the Espace Mont-Blanc in 1991. The idea originated in occasion of the celebration of the bicentennial of the first ascent of one of the highest peaks in Europe.

Nice attacked during Bastille Day celebrations. What we know so far

Nice attacked during Bastille Day celebrations. What we know so far

Dozens of people have been killed after a man drove a truck into a crowd (at high speed, allegedly at 80 km/h) along the promenade des Anglais, the seafront of the city of Nice, France, on the 14th of July at 22:40 local time. People were watching a firework display in occasion of the Bastille Day. The driver

Paris to ban old and polluting cars

Paris to ban old and polluting cars

Commercial vehicles produced before 1997 won’t be allowed in the streets of Paris. The measure, which will come into force on 1 July, is intended to reduce air pollution in the French capital.