Several human rights NGOs have joined forces in the hope of preventing Elon Musk from buying Twitter, for fear that the multi-billionaire will allow toxic behavior to explode on the platform. “If we don’t block this operation, he will give a megaphone to demagogues and extremists, who (…) incite hatred, violence and harassment”, Nicole Gill, … Read more
A porpoise who died on a Swedish beach in June succumbed to avian flu, in the first case identified in this type of cetacean in the world, announced the Veterinary Institute of Sweden on Wednesday August 30. “To our knowledge, this is the first confirmed case in the world of avian influenza in a porpoise.said … Read more
The home was “depopulated” and “disinfected” and a 3 km protection zone around the farm was set up. 10,600 ducks were slaughtered after an outbreak of avian flu was declared in a farm in Ain, the department prefecture told AFP on Sunday. “State services (departmental directorate for the protection of populations) of Ain have revealed … Read more
The vote of Twitter shareholders on its acquisition by Elon Musk will take place on September 13, before the start of the lawsuit that the social network has brought against the richest man in the world in October. Twitter summoned its shareholders for a “special meetingby videoconference, according to official documents filed Tuesday with the … Read more
A resident of a building in Grigny (Essonne) killed an attack dog on Sunday that was attacking four young women in a neighboring apartment, a police source told AFP on Tuesday August 16. Sunday around 3:00 p.m., this man hears “cries of distresscoming from a neighboring apartment. Upon entering, he finds that four women are … Read more
Tesla’s general meeting of shareholders on Thursday approved a three-fold stock split in the Wall Street-listed electric vehicle maker. Its leader Elon Musk did not specify when this split will be effective. The group had already divided its share by five in 2020 to make the title more accessible to its employees and small shareholders, … Read more
The American car rental company Hertz announced on Monday that it wants to offer a large fleet of electric vehicles to its customers and will start by ordering 100,000 units from Tesla by the end of 2022. Customers will be able to rent Tesla Model 3s from early November at major Hertz locations in the … Read more
Malaysian Customs said on Monday it had seized endangered animal parts including elephant tusks, rhino horns and pangolin scales worth a total of 18 million euros. The illegal cargo, concealed in a container with wood, was discovered on July 10 in Port Klang, on the west coast of Malaysia. There were no arrests during the … Read more
Eight months after the vote of an emblematic law against animal mistreatment, a first text defines the new rules for the acquisition of a horse and the issue of the “certificate of commitment“For owners of cats or dogs, according to a decree published Tuesday, July 19 in the Official Journal. The law “aiming to fight … Read more
Elon Musk filed a lawsuit on Friday to stop the lawsuit with Twitter from taking place until next year, after the social network asked for an expedited procedure. In a court document quoted by the American media, the lawyers of the boss of Tesla accuse the board of directors (CA) of Twitter of wanting to … Read more