Nestlé lobbying all the way to the top of government
Steve Told Us – Confidential documents obtained by Radio France and Le Monde reveal how Nestlé managed to obtain derogations to illegally filter its bottled water, despite health warnings and opposition from the Direction Générale de la Santé. In an affair that has shaken the highest echelons of the French state, a vast lobbying operation […]
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China responds to US sanctions
Steve Told Us – Beijing gets tough on Trump’s protectionist measures, targeting US oil and gas and tech giant Google. The trade war between the world’s two leading powers is escalating. In response to the additional tariffs imposed by President Trump, China announced on Tuesday February 4 a series of retaliatory measures aimed directly at […]
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Private conversations spied on by Apple
Steve Told Us – The Siri voice assistant is accused of massively recording and processing private conversations without users’ consent. The Ligue des droits de l’homme (LDH) has filed a complaint against Apple with the Paris public prosecutor’s office, based on the testimony of a former employee turned whistleblower. The Siri voice assistant is accused […]
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“We must listen to the voice of Palestinian citizens”.
Steve Told Us – Trained as an engineer, Rami Aman spent six and a half months in Hamas prisons. His only crime: trying to establish peaceful relations with Israelis. On a visit to France, he granted us an interview. By Frédéric Crotta Today, only fools or utopians believe in peace between Palestinians and Israelis. Rami […]
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a new team takes the helm!
Steve Told Us – With the confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr as Secretary of Health and the appointment of a team of professionals critical of the current system, the Trump administration is poised to make a major shift in US healthcare policy, according to BAM news. A team that promises change Robert F. Kennedy […]
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a new world is taking shape before our eyes
Steve Told Us – American-Russian negotiations leave Europe on the sidelines, as Jean-Baptiste Noé rightly writes in “L’Institut des Libertés”. Talks between Washington and Moscow have begun in Riyadh, marking a turning point in the war in Ukraine. A development that underlines the diplomatic weakening of Europe and Ukraine itself, now spectators to their own […]
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revelations from a Spanish ambassador
Steve Told Us – In an unfiltered interview, former Spanish ambassador José Zorrilla offers a critical analysis of the Ukrainian crisis, and reveals what goes on behind the scenes in European diplomacy. The transcript of an interview between Ambassador José Zorrilla and Pascal Lot reveals rarely expressed perspectives on relations between Europe, Russia and the […]
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580 million people are eligible for asylum in France
Steve Told Us – An alarming study by the Observatoire de l’immigration et de la démographie (OID) reveals that the French asylum system could theoretically concern almost 7% of the world’s population, according to current criteria. Worrying trends in numbers The number of asylum seekers in France will have reached almost 600,000 by 2023, representing […]
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Since when does the year begin on January 1ᵉʳ?
Steve Told Us – Since the 16ᵉ century. In the Middle Ages, the year began on Easter Day. But Easter fluctuated according to the moon. Pope Gregory XIII modified the Julian calendar and had the Gregorian calendar adopted, which removed 10 days in one fell swoop. Thus, Friday October 15, 1582 succeeded Thursday October 4, […]
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After Romania, Georgia: An investiture under high tension
Steve Told Us – Former French-Georgian president Salome Zourabichvili says she is the rightful president (capture Euronews) French-Georgian ex-president Salome Zourabichvili says she is the legitimate president (capture Euronews) Former footballer Mikheïl Kavelachvili, now a figure of the Georgian far right, was sworn in on Sunday December 29, while the outgoing president, Salomé Zourabichvili, a […]
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