Motown : the soul label celebrates its 60th anniversary
Having revealed the greatest African-American singers such as Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross and Michael Jackson, Motown is an emblematic figure of record companies in the musical universe of Jazz & Soul. Founded by Berry Gordy, a former line worker and Smokey Robinson in 1959, Motown (a contraction...
READING TIME: 3 minMexico City, a crossroads of history and trade
Mexico City, the former homeland of the Mayas and Aztecs, bears the traces of the first civilizations of the Americas dating back to the year 2000 BC. Today, the city is one of the most important business centres on the American continent. Mexico...
READING TIME: 2 minFires in the Amazon forest, what consequences for tourism ?
This time, social networks were useful in expressing outrage at an unprecedented ecological disaster. Much of the Amazon is in Brazil and its current far-right president has decided to please large farmers and mining companies. The Amazon: the second largest forest in the world! The Amazon is a natural region...
READING TIME: 3 minCapital transfer : is Indonesia playing with fire ?
The move of the political centre to Borneo to relieve congestion in Jakarta, which is dropping into the sea, poses a real risk to the island's biodiversity. Last Monday, Indonesian President Joko Widodo announced the new site to replace the country's current administrative headquarters, which has more than 10 million...
READING TIME: 2 minNew Caledonia, training ground for the Qantas Wallabies before the major international oval balloon event
New Caledonia Tourism and its local partners are proud to be able to welcome the famous Australian national rugby...
Good news : wild tiger population up 30 % in India
The wild tiger population in India has increased by 30 % in four years, according to a new local...
In Mauritius, Saudi Arabia compensates for the loss of Chinese tourists
What began as a gamble seems to be paying off today. With the decline in the number of Chinese...
The evidence that Seattle is a sports city
Seattle is the ideal destination for anyone who wants to attend a professional football, baseball, American football and even,...
An uncontrolled fire ravages the Spanish island of Gran Canaria
Several municipalities were evacuated without the authorities being able to indicate the precise number of people concerned. No victims...
Philadelphia : Did you know that ?
Cradle of the United States, home of cheesesteak and Liberty Bell, city of zero-rated shopping and brotherly love… Philadelphia...
