News related to current events is not always rosy and can affect morale. With this 100% positive format, which appears every day, we try to make you smile by informing you.
Low prices at SNCF
Now is the time to book to take advantage of the lowest prices. The SNCF ticket office has been open since this morning for TGV Inoui journeys scheduled between January 9 and March 30. And new this year, you can book trips until July 4, 2025 on three lines from Paris to Lyon, Marseille and Montpellier. The SNCF is experimenting with ticket sales over six months.
More than a billion and a half to decarbonize the industry
The government presented an amendment yesterday to give itself the means to obtain a greener industry… In total, more than a billion and a half euros will finance infrastructure such as battery factories, CO2 capture networks or more wind fields. The text will be examined in the coming days in the Senate as part of the 2025 budget.
An incredible discovery in Rome
An electrician who was carrying out work on a false ceiling in the Villa Farnesina in Rome accidentally discovered three frescoes painted in the seventeenth century. The works were hidden above the vaulted ceiling of what was once the living room of a wealthy banker. These frescoes notably feature cherubs facing a bucolic landscape.
The reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral
Emmanuel Macron confirmed today that he will give a speech on December 7 in the square in front of the cathedral, more than five years after the fire. For a week, the site will then be open until 10 p.m., specifies rector Olivier Ribadeau-Dumas. However, the visit will now be by free reservation required.
Gladiator Two
Twenty-four years after the first film, Gladiator Two arrived in theaters today. We follow Lucius, the son of Maximus, approximately twenty years after the plot of Ridley Scott's first opus. In 2000, Gladiator attracted nearly four million and eight hundred thousand spectators to French cinemas.
