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Launch of the 40th Restos du Cœur campaign
The 40th Restos du Cœur campaign was launched this Tuesday. Last year, the generosity of the French helped save the association from financial difficulties. The structure can therefore return to a normal distribution this winter. For this new campaign, priority will be given to the most vulnerable groups, in particular single-parent families and children under 3 years old.
The number of daily smokers falling
There are fewer and fewer daily smokers, according to a Public Health France survey. 23% of French people say they smoke every day, a figure that is the lowest since 2000. This proportion has also fallen by two points between 2021 and 2023. The overall number of smokers is stable. At the same time, sales of smoking cessation treatments are on the rise in pharmacies.
A white shark observed off the coast of Porquerolles
A white shark measuring almost 4 meters was observed and filmed at the beginning of November by a fisherman off the coast of Var, in the Mediterranean, even though this species has been classified as “critically endangered” for around thirty years. 90% of its population would have in fact disappeared in the Mediterranean.
The French are more attentive to reducing their waste
Nearly 9 out of 10 French people say they take care to reduce and limit their waste, according to an Odoxa survey for Suez, which shows a significant contrast depending on the region. Brittany is thus first on the podium of good students, conversely the PACA region, in last position, followed by Île-de-France.
Val-de-Marne: this shopping center is suitable for color blind people
The Belle-Épine shopping center, in Val-de-Marne, has become the first shopping center in France to set up a device allowing colorblind people to decipher colors. Thus, thanks to a smartphone camera and the ColorADD application, color blind people can better see shades and colors when purchasing clothing by displaying the name of the shade on the screen. ColorADD also makes it easier for colorblind people to read shopping center maps.
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