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The mini-themes are made up of a selection of 3 to 4 resources (video, article, graphic and/or animated graphic) focused on a specific theme. These transverse mini-themes illustrate either one specific phenomenon either a topic drawn from the news.

About the maxi-themes, they are made up of about thirty resources (videos, articles, graphics and animated graphics). The themes correspond to school curricula, current events and academic programmes.

A summary of the content as well as a relevant image are available for each document.

Archives (85) :

Mini-theme : Bullfighting around the world    Mini-theme : How the DNA testings can be useful for the historical discipline?    Mini-theme : Nelson Mandela, defender of national reconciliation, peace and tolerance    Mini-theme : The first night flight by a solar plane, the Solar Impulse    Mini-theme : The debate about the retirement age    Mini-theme : What are the relationships between North and South Korea?    Mini-theme : Life on Mars : a dream comes true?    The World Cup in South Africa : much more than a sport and unifying event !....    Mini-theme : The 63rd Cannes Festival    Maxi-theme : Major population movements    Mini-theme : The United Kingdom General Elections    Mini-theme : World Expo 2010    Mini theme : Oil slick in the United States    Mini-theme : The European rescue package in Greece    Mini-theme : The path toward nuclear disarmament    Mini-theme : Big Bang recreated    Mini-theme : The destructive force of storm    Mini-theme : HIV/Aids epidemic, 29 years after the discovery of the virus    Classical professions are being transformed thanks to the new technologies    Mini-theme : Elephants, a specie in extinction    Mini-theme : Major scientific theories called into question    Maxi-theme : Is Mother Nature out of control ?    Mini-theme : The debate over Genetically Modified Foods    Maxi-theme : Sustainable development and solidarity action    Mini–theme : The Vancouver Olympic Games    Mini-theme : DNA reveals some mystery on King Tutankhamun    Mini-theme : The most famous carnivals in the world    Mini-theme : Piracy in the Indian Ocean    Maxi-theme : Human Rights in 2010    Mini-theme : Concorde in court for manslaughter charges    Mini-theme : The success of 3D movies    Mini-theme : Computer innovation    Mini-theme : The internet generation    Mini-theme : Remembering Auschwitz 65 years after its liberation    Mini-theme : Haiti, history of a beleaguered country    Mini-theme : Security in Air transport    Mini-theme : The African continent by the 2010 World Cup    Mini-theme : Talking about dictatorship    Mini-theme : Dubai, the city of excesses    Maxi-theme : How the European system will be working in 2010?    Mini-theme : The difficult situation in Afghanistan    Mini-theme : Spatial tourism    Maxi-theme : Women in the Middle East    Mini-theme : The new president of the United States    Mini-theme : Death penalty in the world    Mini-Theme : The Berlin Wall    Mini-theme : Malaria disease    Maxi-theme : Discover the fascinating expeditions aiming to explore and understand our planet, the Earth    Mini-theme : Radiation all around    Mini-theme : The video games, a popular distraction    Mini-theme : China, 60 years of Communism    Mini-theme : 1st Man on the Moon Anniversary    Mini-theme : Wall Street fraudster Bernard Madoff    Mini-theme : Drug consumption in the world    Mini-theme : Alternative energies    Mini-theme : The whales    Mini-theme : Hunger in the world    Mini-theme : The 65th anniversary D-Day landings    Maxi-theme : Holidays are coming!    Mini-theme : European Union    Mini-theme : Cannes Film Festival    Maxi-theme : New technologies are part of the daily life    Mini-theme : Post-Apartheid South Africa facing new challenges    Mini-theme : The swine flu outbreak    Mini-theme : Water resources at stake    Mini-theme : The origin of man    Mini-theme : The 7th art    Mini-theme : The high cuisine in the world    Mini-theme : The G20 summit    Mini-theme : Earthquakes    Mini-theme : The Polar Bears    Maxi-theme : Towards the emergence of new values in the world ?    Maxi-theme : Art in all its forms    Maxi-theme : A world of sensations    Maxi-theme : Great european challenges    Maxi-theme : Health in the XXIst century    Maxi-theme : The challenge of water    Maxi-theme : Spain, Authentic modernity    Maxi-theme : What is Great Britain known for ?    Maxi-theme : Endangered species    Maxi-theme : The Olympics' biggest hits    Maxi-theme : Women around the world    Maxi-theme : Tobacco on the ropes    Maxi-theme : Obesity and hunger in the world    Maxi-theme : Evolution of climate change

Monthly theme: Maxi-theme : Holidays are coming!

More than 30 resources [+ info]

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The Yellow Train is 100, and still steaming It's a hundred years old and a part of the French Catalan landscape that can't be missed: The yellow train celebrates its 100 years of service this month. ...

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Tourists heave menhirs to solve ancient mystery In the Asterix comic books you only had to drink a magic potion to be able to lift a menhir. But in reality you need vast quantities of muscle power and lo ...

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French sun-worshippers flock to city beach It's that time of year again -- when France's capital dumps several tonnes of real sand along the banks of the Seine, and invites locals to strip off, sunb ...

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South African national parks sell soccer safari As the sun set over the savannah at Kruger National Park, a football fan unfurled a banner from the side of an open-air safari truck. The guided tour wa ...

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Restoration revives presidential brew The first president of the United States made his post-politics fortune, in part, by producing rye whiskey on his now-famous Mount Vernon estate. Almost tw ...

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Swiss adopt cows for the summer Most Swiss head to the beaches for their vacations, but others are opting for a rustic holiday in the mountains where they are spending time with their ado ...

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'Paris Jazz' festival creates summer 'garden of sounds' The 2010 edition of the yearly Paris Jazz festival is well underway in Paris's 'Parc Floral.' The festival, emphasizing harmony and nature, brings diverse ...

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Washington residents urged to water sun-baked city trees Residents of the leafy US capital were delivered an unusual request Friday as the city sweltered under a prolonged heatwave: please water our trees. A s ...

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High-brow meets high-wire at Montreal circus fest The hometown of the world-famous Cirque du Soleil has taken its love of centre stage one step further, with its first International Festival of Circus Arts ...

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Paris warms to pedestrians Parisians and tourists will enjoy new activity zones along the banks of the Seine.

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Easter Island hat mystery Britain archeologists have looked into how massive hats were transported to ancient statues.

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A step back in time on Turkish islands For residents of Turkey's bustling commercial capital, the antidote to urban chaos is just an hour away from Istanbul. On the Princes' Islands, just about ...

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The world's best and worst tourists Survey of 40,000 hotels which ranked tourists from 27 countries based on nine criteria.

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Clean fun for the wealthy with an eco-conscience The rich need not despair, they can finally enjoy ecological holidays without going downmarket. A Rome-based company labels luxury resorts all over the wor ...

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Cold start to British summer The latest indoor ski slope to open in Britain is perhaps the most unusual. It's built on the side of a real hill, has real grass on its roof and boasts 10 ...

18/06/2009   See

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French dam to be 'world's biggest sundial' 2009 is the Year of Astronomy, 400 years after the first observations with a telescope by famed astronomer Galileo. To mark the occasion, French engineers ...

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Crisis clouds summer season for European tourism Crowds of tourists stroll along Prague's famous Charles Bridge, but the Czech capital and other places in Europe expect a lacklustre tourist season amid th ...

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Hungarian towns in horse race to attract tourists Budapest hosts its second National Gallop this weekend, but the event is far more than a horse race, as the country fair in the city promotes tourism to th ...

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Marseille breathes new life into old sails In Marseille's old port, the "barquettes," quaint sail boats once vital to the fishing industry, have found a second wind in the tourist market. Video ...

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Tourists throng Paris's 'ghost' metro stations Haxo, one of several "ghost" metro stations in Paris, was built in 1900 but rarely used. Like the others, the disused facility now attracts tourists and fi ...

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Taking a 'crisis' vacation in France In northern France runs the river "La Crise" (The Crisis). The ongoing world economic crisis has inspired locals to cash in on the pun, with one entreprene ...

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Cleaning up Egypt's White Desert Egypt's White Desert has lost its shine as growing numbers of visitors leave a once pristine landscape tarnished. One man is trying to put things right aga ...

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Dental tourism keeps Hungary smiling Every year, thousands of Western Europeans travel to Hungary seeking medical care. Baker Thierry Loy has made the journey all the way from his home town in ...

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Indian middle class tries out 'sustainable' village life Two trial sustainable tourism projects are up and running in villages in India's Maharashtra state. So far more than 600 tourists have visited, bringing in ...

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France's coastal communities cope with beach erosion With the summer holidays just two months away, many beach towns in France are preparing for the high season. But, these communities are under siege. Climat ...

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Thailand tourism International tourist arrivals through all entry points between 1999 and 2009 (forecast).

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China to reopen Tibet to foreign tourists Tibet will reopen to foreign tourists on April 5, an official was quoted on Monday as saying, in a sign that authorities may ease a crackdown imposed for t ...

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Luxury wine tourism is on the rise in Argentina The Mendoza region of Argentina is famous for its wines. In order to take maximum advantage of their wine country's growing fame, Argentinians are developi ...

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Indian clinics woo "fertility" tourists as medical travel booms "We are actively recruiting egg donors!" reads the advertisement on the website of one of India's top in-vitro fertilisation clinics. "Our patients are ...

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Spanish holiday village becomes symbol of property crisis It was the promise of a dream come true for many Spaniards: an affordable and comfortable home by the Mediterranean with year-round sunshine. And the ...

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World tourism Tourists worldwide.

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Hoofing it around Lamu Kenya's tourism industry, one of its main sources of revenue, suffered huge losses from the country's post-electoral violence earlier this year. But indust ...

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Dubai, new tourism hot spot A desert city with high ambitions, Dubai is aiming to become the "in" spot for tourists. Tourism officials have spent billions of dollars on facilities cat ...

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Green hotels and resorts reach out to eco-conscious travellers As climate change guilt among tourists grows, hotels and resorts are finding they need to do more to please the green consumer than simply ask them to re-u ...

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Czech Republic puts itself on map wtih 'fertility' holidays This soulless eastern industrial town not far from the Czech border with Slovakia is the source of life for many women, who travel here to have test tube b ...

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Space tourism EADS has designed a rocket plane that would allow passengers to experience weightlessness for 3 minutes, at 100 km above the Earth.

20/12/2007   See

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Luxury travel goes green but long flights still favoured From Robinson Crusoe wilderness retreats in the Seychelles to high-design eco-lodges in Chile, luxury travel is pushing to go green, but big spenders are s ...

05/12/2007   See

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Disneyland Visitors and results (in million euros).

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