Drug dealers whose entire organized crime network was destroyed by a photo of a French bulldog have been ordered to pay more than $1.4 million, said the UK’s National Crime Agency. Stefan Baldauf, 64, and Philip Lawson, 63, were drug traffickers arrested in 2020 as part of Operation Venetic along with other members of their … Read more
French customs authorities said on Monday that a record 31,000 tonnes of illegally imported honey, presented as an all-natural sexual stimulant – but often contaminated with erectile dysfunction drugs – were seized in the country last year . Packets of honey and gels, sold as “shots” or “sticks” with names like Black Horse or Bio … Read more
In more than half a century of their existence on the market, video games have achieved true cultural ubiquity, arguably more so than the feature film industry today. How wrong, then, that movies largely continue to present games in a shallow, non-literal way, portraying them as mindless whistles of joy, rather than pointing out how … Read more
French lawmakers from the far right and left came together to vote Wednesday on a motion of no confidence driven by budget disputes that forced Prime Minister Michel Barnier to resign. The National Assembly approved the motion by 331 votes. A minimum of 288 were needed. President Emmanuel Macron has insisted that he will serve … Read more