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A69 Highway : 'Majo' Of The Crem'arbres ZAD Receives The Label 'Outstanding Tree Of The Year'

A young boy is filming 'Majo', the London plane named 'Outstanding Tree of the Year', with a sticker that reads 'No to the A69' on his smartphone. Georges Feterman, the president of the NGO A.R.B.R.E.S, is visiting the Crem'Arbres to award the coveted label of 'Outstanding Tree of the Year' to 'Majo', a London plane. This tree, along with others, would have been illegally cut down by NGE/Atosca if 'Ecureuils' (meaning 'squirrels') had not occupied the trees for 39 days. After a 39-day police siege of the Crem'Arbres, the French Justice has recognized that the Crem'Arbre must be protected and the trees should remain uncut until September 1st. People, sympathizers, and LVEL members are gathering for the award ceremony. In Saix, Tarn, France, on the planned A69 highway route between Toulouse and Castres, opponents have set up a ZAD named 'Crem'Arbre' (meaning 'Zone To Defend') and 'Ecureuils' have been living in the trees to prevent them from being cut down. The main collective 'La Voie est Libre' (meaning 'The

[Breaking News]2nd anniversary of Hokkaido boat tragedy

A memorial ceremony is held in Shari on April 23, 2024, to mark the second anniversary of a tourist boat sinking off the town on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido. The Kazu I sank during a cruise around the Shiretoko Peninsula, leaving 20 people dead and six missing.(Kyodo)

2 die, 100 hospitalized after consuming Japan drugmaker's supplements

OSAKA,Japan, March 27 Kyodo - Two people are believed to have died and over 100 hospitalized after consuming red yeast rice dietary supplements from Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., the Japanese drugmaker and the health ministry said Tuesday, amid swelling safety concerns over the products.(Kyodo)