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MISCELLANEOUS NEWS ITEM [1 record]

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Record 1 2026-05-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • News and Journalism (General)
OBS

Miscellaneous news covers various unrelated events grouped together.

OBS

Descriptive section headings are generally used, such as "local news" or "crime and incidents reports," depending on the content.

OBS

miscellaneous news item : designation usually used in the plural.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Information et journalisme (Généralités)
OBS

Les faits divers regroupent des nouvelles ou des récits portant sur des événements variés, hors de toute actualité politique, sociale, économique ou culturelle. Ils sont alimentés par des accidents, des catastrophes, des crimes ou des actes exceptionnels et décrivent ce qui semble sortir de l'ordinaire dans le quotidien.

OBS

fait divers : désignation habituellement utilisée au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • faits divers

Spanish

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