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Ukrainian journalist Vira Ghyrych killed in bombings in Kyiv. The body of the reporter, producer for Radio Liberty, was found this Friday under the rubble of the building where she lived, destroyed by Russian missiles launched Thursday while the Secretary General of the UN, António Guterres, visited the capital Ukrainian. “We are shocked and outraged at the senseless nature of her death at home, in the country and in the city she loved,” said Jamie Fly, President of Radio Free Europe-Radio Liberty. Read our article.
Adrift, the director of Frontex resigns. Fabrice Leggeri presented his resignation to the management of the European Border Surveillance Agency after the publication of a report by the European Anti-Fraud Office (Olaf) accusing him of practicing “pushbacks”, illegal refoulements of migrants . He is notably accused of having concealed these practices. His former chief of staff, Thibauld de la Haye Jousselin, would also be in Olaf’s crosshairs. Our article to read here.
Macron in the Hautes-Pyrénées: “You blew up the left and the right, you are not going to blow up the country?” The Head of State was visiting this Friday in a small village south of Tarbes, Barbazan-Debat. He had a long talk with the locals. Objective: to get rid of the image of the arrogant and disconnected president. Asked, once again, about the identity of his future Prime Minister, the President again kicked into touch. Read our report here.
Paris: a second Bolloré electric bus catches fire, 149 taken out of service. A second bus in flames in the streets of Paris. No vandalism here, it is a Bolloré brand vehicle malfunction. The line 71 bus caught fire this Friday morning near the Bibliothèque François-Mitterrand stop, in the 13th arrondissement of the capital. The RATP has announced that it will withdraw almost a third of its fleet of electric buses after this second fire in one of these vehicles, built by the Bolloré group.
Sexual harassment: Belgian choreographer Jan Fabre sentenced to 18 months suspended prison sentence. Belgian artist and choreographer Jan Fabre, on trial for “sexual harassment” within his dance company was sentenced this Friday morning to an 18-month suspended prison sentence by the Antwerp Criminal Court.
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Union of the left: between socialists and rebellious, a dialogue in suspense. The day had started well. In a document made public this Friday morning, the PS paved the way for an agreement for the legislative elections with LFI by agreeing to play the game of rapprochement with the movement of Jean-Luc Mélenchon on the merits. But in the middle of the day, the First Secretary of the PS Olivier Faure announced in a message addressed to the first secretaries of federations that the negotiations were suspended. “We must break with any hegemonic logic and accept plurality,” he writes. The negotiations are far from over, as our journalists explain in this analysis to be found here.
On the eastern border of Greece: “Even a French woman can be violently sent back to Turkey.” She showed her identity card to prove that she was indeed French. But the Greek police did not want to know anything. Like Meryem (a pseudonym), many asylum seekers are victims of the illegal practice of “pushbacks”, which has just led to the resignation of the head of Frontex, the European agency for monitoring borders. “Liberation” investigated the forced refoulement which targeted a French national for the first time. His family and his lawyers have lodged a complaint against Greece and plan to do so against France.
Former tennis player Boris Becker, bankrupt, sentenced to two and a half years in prison in particular for having hidden money. The penalty is heavy. Boris Becker is sentenced this Friday to two and a half years in prison by British justice for four counts related to his personal bankruptcy. The 54-year-old former German tennis player will thus be imprisoned after being found guilty in particular of having hidden 2.5 million pounds sterling (3 million euros) in assets and loans to avoid paying his debts. Our article.
Freshwater cycle: a new planetary limit has been crossed. A study published in the journal Nature Reviews Earth & Environment highlights the importance of the green water cycle, essential for soil moisture and evaporation. However, this has reached worrying levels. To the point that researchers believe that a planetary limit has been exceeded. Read our decryption.
Would the University of Tours have protected a medical student prosecuted for rape? According to France Info, the University of Tours has decided not to initiate disciplinary proceedings against a student targeted by five complaints of rape and sexual assault. Four women, three of whom are also medical students, are said to have filed a complaint against a medical student. The Ministries of Health and Higher Education seized the General Inspectorate of National Education, Sport and Research.