The news
All that changes this Monday in the health protocol facing omicron. Wearing a mask from 6 years old, new rules for the isolation of people positive for Covid-19, teleworking, childcare, catering … Partly announced at the last minute by the government, a series of new health measures between in effect as of Monday. Here’s what to find in the jungle of these new rules.
Israel accelerates on the 4th dose of vaccine. The Jewish state is launching a reminder on Monday for all Israelis over 60 and medical personnel, as the country faces a full outbreak of contaminations linked to the highly contagious omicron variant. The fourth dose has been administered to vulnerable people in Israel for several days now. The country also received a first delivery of anti-coronavirus pills from Pfizer on Thursday.
One year after the assault on Capitol Hill, the United States worried about its democracy. A few days before the first anniversary of the assault on the seat of Congress, Americans remain concerned about the state of their country, according to a poll carried out by the CBS channel. The attack by supporters of Donald Trump on the Capitol on January 6, 2021 was “The sign of growing political violence” and American democracy today is still “threatened“, Estimate two thirds of the people polled.
In South Africa, the fire that destroyed Parliament is under control. All that remains is ashes of the National Assembly, but the devastating fire that broke out in the South African Parliament in Cape Town on Sunday is now under control, firefighters said Monday morning. Nevertheless, the fire is still in progress in the oldest part of the building. A man arrested in the building is to be brought to justice on Tuesday. Read our article.
Turkey facing record inflation. The rise in consumer prices reached 36.08% over one year in December in Turkey, a record since 2002 due to the collapse of the Turkish lira, according to official figures released on Monday. This inflation, more than seven times higher than the government’s initial target, can be explained by the fall of the Turkish lira, which has lost more than 45% against the dollar over one year. In November, inflation reached 21.31% year-on-year. The country has been sinking into an economic crisis for many weeks.
The European flag under the Arc de Triomphe has been put away. The blue flag which flew under the Parisian monument was withdrawn overnight from Saturday to Sunday, “In accordance with the planned timing” assured the Elysee, while the extreme right claimed for its part a “Patriotic victory”. Since Saturday January 1, France has taken over from Slovenia the presidency of the European Union. Symbol of this relay, the Eiffel Tower, the Elysée Palace and other buildings were illuminated at the same time in blue. But the installation of the European flag under the Arc de Triomphe triggered the first sterile controversy of the year. Reread our post.
To be continued today
The vaccine pass bill enters the National Assembly this Monday. Faced with an outbreak of Covid-19 which is soaring, the deputies begin to examine this Monday the bill transforming the health pass into a vaccination pass whose adoption is no doubt, despite a tense climate and the hostility of several parties. At the Palais Bourbon on Monday, then in the Senate from Wednesday, the law “Strengthening the tools for managing the health crisis” is due to come into effect on January 15. France has just crossed the bar of 200,000 new daily cases on several occasions.
Jean Castex brings together ten ministers to take stock of the impact of the omicron variant. The Prime Minister will receive part of the government in Matignon from 4 p.m. “In order to take stock of the impact of the Omicron variant and the continuity of essential public services”. “Hospitals, places of education, public transport, administrations, army, police stations and police stations or even companies in the energy sector” will be the sectors concerned, said a source from Matignon. In addition, a new health defense council is due to take place on Wednesday morning at the Elysee Palace.
The report
Fictitious trial: in Sevran, college students in the big leagues. Students from an establishment in Seine-Saint-Denis prepared for several weeks to reconstitute a hearing before the juvenile court for “aggravated extortion”. One way to better understand the functioning of justice and its decisions. Our report.
Analysis
Marx and it starts again? Caring for the Earth, fighting against inequalities: what if Marx was not just the father of productivism but the one who was the first to think about how to reconcile social and climatic emergency? Three essays question the topicality of the “specter of communism”. Read our article.
The interview
Caetano Veloso: “I am not kidding myself about certain political aspects of this world”. Popular and committed artist, the Brazilian singer of 79 years returns with a new album as convincing as ever, after ten years of discographic silence. He tells “Liberation” the aesthetic and ideological background of the project. Read our interview.
The portrait
Emma Lavigne, museum you well. The curator, praised for her inventive and popular exhibitions, left public institutions to take charge of the Pinault collection. Read the portrait.