News
The leaders of Orpea summoned by Minister Brigitte Bourguignon to explain themselves. The leaders of the manager of private nursing homes, in turmoil since the publication of an investigation against the reception conditions in the group’s establishments, are summoned on Tuesday by the Minister in charge of Autonomy, who is awaiting explanations. to accusations of “exceptional gravity”. While waiting to receive the Managing Director for France, Jean-Christophe Romersi, and the new CEO, Philippe Charrier, she announces on France Inter the launch of two investigations targeting Orpea: an investigation by the General Inspectorate of Social Affairs and another of the General Inspectorate of Finance. AT Release, Anne Peignelin recounts the “last two inhuman years” that his mother lived in a residence in Vienne, before dying from a fall down the stairs. Read his testimony here.
Crisis in Ukraine: crucial call between Blinken and Lavrov. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is due to meet with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, on Tuesday to decide what to do about a high-risk Ukrainian crisis. After written exchanges between the two former enemies of the Cold War, it is time again for oral discussion. During an open session of the UN Security Council on Monday, Joe Biden reiterated his threats to Russia, while the Russian ambassador called the meeting a“shameful com operation”. Read our analysis.
Burma: “Armed struggle is not the only option to defend the people.” A year after the coup against Aung San Suu Kyi, the Burmese Minister for Human Rights, Aung Myo Min, calls for official recognition of the government of national unity put in place by the pro-democracy camp. “This kind of diplomatic recognition will allow us to gain support also in international arenas”, he said to Release. Read our interview.
Garbage collectors’ strike in Marseille: Benoît Payan draws a “exceptional response”. While thousands of tons of waste litter the streets of several districts of the second city of France following a strike, the third in four months, the socialist mayor takes the lead. From this Tuesday, trucks will go “act urgently” for “pick up the surplus garbage cans that block the streets”, he said. However, waste collection is a competence that normally falls to the Aix-Marseille-Provence metropolis, led by Martine Vassal, of the Les Républicains party. Our article to read here.
Sodexo founder Pierre Bellon has died aged 92. The collective catering group Sodexo, a global giant in its sector, announced Monday evening the death of its founder and honorary president, Pierre Bellon. Born in 1930 in Marseille, Pierre Bellon founded Sodexo in 1966, a company which he made a heavyweight until hoisting it into the CAC 40.
To be continued today
Lelandais trial: relatives at the helm to unravel the mystery of his personality. The Assize Court of Grenoble continues this Tuesday the decryption of the personality of Nordahl Lelandais, tried for the murder in 2017 of the young Maëlys. Friends and former companions, as well as his brother, are called to testify to continue the examination of the personality of the accused. On the first day of his appearance for the murder of little Maëlys, devoted to the personality investigation, the former dog handler promised that he would explain himself “during the hearing”. “I wanted to apologize to you. I killed Maëlys, but I didn’t want to kill him.” he only expressed on the first day the audience. Read our article here.
The folder
Why do you teach? 40 teachers respond. They go to school on a daily basis but we rarely hear them outside of dramas or controversies: Release wanted to enter everyday classrooms with them, from kindergarten to high school, from city centers to rural areas, from REP to prepas. Read our file here.
The report
At the Thai border, unarmed and homeless Burmese. Families, deserters or members of the people’s defense forces… A year after the coup, more and more people are finding refuge in areas spared from the fighting. Read our report.
Analysis
Lydia, the money transfer app. Investing in cryptos, subscribing to a loan, opening a current account… The range of financial services offered by the mobile payment application, acclaimed by young people, has shaken up the activity of banks and propelled it to the rank French tech unicorns. Our article to read here.
The portrait
The writer Jérôme Leroy, fauves qui peut. The author of thrillers, a former literature teacher in ZEP and close to the PCF, is closely interested in current political battles and has made it the subject of his work. Our profile.