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The government explains its “vaccine pass” … The day after the announcements by Prime Minister Jean Castex, the Minister of Health, Olivier Véran assumed the accelerator put against the spread of the virus and in particular of its omicron variant. “The vaccination pass is a disguised form of vaccination obligation”, declared the Minister of Health. It might be “Definitively adopted and promulgated before the end of January so that it can enter into force immediately”, estimates this Sunday Gabriel Attal, the spokesperson of the government on LCI. Find the latest news related to Covid-19 in our direct.
… And specifies the schedule for immunizing children. Olivier Véran also announced this weekend that the vaccination of 5-11 year olds should be open from Wednesday “if all goes well”. These will not be affected by the vaccination pass. However, the subject of vaccination divides the parents. If some do not see any problem, others are more careful, without being systematically against the vaccine in general. Read our article.
In the midst of the epidemic wave, Europe is reacting as best it can. From this Sunday, the Netherlands are placed in “confinement” for the Christmas holidays. In Ireland, bars, pubs and restaurants will have to close from 8 p.m. from this Sunday until the end of January. Denmark will close its theaters, cinemas and concert halls, as well as its amusement parks and museums, as of this Sunday and for a month. “Extremely” concerned about omicron, the mayor of london has launched an alert procedure.
Madness and vagueness Taubira in Saint-Denis. Twenty-four hours after announcing that she “Consider” to stand for the presidential election, the former Minister of Justice made her first appearance on Saturday at a Christmas market in Seine-Saint-Denis, without however raising the shadow of his approach. She also felt that the government “Is in his role” by choosing the vaccination pass. Read our article.
Slippage not very controlled in Calais. French soldiers were filmed on Sunday having fun with their 4×4 near a refugee camp before getting stuck quite pitifully. The Army has opened an investigation. Read our article.
Change of surname: the presidential majority wants to simplify the procedure. A bill will be tabled to make it easier to change the name in favor of that of one of his two parents. The aim is in particular to make it easier for single mothers to give their family name to their children. We’ll explaine everything here.
“BoJo” even more weakened by the resignation of a minister. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, disowned for several months for his management of Covid-19 and by a series of scandals, suffered another hard blow this weekend. Saturday evening, the newspaper Mail on Sunday revealed the resignation of Brexit Minister David Frost. Read our article.
In Iraq and Syria, thousands of civilians killed by US drone strikes. According to Pentagon documents released by the New York Times On Saturday, thousands of civilians have been killed since 2014 by US military strikes targeting jihadist groups. The daily points to numerous errors of appreciation. Read our article.
Death of Laurent Bouvet, layman without concession. Long close to the Socialist Party and co-founder of the Republican Spring, the political scientist died at the age of 53. Promoter of the concept of“Cultural insecurity”, he was regularly controversial by defending a conception “Strict” secularism. Read our article.
Death of Richard Rogers, father of Beaubourg. The British architect and town planner, designer with Renzo Piano of the Pompidou Center, died on Saturday at the age of 88. He had gained international notoriety thanks to this building. Read article note.
No historic double for the Blue in handball. The French handball players were beaten in the World Cup final by Norway, 29 to 22, this Sunday in Granollers (Spain), four months after their Olympic title in Tokyo. Read our article.
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SNCF has competition. The Italian company Trenitalia inaugurated this weekend the first connections of its TGV on the Paris-Lyon line by shaking up prices and pampering travelers. Libé made the trip this Sunday morning to test the Italian service. Read our article.
The new variant wins the capital. Is it true that the omicron variant already represents 20% of infections in Paris? Checknews verified. Read our article.
Amazon, French battles. Through a series of articles, Libé is interested in the deployment of the e-commerce giant in France. In Essonne, in Brétigny-sur-Orge, mayors, yet well disposed towards the company, were disillusioned after the announcement of a data center project very poor in jobs. In Saint-Priest, near Lyon, the dismissal of an efficient employee, but protesting, is contested by the person concerned and the SUD union.