Weather report. Heatwave and thunderstorms: 11 departments placed on orange vigilance

Weather report.  Heatwave and thunderstorms: 11 departments placed on orange vigilance

The weather on Friday will be very hot in the south-east, where nine departments are still placed on orange vigilance for a heat wave, according to Météo-France, which also forecasts thunderstorms in the southern massifs. Twenty-six departments in the southeastern half had been placed on orange alert since Wednesday. Read also: “Everything was dying, it … Read more

Legislative in Senegal: the presidential camp loses the absolute majority

Legislative in Senegal: the presidential camp loses the absolute majority

The presidential camp lost the absolute majority in the National Assembly but remains in the lead with a very narrow lead after the proclamation on Thursday August 4, 2022 of provisional official results of the legislative elections of July 31 au Senegal. For the first time in this West African country renowned for its stability, … Read more

Covid-19. Hospitalizations continue to fall in France

Covid-19.  Hospitalizations continue to fall in France

The epidemic of Covid-19 has continued to slow in France in recent days, hospitalizations in particular confirming a drop that began the previous week, the public health agency announced on Thursday August 4, 2022. From July 25 to 31, “a marked decrease in the circulation of SARS-CoV-2 (continued) on national territory with confirmation of the … Read more

Venezuela: Demonstrations multiply for purchasing power

Venezuela: Demonstrations multiply for purchasing power

Umpteenth demonstration against the backdrop of the endless economic crisis in Venezuela. To the sound of pounding pots and pans, several hundred Venezuelans marched on August 2 on a “walk of empty pots” through the streets of Caracas. Led by public sector unions, teachers, nurses and retirees marched past the Ministry of Labor. They demand … Read more

PS senators seek compensation for those convicted of homosexuality

PS senators seek compensation for those convicted of homosexuality

The senator PS Hussein Bourgi will table on Saturday August 6, 2022 a bill providing compensation for people convicted of homosexuality between 1942 and 1982, he announced on Wednesday, on the eve of a trip toElisabeth Borne at Orléans (Loiret) on this topic. Forty after the law of August 4, 1982 which definitively decriminalized homosexuality … Read more

After the killer whale, another “unusual” animal spotted in the Seine

After the killer whale, another “unusual” animal spotted in the Seine

in May, the erratic journey of an orca in the Seine, between Le Havre and Rouen, hit the headlines. The animal was eventually found dead. This Tuesday, August 2, 2022 is “an unusual aquatic animal of medium build” which was observed today in the river, informs the prefecture of Eure in a press release. Don’t … Read more

Deficit, public spending… The budgetary stability program divides the Assembly

Deficit, public spending… The budgetary stability program divides the Assembly

The National Assembly was divided on Tuesday August 2 on the budgetary stability program (PSTAB) 2022-2027 soon to be sent to the European Commission, ambitious promises of the government of “control of public finances” pounded by opposition. A discussion will take place on the same subject on Wednesday in the Senate, without a vote, as … Read more