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Christophe Galtier will appear before the Nice Criminal Court on Friday morning to answer charges of harassment and discrimination, which he strongly denies, when he was coach of OGC Nice. He will be judged there for “discrimination based on origin, ethnicity, nationality” or even “on an alleged race” and for “moral harassment: repeated remarks having as their object or effect a deterioration of working conditions that could harm the rights, dignity, health or professional future of others.
“Christophe Galtier is determined,” his lawyers declared. He is finally awaiting this public and contradictory debate where he will demonstrate that he has obviously never discriminated or harassed anyone. His entire professional career and his reputation bear witness to his impeccable personality. »
Historic record for coal consumption in 2023, before a probable decline in 2024
The planet has never consumed so much coal: in 2023, global demand reached 8.53 billion tonnes, a historic record, mainly due to the sharp increase in China, India, and Indonesia, indicates Friday the International Energy Agency (IEA).
“From 2024”, global coal consumption should begin a downward trend, estimates the IEA in its forecasts published on Friday, two days after the closing of the 28th UN international climate meeting in Dubai. which called for a gradual abandonment of fossil fuel sources, including coal, to fight against global warming.
Frustrating evening for French football. In the Europa League, Marseille and Rennes, who had their destiny in their hands, lost at the end of the match against Brighton and Villarreal on the last day of the group stage, Thursday. Result: the two clubs will have to go through the play-offs to hope to see the round of 16, just like Toulouse, which finishes behind Liverpool, and Lens, lost from the Champions League.
In the Europa Conference League (C4), however, Lille won, a victory which allows it to be directly qualified for the round of 16. The French clubs will know their opponents on Monday.