Admittedly, there were little thumbs, ugly ogres, grandmothers and grandfathers… Unfortunately the news of the weekend was not a fairy tale. We are still reporting it to you, in our selection of the five facts not to be missed this weekend…
1. A barely noticed truce
Russians and Ukrainians celebrated Orthodox Christmas on Saturday in the middle of the war and the 36-hour truce announced without convincing by Vladimir Putin is now over without the hostilities having really ceased. This weekend, Ukraine accused the Russian military of not respecting it, and Russia blamed the Ukrainians for preventing its application by forcing it to retaliate. She explained that she carried out strikes on military barracks in Kramatorsk, in eastern Ukraine, and inflicted heavy losses on her adversary in “reprisal” for the Ukrainian bombardment on Makiivka,
2. Thirty-eight dead in a bus accident in Senegal
At least thirty-eight people were killed and dozens injured in a collision between two buses in Senegal, near the town of Kaffrine overnight from Saturday to Sunday. President Macky Sall has declared a three-day national mourning in tribute to the victims of this accident, the deadliest in the country in recent years. According to the first elements of the investigation, “a bus assigned to public passenger transport, following the bursting of a tire, left its trajectory before colliding frontally with another bus coming in the opposite direction”.
3. LR ready to vote on pension reform
On pensions, the government will probably be able to count on the Republicans. Party boss Eric Ciotti said he was ready on Sunday morning to “vote a fair reform” and thinks he has been heard by the government, which is due to present its project on Tuesday. The Minister Delegate for Public Accounts, Gabriel Attal, praised “the responsibility of all those who, first of all, are ready to seek a solution to allow our pension system to continue”, while ensuring that no agreement had been concluded between the presidential majority and the Republicans.
For her part, the new boss of the Greens, Marine Tondelier, warned that she would be in the “street” against the “ideological” reform of pensions, but fears that the government wants to “dissuade people from going to demonstrate with strong repression” .
4. The triumph of the Petits Pouches
Unsurprisingly… there were surprises in the French Football Cup. Like every year, amateur clubs or clubs playing in lower divisions have overwhelmed their professional opponents. Monaco against Rodez (Ligue 2), Nice against Le Puy (Nationale) fell by the wayside. But the feat of the day comes from Strasbourg. If Racing failed to beat Angers on Friday evening, its neighbor FCO Strasbourg Koenigshoffen 06, which plays in the sixth division (DH), eliminated Clermont, a Ligue 1 club, on penalties. Here they are Petits Thumbs of the competition. At 8:45 p.m., Lille will face Troyes for the last match of these 32nd finals.
5. The great return of CES in Las Vegas
With 3,000 exhibitors, including 170 representatives of French Tech, the 2023 vintage of the CES fired all the woods to project us into a future where technologies are becoming ever more desirable. Recycled plastic bike desk for working while exercising, decorative air conditioner or oven that streams the cooking of your meals on your social networks… The most exciting new features rubbed shoulders with the craziest. Our selection here.
More info: All this week, we have presented to you some of the 170 French start-ups invited. Depolluting plant, voice recognition kit, app to revolutionize emergency calls, improve your stride or indulge in safe sexting… There’s something for everyone.