Are you stuck in traffic this Sunday evening returning from the bridge, nay, the Ascension “viaduct”, and want to catch up on the news of the last few days? This recap is for you! (You who are seated on the passenger side of course).
Switzerland wins Eurovision, Israel booed during its performance and Slimane finishes 4th
The final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 took place this Saturday, May 11 in Malmö, Sweden. Ten years after Conchita Wurst’s victory for Austria, this edition will have marked a new milestone for the LGBTQ community. Swiss artist Nemo became the first non-binary person (i.e. who identifies with neither the masculine nor the feminine gender) to win the competition.
Slimane came in fourth place after Croatia and Ukraine. Israeli singer Eden Golan whistled during her live performance finished in fifth place.
Our special correspondent in Malmö tells everything about the show in this article.
France “under a sky as pretty as thousands of roses”
Photos of the Northern Lights taken by amateurs and professionals flourished all weekend on social networks, accompanied by amazed comments.
“Words fail me to describe this fabulous spectacle in the sky this night (…)”, writes French photographer Mathieu Rivrin on Facebook.
The phenomenon is due to an “extreme” solar storm, caused by a series of mass ejections from the solar corona.
If you too fall asleep at 10 p.m. and missed everything, you can see some of these beautiful shots in our slideshow.
A “party” that ends badly
A 30-year-old man died on Sunday morning of cardio-respiratory arrest during an illegal rave party near Saumur, in Maine-et-Loire. He was “under narcotics”, according to a police source, who did not give further details on the nature of the substances or the possible link with the death. The undeclared rave party started Wednesday evening. At the height of the “party”, on Saturday, it brought together around 10,000 people on isolated agricultural land, where no access to drinking water or toilets had been provided.
Russians gain ground in Kharkiv
On Friday morning, Russia launched an offensive in the Kharkiv region of northeastern Ukraine. And on Sunday afternoon it claimed the capture of ten villages. Simple jolt on the front or new major offensive? The scale of the attack is not yet entirely clear. The objective itself remains nebulous, although most of the fighting has been happening much further east for several weeks. Villages taken, counterattack, Western aid and results, 20 minutes takes stock for you in this article.
TayTay completes her four Parisian dates
From May 9 to 12, more than 160,000 spectators came to Paris La Défense Arena to see American super star Taylor Swift perform her biggest hits. 47 songs, 3h15 of non-stop show, crazy fans… We attended his second date and you can see a summary of the concert in the video below:
Additional information: This evening Kylian Mbappé will experience his last match at the Parc des Princes in the colors of PSG. The CUP ultras have planned a tifo to pay tribute to the athlete who officially announced his departure on Friday in a video which now has 80 million views. Seven matches are planned this evening for this penultimate day of Ligue 1. To not miss anything, meet here around 8:30 p.m.…