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On Monday, Emmanuel Macron wanted once again to make it clear that he did not intend to back down on the pension reform. And to pass the bill, he called for the “responsibility” of the oppositions three days before a suspense ballot in the National Assembly. Because the government is more than ever dependent on the voices of the right to avoid having recourse to 49.3. “This reform is an absolute necessity for the financing of our pensions and the solidity of the country”, therefore hammered the head of state. The executive now hopes that LR will get this message five out of five.
The collapse of the SVB bank, particularly popular with start-ups and Californian investors, has shaken the financial world. So to avoid a bank run, the US authorities took exceptional measures to ensure that customers recovered their funds, which were essentially unsecured. Will this decision be enough? Interviewed by Philippe Berry, our correspondent in the United States, David Wessel, of the Brookings Institution, provides readers of 20 minutes response elements.
The world of athletics mourns one of its legends. American Dick Fosbury, Olympic champion in 1968, died Sunday at age 76 “after a brief recurrence of lymphoma”, according to his agent. The most famous figure in the high jump, he had revolutionized his sport with his famous “flop”. A dorsal jump technique, when all the other athletes used those of the belly roll or the scissor. In 1968, his jump to 2.24 m, an Olympic record as a bonus, brought him gold and posterity.