For seven days, the spotlight around the world has been on the deadly conflict raging between Ukraine and Russia. If in time of war the rest of the news may seem incidental, the fact remains that the world continues to turn and that… information does not wait. For those who need to take stock of the “other news” of the past week or for those who just want to escape for a moment the anxiety that the prospect of a Third World War can cause, 20 minutes offer you its press review, section by section.
Because just before going to war we were still fighting a global pandemic, let’s take stock of good old Covid-19. The epidemic continues to decline in France with 384 new hospital admissions this Sunday, against 712 the day before. New restrictions have been lifted, in particular the obligation to wear a mask in places subject to the vaccination pass. Because yes, if you hadn’t seen the news yet, know that in museums, cinemas and restaurants, the mask is over! Only transport is not concerned, such as the train and the plane. There, the vaccination pass is always required. This relief also benefits vaccinated contact cases in the general population. While three tests were required, only one (self-test, PCR or antigen) is now sufficient. Finally, Jean Castex announced this afternoon the end of the vaccination pass and the wearing of the mask indoors from March 14.
In total, 195 countries met on Monday to adopt a benchmark scientific report on the devastating impacts of climate change. In this IPCC report, the finding is once again clear: it’s getting hot! In less than a century, 18% of animal species could disappear and 8% of arable land will be unsuitable for cultivation. We pass you the increase in heat waves, extreme precipitation, or the rise in sea level. In short, for the anxious, is it perhaps better to move on to the next section.
Bonus info: Because a little sweetness doesn’t hurt in this world of Poutine, here is Neige the cow who will melt visitors to the Salon de l’agriculture. Of the Abondance breed, the beautiful ruminant was chosen to be the face of the 58th edition of the show. If you feel like it, it’s at the Porte de Versailles in Paris until March 6th.
It should be noted that the opening of the Salon de l’Agriculture has brought the problems faced by French farmers back to the forefront of the presidential campaign. Emilie Petit tells you more by here.
It was a highly anticipated trial. Since February 14, the trial of the Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray attack has opened before the specially composed Assize Court. Four men are on trial for these facts dating from July 26, 2016, near Rouen. They are actually only three in the box, the last being judged by default, probably dead in Iraq. The three men must answer “terrorist association of criminals”. They are accused of stabbing Father Jacques Hamel, 85, in front of three nuns and an elderly couple. Their crime is punishable by thirty years of criminal imprisonment. The trial is scheduled to last four weeks, until March 9.
End slap. Christiane Taubira, candidate nominated by the Popular Primary, announced on Wednesday that she was ending her presidential campaign. The former Keeper of the Seals had declared himself late, conditioning his candidacy on a victory in the popular Primary, and wanted to create a union of the left. “Obviously we won’t be able to get the sponsorships,” she said. “My candidacy was legitimized by an unprecedented democratic process (…) It is this candidacy that is prevented by an administrative device,” lamented the winner of the Popular Primary.
The prices of road fuels sold in France have reached new records, according to official figures published on Monday, while crude oil prices have soared with the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. The liter of diesel was worth 1.7415 euros on average over the week, according to figures from the Ministry of Ecological Transition arrested last Friday. This is 3.64 cents more than the previous week. The price of a barrel of Brent from the North Sea rose above 96 dollars, a peak not seen since 2014.
This is news that has shaken the PAF but not only. Jean-Pierre Pernaut, former star presenter of the TF1 newscast, died at the age of 71 from lung cancer, his wife Nathalie Marquay-Pernaut’s agent announced on Wednesday. “Tom, Lou, Olivier and Julien’s father died of lung cancer,” she said, a few minutes before TF1 confirmed the journalist’s disappearance.
At the end of November in a video on Twitter, Jean-Pierre Pernaut revealed that he was suffering from lung cancer. A few days later, the emblematic journalist of the TF1 group disappeared from the antenna of the LCI channel on which he presented Jean-Pierre and you every Saturday.
PSG has no limits when it comes to Kylian Mbappé. According to information from Parisian, the staff of the club, would have proposed a last financial offer to his striker. A check for 50 million net salaries per year in addition to a loyalty bonus of 100 million euros to extend his lease until 2024.
In an interview at The Team, Leonardo, the sports director of Paris Saint-Germain has however denied the existence of excessive offers for the French striker but confirms that the Parisian club is actively working on the file. Will leave, won’t leave, the mystery remains.