Didn’t follow the weekend news? No problem, like every Sunday, we have prepared a summary of the last 48 hours in five points.
1. An action plan for pediatric emergencies
After the letter, the numbers. On Friday, 4,000 pediatric caregivers had sent an open letter to Emmanuel Macron to deplore their working conditions, in the midst of an epidemic of bronchiolitis. The next day, the government said it was “aware of the problem”, through the voice of the Minister Delegate for Health, Agnès Firmin Le Bodo. And, on Sunday, the Minister of Health, François, Braun announced that he would release 150 million euros for services “in tension”. But these funds, and the “white plans” triggered, aim to resolve a crisis situation, such as the bronchiolitis epidemic, where the demands of caregivers relate more to their daily lives.
2. Xi Jinping gets a third term
This is far from being anecdotal, since no Chinese leader since Mao had known such longevity. The 20th Congress of the Communist Party of China (CCP) closed on Saturday with the awarding of Xi Jinping a third presidential term next March. The leader was also reappointed as head of the Chinese military by being named chairman of the Central Military Commission. For the first time in twenty-five years, the Politburo has no women. The CCP’s decision-making body is now made up entirely of close allies of Xi Jinping. His predecessor, Hu Jintao, was also mysteriously escorted out of the auditorium during the ceremony, without it being known whether it was a sanction or an intervention related to the state of health. of the former president.
And also : In Italy, Giorgia Meloni officially became the first woman to lead Italy. The outgoing Prime Minister, Mario Draghi, passed the torch to her post-fascist, exactly a century after the coming to power of Mussolini, of whom she was an admirer.
3. One million homes without electricity in Ukraine
Pro-Russian authorities in the Kherson region on Saturday called on civilians to leave the regional capital in the face of advancing forces from kyiv. About 25,000 people have already been evacuated, an official said on Saturday. For its part, Russia is continuing its strike campaign against Ukraine. More than a million homes are without power in Ukraine following strikes on energy infrastructure in the country. The Russian army also claimed, on Sunday, to have destroyed a depot with 100,000 tons of fuel for Ukrainian aviation.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu spoke on the phone on Sunday with French Minister for the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu to discuss the situation in Ukraine which “has a tendency to escalate uncontrollably”, announced the Russian army in a statement. Sergei Shoigu “told his French counterpart his concerns about possible provocations by Ukraine with the use of a ‘dirty bomb'”, the statement said.
4. Varane injured one month before the start of the World Cup
Raphaël Varane was injured on Saturday during the match between Manchester United and Chelsea (1-1). If we have to wait until Monday morning to find out the extent of the damage, the tears of the vice-captain of the Blues when leaving the lawn suggest the worst for the France team, just under a month of the start of the World Cup. A package from the Mancunian would create a big void in the tricolor locker room. It would also force the coach, Didier Deschamps, to review his tactical copy. Jules Koundé, Dayot Upamecano, William Saliba or Ibrahima Konaté, natural applicants in the absence of the boss, not being comfortable in the position occupied by Varane in the central three alignment. A return to a four-man defense would then be an option, but the preparation time before jumping into the deep end will be very short.
And also : we play in Ligue 1 this weekend. By losing, without demerit, against Lens, Saturday, at home (0-1), the Marseillais let slip Paris and their opponent of the day. Lyon revived in Montpellier (1-2) and Rennes won in extremis at Angers (1-2). Tonight, Lille receives Monaco.
5. Tim Burton acclaimed in Lyon
More familiar with shadows and gothic atmospheres, Tim Burton found himself in the spotlight this weekend in Lyon for the Lumière Festival. The director ofEdward Scissorhands, beetle juice Where Funeral rites, received the fourteenth Louis Lumière prize for lifetime achievement. “I had never been welcomed with so much enthusiasm, even by my family,” repeated Tim Burton. For a long time, people tended to avoid me like the plague. I who don’t like to look at myself in photos, I see myself on all the walls of the city as if my head were at a price. »
The director perpetuated one of the traditions of the festival: shooting a remake of Leaving the Lumière factories, the first film in the history of cinema. It took three takes for Tim Burton to be satisfied with this 45-second short film now archived at the Lumière museum where it joined those of Francis Ford Coppola, Jane Campion or Quentin Tarantino.