Need an update on the news of the weekend? Let’s go.
1. Debut mezzo piano of the XV of France in the VI Nations Tournament
The France team won in Italy (24-29) for its entry into the Six Nations Tournament. The French were put in difficulty “well prevented by the Italians”, notes Fabien Galthié but also because of an “attitude towards arbitration. We were penalized 18 times, received a yellow card. Among the positive points, “victory away is never easy in the Tournament”, underlines Thibaud Flament, the 2nd French line and a first try by winger Ethan Dumortier for his first cap. Last but not least: “four tries and the offensive bonus”, according to the coach, which allows them to share first place with the Irish and the Scots. The match to relive here.
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2. The Rafale subjected to the freezing conditions of Lithuania
20 minutes spent two days at the Šiauliai airbase in Lithuania where the 30th fighter squadron from Mont-de-Marsan detached a contingent for four months. For Rafale pilots, accustomed to missions in Iraq or Syria, this air police service in the Baltic countries is a first. Read our report here.
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3. Borne makes a concession on long careers
The challenge to the pension reform continues this Tuesday with a new day of mobilization. SNCF and RATP traffic should be very seriously disrupted, we learned this Sunday. On the government side, Elisabeth Borne announces for this to the Sunday newspaper that people who started working between the ages of 20 and 21 will be able to retire at 63, not 64. “We hear” the request of right-wing elected officials, justifies the head of government.
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4. Sihem buried this Monday in the Gard
Sihem’s relatives paid him a last tribute on Saturday, at Salles-sur-Gardons. More than 300 people gathered to say goodbye to the 18-year-old girl, killed by a cousin by marriage, Mahfoud H. The body of the victim will be buried this Monday afternoon, in the Muslim square of this small town located north of Alès, in the Gard.
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5. Colombia also flown over by a “surveillance balloon”
After the United States flew over Thursday by a “Chinese surveillance balloon”, Colombia announces that it has detected a balloon over its territory on Friday morning. The Colombian Air Force clarified that the balloon had been monitored until it left national airspace, and assured that it had at no time “threatened” the security and defense of the country. country.
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