France finishes 8th nation at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
France finished its Paralympic Games with 75 medals, a much higher total than at the last Paralympic Games in Tokyo. The Blues had then won 54 medals. The French team finished the competition in 8th place in the medal table, within the set objective, between Ukraine and Australia. A small shadow on the board: the French delegation was aiming for 20 gold medals and only got 19. But we’re not going to quibble, let’s get to partying. Paralympic Boccia champion Aurélie Aubert and para-sport shooting champion Tanguy De La Forest will be the French flag bearers at the closing ceremony, this Sunday, September 8 in the evening at the Stade de France.
New Prime Minister Michel Barnier continues his consultations
Under pressure from the left, which marched on Saturday, and from the RN, which says so “under surveillance”the new Prime Minister Michel Barnier continues his consultations, this Sunday, September 8, with a view to forming a government. He must notably receive representatives of Horizons, including Edouard Philippe. Adaptation to global warming, biodiversity, energy… The urgent environmental projects awaiting Michel Barnier at Matignon. The bogged down environmental files are piling up in the drawers of the new Prime Minister. The associations hope that Michel Barnier, who knows these subjects, will take them up as soon as possible. Our analysis.
European leaders are fuming over Russian drone incursions into their skies
Latvia’s president said on Sunday that a Russian military drone had crashed on his territory and that violations of NATO territory had increased along its eastern border. In Romania, the military aviation was put on alert after a drone entered Romanian airspace. In an interview with the Financial Times published last week, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said that Warsaw should have the right to shoot down Russian missiles targeting Ukraine before they enter Polish airspace, despite NATO’s opposition.
Two bullets in the chest because he tried to hold back a reckless driver. A municipal employee was shot dead in the city center of Grenoble, this Sunday, September 8 in the morning, after trying to prevent the perpetrator of a traffic accident from fleeing, indicated the public prosecutor, Eric Vaillant. The municipal employee did not survive his injuries. On social networks, the mayor of Grenoble, Eric Piolle, denounced “an unspeakable act of extreme violence.” More information here.
In Algeria, outgoing president Abdelmadjid Tebboune re-elected with 94% of the vote
There was no suspense. At the end of a monotonous election campaign, the incumbent president Abdelmadjid Tebboune was re-elected in the first round with a landslide score: 94.65% of the vote. The only issue at stake in this election was not who would emerge victorious, but to know the turnout of the 24 million voters in order to gauge the popularity of the tenant of the El-Mouradia palace after five years in power. Poorly elected and criticized during his election in 2019, Abdelmadjid Tebboune had also failed to mobilize the population during the 2020 constitutional referendum, for which only 23% of the electorate turned out. This time again, the turnout was low: 48.03%, announced the electoral authority after the polls closed at 8 p.m.
Slovenian Primoz Roglic, for the fourth time in red
Red suits him well. Slovenian Primoz Roglic won the Vuelta this Sunday evening at the end of the final time trial which took place in Madrid. This is the fourth time that the cyclist of the Red Bull Bora Hansgrohe team has won the Tour of Spain. With a 2′02 lead over Ben O’Connor before the last stage of this 2024 edition, the Red Bull-Bora Hansgrohe rider (34 years old) secured the essential by finishing second in the time trial won by Stefan Küng. He finished with a 2′02 lead over Ben O’Connor who wore the red jersey for thirteen days.
In an attempt to combat cruise ship traffic jams in its island ports, Greece is going to dig deep into its pockets. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Sunday, September 8, that a €20 fee would be imposed on cruise passengers stopping off at the popular islands of Mykonos and Santorini. This summer, Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni said it was necessary to establish “give quotas”, local authorities have already set a limit of 8,000 cruise passengers per day in Santorini for next year. The tourism sector, which is vital to the country, accounts for almost a quarter of Greece’s GDP and employs one in five people. Our article.
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