The editorial staff of “Libération” compiles the main news from this Thursday, September 12.
Every morning, the editorial staff of Liberation selects the essential news in France, in the rest of the world and those to follow during the day.
Snow, frost and strong winds: temperatures continue to drop
In line with the last few days, temperatures continue to drop this Thursday. On average, they will be six degrees below seasonal averages. That is the equivalent of All Saints’ Day weather. 8°C in Clermont-Ferrand in the morning, 3°C in Sologne, 6°C in Rouen… The phenomenon is due to the arrival since Tuesday of a mass of air of polar origin gradually crossing the territory.
SpaceX launches imminent
SpaceX is set to attempt its first private spacewalk this morning, a risky undertaking that promises to be a thrilling livestream. The Polaris Dawn mission was launched by billionaire Jared Isaacman, 41, who will be one of two passengers to briefly venture outside the spacecraft. The second will be Sarah Gillis, a SpaceX employee. The other two members of the mission, pilot Scott Poteet and fellow SpaceX employee Anna Menon, will remain seated aboard the Dragon capsule to ensure that everything goes as planned.
Fires: State of emergency declared in Los Angeles
California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in Los Angeles and surrounding counties Wednesday as wildfires threaten the megacity and have already destroyed dozens of homes. “has declared a state of emergency in Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties to fight the Bridge Fire and in Orange and Riverside counties to fight the Airport Fire.”according to a statement released Wednesday. The Bridge Fire, one of three wildfires raging near the second-largest city in the United States, has already destroyed dozens of homes and razed nearly 20,000 hectares in the Los Angeles hills in 24 hours.
Hurricane Francine hits Louisiana
Hurricane Francine made landfall in Louisiana in the southern United States on Wednesday, bringing violent winds to the coast and bringing heavy rains that have raised fears of dangerous flooding. “Francine continues to move inland in southern Louisiana”the American Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its bulletin published on the night of Wednesday to Thursday, calling on the local population to remain confined “away from the windows”. “Heavy rain and gusty winds extend across the New Orleans metropolitan area”the agency added. The large Louisiana city was badly damaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Peru: Death of former president Alberto Fujimori
Alberto Fujimori, who ruled Peru with an iron fist between 1990 and 2000 and spent the last years of his life in prison for corruption and crimes against humanity, died Wednesday in Lima at the age of 86, leaving a country deeply divided over him. “After a long battle with cancer, our father, Alberto Fujimori, has just gone to meet the Lord. We ask those who loved him to accompany us with a prayer for the eternal rest of his soul. Thank you for everything, Dad!”announced his children Keiko, Hiro, Sachie and Kenji Fujimori.
Four films pre-selected to represent France at the Oscars
“The Count of Monte Cristo”, “Emilia Pérez”, “All we imagine as light” and “Miséricorde” are the four films pre-selected to represent France at the Oscars in March 2025, the National Center for Cinema (CNC) announced on Wednesday. The commission in charge of this selection is due to meet again on September 18 to conduct auditions, at the end of which it will designate “the film that will represent France in the race for the Oscar for best international film 2025”the CNC said in a press release.
To be continued today
Emmanuel Macron goes to Le Havre. “It will go very well, I guarantee it.” Edouard Philippe knows that Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Le Havre on Thursday will be closely scrutinized as these two allies struggle to hide their disagreement, which has worsened with the former’s candidacy to succeed the latter. The head of state is going to the Normandy port, where his former Prime Minister is mayor, to commemorate his liberation from the Nazi yoke in September 1944. An unexpected stopover in his commemorative cycle for this 80th anniversary. It is “the first time” that Le Havre organizes “great ceremonies”, “due to trauma” caused by Allied bombings, it is argued at the Elysée.
Michel Barnier reunites with his political family in Annecy. Prime Minister Michel Barnier, who is continuing his discussions to form his government, is heading to Savoy on Thursday to meet with parliamentarians from his political family Les Républicains, who formally gave the green light on Wednesday to their participation in the executive. Appointed by President Emmanuel Macron after legislative elections that failed to produce a majority in the National Assembly, he is first going to Savoie, then to Annecy (Haute-Savoie) where LR deputies and senators will meet for their parliamentary term. On Wednesday, he promised to appoint a government “next week”.
L’interview
Benjamin Stora: “The Algerians who fought for independence had difficulty transmitting this history. From this silence a memory gap was born.” The historian is publishing this September 12 a comic strip on the complex history of the Algerian presence in France during the 20th century, illustrated by the drawings of Nicolas Le Scanff. With the aim of healing the wounds of the past.
The investigation
Education: in Seine-et-Marne, a huge Catholic institute built with a flood of public aid. The department and the region have paid more than 3 million euros for the construction of the Saint-Colomban complex in Serris, including a church and a private establishment under contract. Funding that the courts will examine on Monday.
The portrait
Faïza Guène, through books. The 39-year-old writer is publishing the sequel to her first novel, translated into 26 languages, twenty years after. Find her portrait here.
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