The editorial staff of Libération summarizes the main news of the day of September 5.
Every evening, the editorial staff of Liberation selects the news of the day that you should not miss in France and the rest of the world.
Michel Barnier appointed Prime Minister
After two months of waiting and negotiations following his camp’s defeat in the legislative elections, Emmanuel Macron announced on Thursday, September 5, the appointment of former European Commissioner Michel Barnier, a member of the Les Républicains (LR) party, as Prime Minister. The person concerned, a former minister, notably for Foreign Affairs and the Environment, and a former senator from Savoie, was a candidate in the LR primary for the 2022 presidential election. The general secretary of the CGT, Sophie Binet, is not a fan of this appointment. According to the number 1 of the Montreuil central, this choice “demonstrates a disregard for the voters’ vote”. This is about“a person from the party that came in last place, whose political survival will depend on the RN since they are the ones who will swing a motion of censure one way or the other,” she said on Thursday.
Mpox: an effective messenger RNA vaccine against the new variant
The technique used against Covid and awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Medicine could allow new advances. The Moderna laboratory published promising results from a study carried out on animals on Wednesday, September 4. This new vaccine reduces the symptoms and duration of the disease more effectively than the serums already on the market. This vaccine, called mRNA-1769, is undergoing initial clinical tests on humans in the United Kingdom, to ensure that it does not present any risk. These tests began on August 15 and should be completed on June 13, 2025, according to the American laboratory’s estimate.
Vladimir Putin claims to ‘support’ Kamala Harris
The Russian President assured this Thursday:sustain” Democratic candidate Kamala Harris for the US presidential election in November. At an economic forum in Vladivostok, the Russian president justified this surprising statement with several reasons. First, as Joe Biden has “recommended to his voters to support Ms. Harris, we will support her too,” Putin said bravado. Vladimir Putin also considered that the former Republican head of state Donald Trump, in power from 2017 to 2021, had imposed “more sanctions on Russia than any president” before him. The White House sharply called on the Russian president to “little a: stop talking about our election, and, little b: stop getting involved in it.”.
YouTube limits visibility of videos related to weight and physique
Accused of harming the mental and physical health of children and adolescents through its various contents, YouTube says it wants to do better. This Thursday, the platform announced, via a press release, the deployment of new protection measures intended for adolescents aged 13 to 17 “from all over the world”. The website is thus restricting from today the exposure of adolescents to videos which may have a “impact on their well-being”, not by removing this type of content – which does not violate its guidelines – but by ensuring that algorithms do not continue to offer it “repeatedly.”
Two years after the former film producer was charged, the British case is closing without a judgment. The Crown Prosecution Service – the equivalent of the prosecutor’s office in charge of prosecutions – announced the end of the prosecution of Harvey Weinstein for sexual assault, in a statement published this Thursday. “There is no longer any realistic prospect of conviction,” justified the institution. The 72-year-old former Hollywood star producer, who has been convicted of similar offences multiple times, is currently serving a 23-year prison sentence in the United States.
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Mazan Rape Trial: Making a Hell of a Racket, by Lola Lafon
By refusing to go behind closed doors, Gisèle P., a victim for ten years of her husband and dozens of men recruited by him, demands that we watch, read, and listen. This case is not an “out of the ordinary” news story; it is the magnifying glass of all marital rape. Read the column.
The Shadow of Scientology Behind a Training Organization
Already indicted for “moral harassment” and “misuse of corporate assets” following the infiltration of a construction company, two Scientologists are now suspected of having infiltrated a company specializing in addiction treatment. Read the investigation.
US Elections: Anti-Trump Republican figure Liz Cheney rallies Kamala Harris
Former number 3 of the “Grand Old Party” who broke with the former Republican president, the lawyer announced on Wednesday September 4 her intention to vote for the Democratic candidate, “because of the danger that Donald Trump represents”. Read the article.
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