Violent floods in Spain, RN vote against the repeal of the pension reform, scandal at Family Planning… The 3 news to remember at midday

Spain: at least 51 dead after violent floods in the Valencia region

Emergency services have announced the death of 51 people in the Valencia region, in eastern Spain, where torrential rains caused flooding, the head of the regional government announced on Wednesday October 30. “We can confirm that some bodies have already been found,” Carlos Mazon told media, adding that authorities could not give more details until the families were informed.

“We have never shown hypocrisy”: Jean-Philippe Tanguy justifies the RN’s vote against the repeal of the pension reform

Tuesday evening, while the left defended an amendment aimed at repealing the pension reform, the RN voted against it, alongside elected Macronists and Republicans. In order to compensate for the shortfall in public finances, the deputies of the New Popular Front (NFP) proposed creating an additional contribution on income above a certain threshold. A measure to which the RN is opposed.

Planned Parenthood launches a call for testimony after an accusation of sexual violence against one of its co-founders

Planned Parenthood is taking the lead in a possible large-scale scandal. The organization announced on Tuesday October 29 that it was launching a call for testimonies on possible sexual violence committed within the framework of its associative network. A decision which comes after an accusation involving one of its co-founders, the doctor Henri Fabre, who died in 2012.

The number of the day: O.4

Or the rate of increase in French GDP in the third quarter, INSEE announced on Wednesday October 30 in a first estimate consistent with its forecasts, “stimulated by the Olympic and Paralympic Games”.

Quote of the day: what did Al Gore say about the popularity of a president?

The presidency is not a popularity contest, it is a daily fight for the people

Al Gore

The memorable photo to remember

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