Élisabeth Borne takes office, alcohol and drugs for drivers in Paris, shooting in Ajaccio… The 3 pieces of information to remember at midday

Government: Élisabeth Borne intends to “put a stop to incivility, insults and attacks on secularism at school”

The new Minister of Education announced that she wanted to give “a stop to incivility, insults and attacks on secularism at school». «The school is the place of the founding of the Republic and respect for secularism“, she insisted, before adding: “It teaches us respect for others, from teachers to educational staff and more broadly respect for authority.“. Follow our live stream.

Paris: almost a quarter of drivers test positive for alcohol while driving, a third for drugs

In 2023 in Paris, nearly one in four drivers tested positive for alcohol and more than one in three tested positive for drugs, reveals the Parisianaccording to figures from the Paris police headquarters. Laurent Nuñez, justifies these results by a policy of “targeted” controls, more important than in the rest of the territory.

Ajaccio: a shooting in a bar leaves one dead and six injured, an investigation opened for assassination

A man died following a shooting in Ajaccio in Corsica, during the night from Monday to Tuesday, Le Figaro learned from the city's prosecutor's office, confirming information from Corse Matin. Initially transported to hospital as an absolute emergency, the victim did not survive his injuries this Tuesday morning. The shootings occurred inside the Le Lamparo bar, an evening establishment popular with Ajaccians.

Today's figure: 25,000

This is the number of Syrian refugees living in Türkiye who have returned to Syria since the fall of Bashar al-Assad, according to Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya. Turkey, which shares a border of more than 900 km with Syria, still welcomes on its soil some 2.92 million Syrians who fled the war which devastated their country starting in 2011.

Quote of the day: what did Balzac say about France's tendency to change governments?

France is a country that loves to change government as long as it is always the same.

Honoré de Balzac

The memorable photo to remember

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