The editorial staff of “Libération” summarizes the main news of the day of Monday October 14.
Every evening, the editorial staff of Libé selects the news of the day that should not be missed in France and the rest of the world.
Sale of Doliprane to an American fund: the State mobilized, public shareholding envisaged
Emmanuel Macron claimed that the government had “the instruments to guarantee that France is protected” faced with the anticipated arrival of a new American shareholder, the CD & R investment fund, in an entity of the Sanofi group marketing Doliprane, relaunching the debate on the risks for the country’s supply of medicines. The State is operating on the site which produces Doliprane in Lisieux (Calvados), to hear the concerns of employees and unions, all worried about the consequences of such a sale for French health sovereignty and the 250 jobs on the site. .
The Nobel Prize in Economics honors research on wealth inequalities between countries
The Nobel Prize in Economics rewards Turkish-American Daron Acemoglu and British-Americans Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson for their research on understanding inequalities and wealth gaps between nations. The researchers, all three based in the United States, were distinguished “for their studies of institutions and how they affect prosperity”explained the jury.
Hezbollah says it targeted new military sites in Israel after deadly attack
The Shiite militia claimed to have targeted a naval base and a barracks in Israel, the day after the deadliest attack carried out by the pro-Iranian movement on Israeli soil in nearly a month of military escalation between the two belligerents . The naval base is located near Haifa, the large city in northern Israel, and the barracks, near Netanya, a coastal town north of Tel Aviv, the Israeli army saying it intercepted projectiles in central Israel fired from Lebanon.
Violence against minors in foster families: the trial opened in Châteauroux
The trial of families judged for having welcomed minors without approval, some of whom allegedly suffered physical and psychological violence, humiliation and forced labor, opened in Châteauroux. From 2010 to 2017, dozens of children were entrusted by Child Welfare (ASE) in the North to a reception structure located in Indre, which did not have the necessary approval.
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Gas tax: for Agnès Pannier-Runacher, “public money must help make carbon-free solutions less expensive”
While the government is divided on the increase in gas taxation, the new Minister of Ecological Transition defends the rigor promoted by Michel Barnier but maintains her intention to tax gas as well as several other brown niches and, overall, to green up the budget. Read here.
Tribute to Samuel Paty and Dominique Bernard: “It will remain engraved in the history of our generation”
Like all middle and high school students in France this Monday, October 14, the 2nd 7 class of the Jean-Moulin high school in Draguignan, in the Var, paid tribute to the two teachers murdered in terrorist attacks. After debating secularism. Read our report.
Pollution in the Bassins à Flot district of Bordeaux: “We were sold green and we end up with black”
Presented as a small modern paradise, the old port district on the banks of the Garonne has been welcoming its new occupants for several months. Alarmed by medical symptoms, they realize that the page on toxic industrial activities has not been turned. More info here.
