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Anger of farmers: the blockage in the Paris region already lifted
Yves Herman / REUTERS
Less than a year after a widespread movement of anger in the countryside, agricultural unions are once again calling on their troops to demonstrate, but in dispersed order. 85 mobilization points were identified for this first day of demonstrations, according to the Young Farmers. However, in Île-de-France, the blockade of Vélizy-Villacoublay, which began yesterday evening, has already been lifted.
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War in Ukraine: Kremlin says Biden is 'pouring fuel on the fire' by authorizing missile launches in Russia
AFP / RAMIL SITDIKOV / Getty Images via AFP / CHIP SOMODEVILLA
The authorization given on Sunday to kyiv by Joe Biden to use long-range American missiles to target Russian territory is likely to “throw fuel on the fire” in the conflict in Ukraine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday. If it were to be officially confirmed by Washington, this authorization would lead to “a fundamentally new situation in terms of US involvement in this conflict.”
Charles Dumont, singer and composer of Edith Piaf, died at the age of 95
AFP/François Guillot
More than 60 years after writing No, I don't regret anything for Édith Piaf, Charles Dumont died at his home at the age of 95 during the night from Sunday to Monday, following a long illness. From his collaboration with La Môme to his reconversion as a performer, the native of Cahors has strived to combine beautiful texts and pretty melodies.
The number of the day: 60
According to pollution measurements established in New Delhi, this Monday, pollution levels are sixty times higher than the maximum threshold set by the WHO. The authorities of the Indian capital triggered level 4 of their alert plan on Sunday evening. Schools are holding classes remotely until further notice.
Air pollution reached a level more than 60 times higher than the maximum threshold set by the WHO this Monday in the Indian capital New Delhi.
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Quote of the day: what did the novelist Alphonse Karr say about farmers?
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In France we sometimes talk about agriculture, but we never think about it
Alphonse Karr
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