Retailleau wants increased vigilance on the apology for terrorism, earthquake in Tibet, McDonald's reconsiders its diversity policy… The 3 news to remember at midday

Apology for terrorism on social networks: Retailleau asks prefects to be more vigilant

After the arrest of three Algerian influencers, Bruno Retailleau insists, in an internal memo, on the opening of removal procedures when the perpetrators are foreign nationals residing in France. In this document, the minister details the “conduct to follow” when such messages are detected with, first of all, the need to report them on Pharos so that they can be blocked and deleted from digital platforms.

In China, a powerful earthquake kills at least 95 people in the Tibet region, the Dalai Lama “deeply saddened”

A powerful earthquake on Tuesday in the Himalayan region of Tibet, in southwest China, left at least 95 dead and 130 injured. The earthquake caused the collapse of “many buildings” and was felt as far away as neighboring Nepal. The 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck the sparsely populated Dingri township, located near the China-Nepal border, at 9:05 a.m. (01:05 GMT), according to China's national earthquake agency (CENC). Le Figaro takes stock of the situation .

Under pressure, McDonald's in turn reconsiders some of its diversity practices

McDonald's announced Monday that it would reverse some of its diversity practices, becoming the latest American organization to move in this direction after a Supreme Court ruling putting an end to affirmative action measures in university admissions. Ford, Jack Daniel's and Walmart supermarkets have already announced drastically reducing their diversity programs in the face of “anti-woke” lobbying, Walmart having even abandoned the acronym DEI, for “diversity, equality and inclusion”, in its communication.

Today's figure: 1.3

Or the level at which inflation stabilized in December 2024, according to INSEE. The price increase ended the year on a positive note, to the delight of consumers. On average over the whole of 2024, inflation should therefore be around 2%.

Quote of the day: what did Charb say about satirical drawing?

I don't feel like I'm cutting someone's throat with a marker. I'm not putting lives in danger. When activists need an excuse to justify their violence, they always find it

Charb

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