Paralympic Games: France finishes with 75 medals and finishes 8thmyobjective achieved
France achieved its sporting objective for the Paris Paralympic Games on Sunday 8 September by placing itself among the top eight in the medal table, thanks to the 75 awards won during the competition: 19 gold, 28 silver and 28 bronze.
The number of tickets sold. “exceeded 2.5 million”said Tony Estanguet, President of the Organizing Committee of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. “There were more people who went to watch swimming than to swim at the Games”he stressed. During the Games, 12.1 million tickets were sold.
Aurélie Aubert and Tanguy de La Forest will be the flag bearers of the French delegation on Sunday evening at the closing ceremony which begins at 8.30pm. The world by clicking on the following link.
Several tens of thousands of demonstrators against Emmanuel Macron’s “coup” following the appointment of Michel Barnier
Two days after Michel Barnier’s appointment in Matignon, a part of the left demonstrated against the new prime minister and, above all, against “The coup de force of[Emmanuel] Macron », according to the motto of the 150 processions that set out on Saturday 7 September, called by youth unions and left-wing parties, including La France insoumise.
According to the Ministry of the Interior, some 110,000 people demonstrated across the country. In Paris, 26,000 demonstrators, according to the Paris Police Prefecture, and 160,000 according to La France Insoumise, marched between the Place de la Bastille and Place de la Nation. A mixed figure despite the presence, at the head of the procession, of the “rebel” leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon. There were also ecologists, such as Benjamin Lucas-Lundy, MP for Yvelines, and communists, such as the senator for Paris Ian Brossat. Everyone is outraged that the candidate of the New Popular Front (NFP), Lucie Castets, was not named in Matignon. The Socialist Party was not present despite the fact that the NFP, which accuses Emmanuel Macron of “denial of democracy”has already promised to table a motion of censure against Michel Barnier’s government in the National Assembly.
Outgoing Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune is widely re-elected
More than 24 million Algerians were called to the polls on Saturday for a presidential election that, as expected, resulted in the re-election of President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, 78, for a second term. The electoral authority announced on Sunday that Tebboune was re-elected with 94.65% of the electors.
Algerians turned out very little, with a turnout of less than 50%. In December 2019, Tebboune was elected with 58% of the vote, but with a turnout of only 39.8%. Faced with the low turnout on Saturday, the Independent National Electoral Authority decided to extend the opening of polling stations by one hour.
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Two candidates were running against the outgoing president: Abdelaali Hassani, a 57-year-old engineer and leader of the Society for Peace Movement (the main Islamist party), and Youcef Aouchiche, 41, a former journalist and senator and head of the Front of Socialist Forces (the oldest opposition party).
Venice Film Festival: Pedro Almodóvar wins the Golden Lion for “The Room Next Door,” Vincent Lindon for Best Actor
The Venice Film Festival on Saturday awarded its Golden Lion to Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar, giving him, at 74 years old, one of the most prestigious prizes of his immense career. The room next doorThe former enfant terrible of the film features British actress Tilda Swinton and her American colleague Julianne Moore in a story of assisted suicide. “I believe that saying goodbye to this world properly and with dignity is a fundamental right of every human being”he said, asking the “Believers of any religion should respect and not interfere in individual decisions on this issue”.
The award for best male actor was given to Frenchman Vincent Lindon for his role as a father in the face of one of his sons’ drift towards the violent far right in Playing with fire. “I am very moved (…). Thanks to the entire jury! »declared the 65-year-old actor, an essential face of the 7my French art.
Australian-American star Nicole Kidman won the best actress award by subverting her glamorous image in little girla new generation erotic thriller. A message from the 57-year-old actress was read on stage to explain her absence: “Shortly after my arrival in Venice I learned of my mother’s death., Janelle Kidman. I am in shock and need to be with my family. This award is for her. »
Typhoon Yagi downgraded to tropical depression; more than 10 dead in Vietnam
Typhoon Yagi weakened on Sunday, September 8, and was downgraded to a tropical depression after killing more than ten people in Vietnam, where it caused considerable damage. Yagi, which devastated several regions in southern China and the Philippines this week, killing at least twenty-four people, made landfall on Saturday in northern Vietnam, with winds exceeding 150 kilometers per hour.
In Along Bay, a UNESCO World Heritage site located about 70 kilometers from the city, fishermen were shocked by the damage caused by the typhoon on Sunday morning. About thirty boats were severely damaged or sank in Quang Ninh province near Along Bay. The typhoon also destroyed nearly 3,300 houses, more than 100,000 hectares of rice and other crops, as well as numerous aquaculture infrastructures in the region.
