On the front page: the Congolese Catholic Church in the front line

  Three days after the violence on December 31 in Kinshasa and other cities in the DRC, Cardinal Monsengwo, head of the Catholic Church in the country, raised the tone yesterday."We can only denounce, condemn and stigmatize the actions of our so-called valiant men in uniforms, which sadly and barbarously translate," said the cardinal, before continuing: "How will...

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Mouscron-Tourcoing: and another car on fire rue E. Anseele!

  This Friday, shortly before 2 pm, the Mouscron firefighters were called for a car fire. Where ? At the end of the street Edouard Anseele, pardi! Arrived without doors and hood, the car was obviously set on fire voluntarily French side, just in front of the huge stones materializing the border. One more vehicle fire in this corner where the residents really start...

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Arctic oil: NGOs lose emblematic lawsuit against Norway

  The Norwegian court dismissed Thursday Greenpeace and two other NGOs opposed to Norway's granting of oil licenses in the Arctic, an emblematic case showing that the fight against global warming is being played out more and more in the courtrooms.In a judgment still subject to appeal, the Oslo court ruled that the Norwegian state did not violate the Constitution...

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Moldova: President Igor Dodon suspended from office

Moldova is a former Soviet republic that lies on the geopolitical divide between Europe and Russia. This is why it is often the scene of political crises. Like the one that just burst after the Constitutional Court decided to suspend the president, Igor Dodon, who is an assumed Prorusse. Régis Genté, you are one of our correspondents in the former USSR. Why this crisis? This is in fact yet another showdown between the pro-Russian and pro-Western...

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Putin calls St. Petersburg explosion a "terrorist act"

  Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday called a "terrorist act" the explosion of a home-made bomb that left 13 people injured in a supermarket in St. Petersburg, in a context of concern over the return of jihadists who have gone to fight in Syria . While asserting no track, investigators have opened an investigation for "attempted homicide" after the explosion...

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Defense: 700 million euros of funds released for the army

Defense Minister Florence Parly announced on Twitter this budget thaw. In July, the suppression of credits had caused the resignation of General De Villiers.  This is a notable success for Florence Parly. The Ministry of Defense has secured the release of 700 million euros in Defense Budget 2017 appropriations that had been frozen and could not be spent. In...

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Millas: two families of victims are civil parties

The Marseille prosecutor said Tuesday that there was no "at this stage" link between the drugs taken by the driver of the bus to sleep and the collision of his vehicle with a TER that killed 6 people in Millas. Le Figaro takes stock of the latest elements of the case.  Drugs are not in questionThe Marseille prosecutor said on Tuesday that there was no "at...

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North Korea: Pyongyang to launch new satellite

According to the official organ of the ruling party, North Korean satellite launches are "absolutely" in line with the UN Charter. North Korea, whose space program according to some experts is only a cover for its ballistic program, is preparing a new satellite launch, reported Tuesday, December 26, a South Korean newspaper.A ninth round of sanctions was passed...

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Youpi children's magazine removed from sale

  Youpi magazine in turmoil after a sentence on the state of Israel.CRIFThe magazine intended for 5-8 years had undertaken to explain the countries of the world to the youngest. But a passage about the state of Israel has angered the Crif."Gustave Eiffel, the king of iron", "How does an elevator work" ... the themes addressed in the issue 352 of Youpi magazine, for...

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The couple of artists, missing in China, was released

The couple of artists who were unreachable in China after painting a politically sensitive work has been "released" and is preparing to return to France, he said Monday, December 25 on Twitter. "I was released a few days ago and we are now in my hometown," Hu Jiamin wrote on the social network.With his French wife, Marine Brossard, Hu Jiamin had not given any news since...

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iPhone: What solutions to the clamping of the battery by Apple

You own an "old iPhone", bridged by Apple, and would like to remedy that? There are solutions! The writing explains the procedure to follow to regain power... It was one of the revelations this month: Apple intentionally bridles the "old iPhone", mainly to preserve the performance of the latter. So it's not for nothing if you could see, if you have a model that has more...

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Goldman Sachs a plus d'un Bitcoin dans son sac

La déferlante d'articles sur les cryptomonnaies ces dernières semaines, à mesure que le bitcoin prenait de l'altitude, suffit à montrer l'engouement qu'elles suscitent aussi bien dans le grand public que chez les professionnels de la finance... Et ce n'est pas le débat, qui continue à faire rage entre les détracteurs et soutiens des cryptomonnaies, qui va faire retomber...

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Le couple Macron présente ses vœux avec le chien Nemo

Le président de la République et son épouse ont souhaité « de belles fêtes de fin d’année » aux Français dans un message posté sur les réseaux sociaux ou apparaît le labrador qui a pris ses quartiers à l’Élysée. Emmanuel et Brigitte Macron ont tenu à souhaiter un bon réveillon à leurs compatriotes, sans préciser s’ils passeraient Noël à l’Élysée ou au Touquet.« Nous...

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