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Rugby World Cup, trial after Sainte-Soline, Ukraine, JR attire up the Opéra Garnier and Tintin… All the information for this Friday.
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Rugby. The time has come. This Friday September 8 marks the begin of the Rugby World Cup in France with a match worthy of a remaining. The French XV launches its World Cup with a titanic summit, in opposition to New Zealand, the start line of an immense problem: successful a historic coronation on October 28. On the one hand, France, a workforce which, after three misplaced finals (1987, 1999 and 2011), has by no means been so nicely outfitted to ask itself into the unique membership of sacred nations; on the different the triple world champions, the queen nation of rugby. The RATP is “ready” to welcome spectators who will come to look at the Rugby World Cup matches organized at the Stade de France, stated the group’s CEO, Jean Castex, on Thursday, eager to be reassuring about the influence of the staff’ strike. station brokers Friday.
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Sainte Soline. The proper to exhibit shall be at the coronary heart of the trial of union leaders and environmental activists tried in legal court docket, Friday in Niort, for having organized rallies in opposition to basins in Sainte-Soline (Deux-Sèvres) banned by the authorities. Five defendants (Benoît Feuillu and Basile Dutertre, activists of the Earth Uprisings, Benoît Jaunet and Nicolas Girod, representatives of the Peasant Confederation, in addition to Julien Le Guet, spokesperson for the Bassines non merci collective) are being prosecuted for the demonstration on 25 March which gave rise to violent clashes with the police.
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Kenzo case. After the requisitions on August 26, the time has come for the verdict in the case of the assault on the household of little Kenzo. Three younger defendants are accused of getting burst into this dressing room for 14 seconds and of getting hit the father of the household earlier than extorting his jersey. The three defendants aged 20 appeared free and denied any violence, even when they admitted to having entered throughout the match on June 3 in the field the place the household of Kenzo, who suffers from mind most cancers, was. The prosecutor requested a 12-month suspended jail sentence for every, a high-quality of 1,000 euros and a five-year stadium ban.
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United Kingdom. This Friday marks the first anniversary of the loss of life of Elizabeth II and the accession of Charles to the throne. No public occasions are deliberate for this day. Charles is presently staying at the Scottish Balmoral Castle, the place Elizabeth II died on September 8, 2022 at the age of 96. The queen died after a file 70-year reign and appreciable reputation. If he stays much less liked than his late mom or William, 41, Charles’ reputation has elevated. According to a Yougov ballot, 55% of Britons have a optimistic opinion of it, in comparison with 44% a 12 months in the past.
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Culture. The Tintin comics journal is reborn on Friday for a particular concern after a 35-year hiatus. This particular concern, for the 77th anniversary of Le Lombard editions, will embody “nearly 400 pages of short stories created especially to celebrate the history of this periodical”, by some 80 authors. It won’t have a follow-up for the second, as Le Lombard shouldn’t be reconstituting an editorial workforce devoted to a relaunch of the journal.
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