We hope you were able to fully enjoy your weekend. We spent these two days checking the news (it was not easy…). And it's time to sum it all up.
1. Three dead this weekend, Italy faces the coronavirus.
Stupor in Italy this weekend, with the announcement of the death of three people because of the coronavirus. The home is in Codogno, near Milan. Two of the victims did not travel to China. The government isolated eleven municipalities on Saturday evening to fight the Covid-19 epidemic. In northern Italy, around 52,000 people are confined to areas where "neither entry nor exit will be allowed unless there is a specific exemption". Three football championship matches were canceled this Sunday, and several Milan fashion week parades postponed. All the info of the weekend on this subject is in our live.
More information: In Asia, Chinese President Xi Jinping believes that the coronavirus epidemic has been the most serious health emergency in his country since 1949. He also acknowledged gaps in the responses.
2. Bernie Sanders wins Nevada primary
The most left candidate of the Democrats continues his race in the lead in the primaries. It was Nevada's turn to vote on Saturday. Bernie Sanders, 78, won the most votes. He thus consolidates his status as a favorite to be invested by his party in the presidential election on November 3. 20 Minutes was present in Las Vegas to gather the opinions of the supporters of the young Pete Buttigieg, for this report.
More info: The American actor and director Clint Eastwood supports Michael Bloomberg for this primary. Not sure that the former mayor of New York is the right horse…
3. The first Fessenheim reactor is shut down
It has been one of the symbols of French environmental policy for years. The Fessenheim plant shut down the first of its two nuclear reactors overnight from Friday to Saturday. The second reactor is to be decommissioned in June. But will gas power stations compensate for the closure of the Alsatian power station, as Marine Le Pen writes? 20 Minutes investigated this claim. Here is the answer.
More info: The agricultural fair opened its doors on Saturday. Emmanuel Macron spent several hours between the stands, speaking in particular on the ban on pesticides near homes. The uncultivated farmland could generate "income," said the president before crossing the cows of the year. We went to meet her elsewhere, our report with Idéale is to (re) read there.
4. Madonna makes her fans hang out
They were 2,800 to have paid their seats between 85 and 385 euros to see the star on Saturday night at the Grand Rex. Grateful (or not), Madonna made them wait ... 3:30 before going on stage! She arrived at midnight sharp. Reason invoked? Unforeseen technical problems. The show ended at 2:15 a.m. Eleven others must follow in the same Parisian room.
More info: Saturday night, in The Voice , the singer Nessa defied the taboos and seduced the jury of the 6th number of blind auditions. We explain all this to you.
5. The XV of France on the road to the Grand Slam
But we were transformed the XV of France !? The band at Galtier signed a third consecutive success on Saturday, on the grounds of Wales which had signed the grand slam in 2019. A major feat for the Blues, who had not triumphed at Cardif since 2010. They will play their next match in Scotland, before receiving Ireland. France's last victory and last grand slam in the six Nations? 2010. Just ten years ago.
More info: It's over for the biathlon world championships. Martin Fourcade won the team gold medal with his teammates on Saturday. For the mass start, this Sunday, the French won two more medals: Fillon Maillet the silver and Jacquelin the bronze, behind the Norwegian Boe.
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