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Trial time for the Fillon couple
Three years after the explosion of the case which had pulverized the presidential campaign of François Fillon, here is the time of the trial: the ex-Prime Minister and his wife are expected this Monday at the Paris court to answer suspicions of jobs fictitious by Penelope Fillon. The two defendants, who are scheduled to appear until March 11, face up to ten years in prison, heavy fines and ineligibility. Their lawyers will plead for release. The trial could, however, experience a false start, due to a request for the postponement of this only first day made by the defense in support of the lawyers' strike against the reform of their autonomous pension plan.
Coronavirus: eleven quarantined cities in Italy
Stopping the Venice Carnival, closings in Milan and two weeks of quarantine for eleven cities: Northern Italy is preparing to live in days of anxiety and restrictions after a sudden and spectacular outbreak of cases of the new coronavirus in three days . The discovery of several outbreaks on Friday, the day when the first death of an Italian was announced, then the rapid multiplication of cases, increased from six to almost 150 on Sunday, worries the authorities and the local population. Italy now has 152 cases including three deaths, making it the most affected country in Europe, since the start of the viral pneumonia epidemic in December in China.
TV channels in mourning after the death of Hervé Bourges
A fervent defender of the Francophonie and a great figure in the French audiovisual sector, Hervé Bourges died on Sunday at the age of 86. He died in a Paris hospital, surrounded by his wife and relatives, said Olivier Zegna-Rata, who was his chief of staff at the Conseil Supérieur de l'Audiovisuel. Journalist, successive boss of the television channels TF1, France 2 and France 3, and radio (RFI), Hervé Bourges had been at the head of the CSA from 1995 to 2001. Besides his eminent roles in the media, Hervé Bourges was also a anti-colonialist activist during the Algerian war, a lover of Africa and a fervent defender of the French-speaking world.
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