The sixth day of inter-professional mobilization against pension reform is coming to an end. What happened in the rest of the news while you frantically refresh our live? The answer in five points…
1. The controversy of the day: Turbulence at Roissy
Air hole at Charles-de-Gaulle airport. The terminal 4 construction project, which will ultimately allow a 35 to 40% increase in traffic, worries the mayors of the neighboring municipalities. About sixty of them sent a letter to Emmanuel Macron demanding that the project be abandoned. Our Paris department takes stock of the situation.
2. The question of the day: Who can still become an owner in Nantes
You can replace Nantes with many of the main French cities. This Thursday, the chambers of notaries revealed the median property prices in the country. From Bordeaux to Lille, obviously passing through Paris, the observation is the same: property prices are soaring and home ownership is becoming more and more complex. In Nantes, illustrates our local editorial office, the price of stone has increased by more than 9% in one year (36% in ten years). Explanations ...
3. The report of the day: Carlos, seen from Japan
Yuka intended to call her dog Ghosn in tribute to the ex-boss of Nissan, but she changed her mind. For this Japanese employee as for many of his compatriots whom we met in Tokyo, Carlos Ghosn no longer inspires the slightest sympathy. As for the Japanese judicial system, highlighted in this case, it does not seem close to being called into question.
4. The star of the day: Hatsune Miku
She is in concert this Thursday evening in Paris but she does not exist. Not really anyway. Hatsune Miku is a virtual pop star who opens for Lady Gaga and performs at the Coachella festival, but cannot respond to an interview. That didn't stop us from investigating this star, which boosted sales for a software manufacturer.
5. The fake-off of the day: Balance your obsolete manual!
Tuesday, professors had met to demonstrate in front of the gates of the rectorate of Clermont-Ferrand. A pile of school books was placed there. Some of them then seized it and threw it over the racks of the rectorate. The action was filmed and sparked controversy. But did these destroyed textbooks still have a value? Our fake-off service unveils this mystery ...
Well, that's all for today. We leave you with the queen of the French true crime. The queen of what? Answer here:
- The inevitable of the day
- Fake Off
- Japan
- Society
- Pension reform
- National Education
- Carlos Ghosn