In Italy, test elections for the far right

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Regional elections in Emilia Romagna, Ravenna, Italy on January 26, 2020. (Illustrative photo) REUTERS / Flavio Lo Scalzo

By: Frédérique Lebel

23 min

A third of Italian voters at the polls since yesterday (September 20, 2020) for high-risk regional elections.

Strongholds of the left, like Tuscany, could tip over to the far right and weaken the ruling coalition.

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Tuscany is the place of symbolic confrontation between the leader of the League, Matteo Salvini, known for his anti-migrant positions.

And the former President of the Democratic Council Matteo Renzi who is trying to revive himself with a new Viva Italia party.

These elections are a bit of a test for Renzi who can count on good support from the Millennials, these young voters of 20/40 years.

In Milan,

 went to meet them.

Note that all voters must also vote, in a referendum, to drastically reduce the number of deputies.

Results expected on the night of Monday 21 to Tuesday 22 September 2020.

Recycle masks and cups

We have seen the videos of these surgical masks thrown among the corals in a Mediterranean marine reserve, or these photos of masks on the sidewalks or in the gutters.

Non-recyclable waste alert.

Anti-Covid masks are produced from petroleum derivatives, and they are contaminated.

In France, 60 million are produced every week.

In New Aquitaine, a small company has found the means to recycle them, 

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In Europe, single-use plastics will be banned from 2021. The solution therefore also involves recycling.

In

, on the shores of the Baltic, a company has found the solution for plastic cups.

Cup Cup offers lockers, especially for outdoor events, such as festivals that may have resumed this summer. 

 went to meet these green entrepreneurs.

Royal Guards in technical unemployment

And the counters are again open for culture.

But, attendance is very limited.

For example, the Tower of London had to restrict the number of visitors to 800 per day against 15,000 in normal times.

At this rate, the cash registers are struggling to fill up.

And the royal guards in costume, the famous beefeaters fear a social plan.

In London,

Translating Kundera… into Czech

We no longer present Milan Kundera, a Czech writer exiled in France, translated all over the world.

His fans may know less than the author of

, now written in French ... until then, he himself translated his novels into Czech, which is not trivial.

But, now his health does not allow it any more.

Small event on the literary scene, he has now accepted that a translator should tackle this delicate work.

The explanations of

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