We hope you were able (more or less) to enjoy your weekend.

We spent these two days checking the news.

And it's time to sum it all up.

1. The scenario of the Rambouillet terrorist attack is becoming clearer

The man who killed a police officer at the Rambouillet police station with two stab wounds before being shot on Friday was well radicalized, according to the latest advances in the investigation. This Sunday noon, the national anti-terrorism prosecutor, Jean-François Ricard, gave some details about the investigation during a press conference (details here). Since this Sunday, five people among his relatives have been in police custody. Gérald Darmanin wants the DGSI to use algorithms even more for locating on the Internet. The Council of Ministers will study a new text on this subject on Wednesday.

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A bill on criminal irresponsibility will be presented "at the end of May" in the Council of Ministers.

He must respond to the legal vacuum, in the wake of the judgment of the Court of Cassation in favor of the anti-Semitic murderer of Sarah Halimi, in 2017 in Paris.

Several demonstrations took place this Sunday to demand "justice for Sarah Halimi".

2. One billion people vaccinated worldwide, the variants are regressing in France

The symbolic barrier of one billion people vaccinated worldwide was crossed on Sunday, AFP said. Three countries strongly contribute to this figure: the United States, China and India. The country most advanced in this vaccination is Israel, where more than 60% of the population received the two doses of the serum. In France, Prime Minister Jean Castex affirmed this Sunday that the South African and Brazilian variants "are very few and tend to regress", during a trip to Roissy airport, stressing that it was "Imperative to hold this line".

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Thousands of people marched against the containment measures in London and Switzerland this weekend.

Great Britain is gradually lifting the restrictions, in connection with a vaccination campaign well ahead of its European neighbors.

3. Thomas Pesquet has arrived well

The French astronaut and his three traveling companions, the Americans Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur and the Japanese Akihiko Hoshide, docked at the International Space Station early Saturday afternoon.

SpaceX's Crew Dragon 2 capsule took off on Friday morning.

With the arrival of four astronauts, the International Space Station will be unusually populated, with eleven occupants.

The four newcomers will meet the Crew-1 team for a few days before the latter returns from its mission.

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An impressive meteorite has been sighted in the south of France.

Nothing abnormal at this time of year according to specialists.

4. The Oscars are awarded tonight

Two months later than usual due to the health crisis, the most famous cinema statuettes will be presented this Sunday evening in Los Angeles. This will be the 93rd edition of this ceremony which will look like “nothing that has been done before,” says Steven Soderbergh, the co-producer of the evening. 

Nomadland 

is favorite for the Oscar for best film, while the race for the statuette is very open for actors and actresses. In addition, Netflix, which has 35 nominations, could be one of the big winners of the evening. To prepare for this evening, everything is there.

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: He was best known for his television roles, in particular that of Commissioner Moulin.

The actor Yves Rénier died in the night from Saturday to Sunday of a heart attack, at the age of 78 years.

Another disappearance this Sunday: Alber Elbaz, fashion designer and ex-artistic director of Lanvin, is dead.

5. PSG are ready for City

Doubled by Mbappé, carefree victory in Metz (3-1, to be relived live here): PSG is ready for its big European meeting against Manchester City.

First while waiting for the result from Lille to Lyon this evening (to be followed of course live on 20 Minutes), the Parisians will be in full force on Wednesday.

And Mbappé is on cloud nine.

Released as a precaution, victim of a crutch, the Parisian center forward scores goal after goal.

At the other end of the standings, Dijon is officially in Ligue 2 after another defeat in Rennes (5-1).

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The PSG girls are also in the semi-finals of the Champions League.

This Sunday afternoon, they conceded a 1-1 draw against Barça in the first leg (to be relived here).

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