Did you take advantage of your sunny and (almost) deconfined weekend to disconnect?
It's time to dive into our summary of the unmissable news of this weekend.
1. The G7 in unison to vaccinate more and protect the climate
The leaders of the great powers of the G7 affirmed this Sunday their will to end the Covid-19 pandemic by the distribution of vaccines and to act for the climate, during a summit marked by a new dynamic in favor of multilateralism Western, the United States in the lead.
This three-day summit in Cornwall (south-west England), the first in almost two years, marked the return of direct contacts after months of videoconferences for the United Kingdom, the United States, France, the 'Germany, Italy, Japan and Canada.
At the instigation of Washington, the leaders tried to show a united front on the big files which agitated the planet, starting with the climate and the pandemic, but also Russia and China.
Faced with calls for solidarity which have multiplied in recent months, they agreed to redistribute one billion doses of anti-Covid vaccines by the end of 2022 to make up for the immunization delay in poor countries and promote a more rapid recovery. egalitarian.
2. Thirty million French people have received at least one dose of anti-covid vaccine
The threshold of 30 million French people who have received at least one dose of vaccine against Covid-19 has been crossed, Prime Minister Jean Castex announced on Saturday, who called for "winning the battle against the virus".
" Goal achieved !
Thank you to all those who are mobilizing for vaccination ”, published the head of government on Twitter, while the figure of 30 million first-time injected was initially expected for next Tuesday.
The French can take advantage this weekend, for the first time since the end of October, of the reopening of indoor restaurants, sports halls and swimming pools.
At the same time, the epidemic continues to decline, with 2,163 patients in critical care on Friday, to the lowest since October 19.
And the number of new daily contaminations has dropped below 5,000 over the past week
More info
: While vaccination must open at least 18 years old this Tuesday in France, the correspondent of
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in the United States, Philippe Berry
takes stock of the situation in this country where more than a million American adolescents have already been vaccinated.
3. Marches for freedom, and against the extreme right in France
Jean-Luc Mélenchon floured but overall a good-natured atmosphere: political and union activists, environmental activists and associations marched this Saturday in many cities to denounce "the attacks on freedoms" which are increasing according to them thanks to the rise of the extreme right and “liberticidal” laws.
According to the authorities, more than 37,000 people demonstrated in 119 parades, including 9,000 people in the capital.
The organizers have counted 150,000 participants in the country, including 70,000 in Paris.
At the start of the Paris demonstration, Jean-Luc Mélenchon received flour on his face.
By denouncing a "cowardly" act which "could have been worse", the leader of La France insoumise reported "great tension" and "a threshold that was crossed" a few days after the head of the 'State received a slap during a trip to the Drôme.
The "March of Freedoms" is a kind of big catch-up for activists from all sectors after a year and a half of health crisis which complicated the organization of demonstrations.
The subject of freedoms imposed itself by the words of the initiators of the call, the rebellious deputy Eric Coquerel and the spokesperson for Générations Thomas Portes.
4. Lowest participation in legislative elections in Algeria
Algerians voted this Saturday to choose their deputies in early legislative elections, a ballot rejected by the protest movement of Hirak and part of the opposition, and marked again by a very strong abstention.
This is the first legislative since the unprecedented and peaceful popular uprising, born on February 22, 2019 from the rejection of a 5th term of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, pushed almost two months later to resign after 20 years of reign.
Main issue, the national participation rate reached only 30.20%, the lowest score for at least 20 years for legislative elections, according to the president of the National Independent Election Authority (ANIE), Mohamed Chorfi.
The final results should not be known for several days, but as of this Sunday the main party of the Islamist movement vying for the legislative elections in Algeria, the Movement of the Society for Peace (MSP), claimed to have come first. the day after this election, warning “against the numerous attempts to modify the results of the poll”.
The info in addition:
"Instead of deep reforms, the political power is satisfied to propose elections" The Algerian sociologist Nacer Djabi, professor at the university of Algiers just retired, analyzes for
20 minutes
this record abstention.
5. Big fear at Euro football after the discomfort of Danish Christian Eriksen
After the fear that shook Denmark and all of Europe, relief: Christian Eriksen, victim of a cardiac arrest this Saturday in the middle of the Euro match, is doing "as well as possible", indicated this Sunday the Danish team.
The sudden collapse of Eriksen on the lawn of the Parken stadium in Copenhagen during Denmark-Finland, the amazement of the public, including his wife, and his teammates, then the impeccable reaction of the medical services who performed a cardiac massage and then evacuated the Danish environment… So many strong images that will remain of this football Euro in an unprecedented format, organized in 11 cities in 11 countries.
Eriksen (29) quickly regained consciousness on Saturday evening and was able to reassure his grieving partners from the hospital.
At a press conference on Sunday, officials of the Danish team said the Inter Milan midfielder in stable condition.
The doctor of the Danish selection Morten Boesen clarified that there was "for the moment no explanation", while the doctor of his club for his part indicated in the Italian press that he "does not there had never been the slightest episode that would have suggested a problem, neither near nor far ”.
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