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In the spotlight: the world pays tribute to the Queen of England who celebrates her 70 years of reign
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth appears on the balcony of Buckingham Palace as part of the Trooping the Color parade during the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations in London, Britain June 2, 2022. REUTERS - HANNAH MCKAY
By: Véronique Rigolet Follow
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In a world still shaken by the pandemic and the war in Ukraine, the celebrations of the platinum jubilee of Elizabeth II offer a joyful parenthesis, relayed in all of the world press, where the queen appears everywhere in majesty, photos in support of his very long reign, 70 years of history;
“
A lifetime in the service of the United Kingdom
”, greets the
Daily Telegraph
, “
Madam, a grateful nation pays tribute to you
”, headlines the
Daily Express
.
If the British press is of course the most ecstatic, tributes come from all over the world to honor "
the most famous and undoubtedly the most beloved monarch
", explains
USA Today
, "
She has been with us all our lives, we seem to know her like a member of the family
, ”enthuses
La Repubblica
, ”
Presidents, crises, viruses come and go, but the queen remains
”, welcomes the
Suddeutsche Zeitung
.
The festivities do not overshadow the debate on the future of the monarchy
Even if for four days "
in a flood of fanfares, parades and parties drowned in beer
", the debate will of course be "
absent
", assures
La Repubblica
,
Le Temps
notes for its part that these celebrations constitute above all "
the quasi-farewell of the British to their sovereign
”.
"
At 96, the Queen's health is declining
", underlines the Swiss daily and "
even if the British monarchy still seems as solid abroad
", in the Commonwealth "
the building is showing signs of weakness
".
Last November, "
Barbados thus became a Republic
", also notes the
Guardian
and after Canada “
Australia is also today showing its willingness to cut ties with the Crown
”;
"
We love the Queen but we can manage on our own now
", explained yesterday the new Labor government of Anthony Albanese for whom "
the twilight of the Queen's reign is an opportunity to discuss the continuation of events for the Australia
”.
Something to shock the
Times
"
for whom the moment could not have been worse chosen, in full jubilee, to make this kind of announcement
".
Maximum tensions between Washington and Moscow, after sending missiles to Ukraine
Russia accuses the United States of escalating the war, "
pouring oil on the fire
" by sending sophisticated missiles into Ukraine, "
President Biden's boldest move since the start of the war
", explains the
New York Times
, which believes that "
it is becoming increasingly difficult for Joe Biden to find a balance between continuing to support Ukraine in its fight and avoiding a world war
".
“
Putin's threats underscore the dangers of a new, riskier nuclear era
,” worries the
Wall Street Journal
, which reports that Joe Biden castigated “
irresponsibility
" Russian threats on a possible use of nuclear weapons in this conflict, "
on any scale whatsoever, this would be unacceptable to us and the rest of the world
", warned the American president.
After more than 3 months of war, and while Russia is tightening its grip on the Donbass, Washington hopes that "
these new weapons sent to Ukraine will be able to make a difference on the ground
", notes the
Guardian
, which highlights "
the risk of a long war
”.
Elon Musk orders his employees to return to the office or be fired
The news is on the front page of the world press, which is surprised, like the Wall Street Journal, by this blow against telework "
this intransigence of Elon Musk at a time when technology companies are struggling with the question of back to normal after 2 years of flexible hours induced by the pandemic
”.
“
For the 110,000 employees of Tesla and Space X, the shock could be severe
,” explains the
Financial Times
, which quotes an American economist according to whom “
Tesla could immediately lose 9% of its employees, 20% then as time goes by. as they find work that offers them more flexibility
".
While he is about to conclude a 44 billion dollar agreement to buy Twitter, Elon Musk has not yet said “
what he expects from the employees of the social network
”, notes for his part the
New York Times
who recalls “
that former CEO Jack Dorsey had informed employees that many of them would be authorized to work permanently from home
”.
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