The info not to be missed
A first vaccine against Covid-19? This morning, "for the first time in the world, a vaccine against the new coronavirus has been recorded," Russian President Vladimir Putin said this morning during a video conference with members of the government broadcast on television. Should we believe the boss of the Kremlin? The next few months will tell. Vladimir Poutine assures in any case that the developed vaccine "is quite effective" and that it "gives a lasting immunity". As proof of his faith in this vaccine, the head of state even claims that one of his daughters had been inoculated with the vaccine. "She took part in the experiment," he said, claiming that she had had a little temperature, "and that's it". Planned entry into service: January 1, 2021.
What to also remember
- A fire of rare violence ravaged an apartment building in Vincennes (Val-de-Marne) last night. Two people died, and a firefighter was injured. The images of the fire are impressive.
- The French humanitarian world in mourning again. After the attack that occurred this weekend in Niger which claimed the lives of six French people, Frenchman Benoît Maria, director of the NGO Agronomes et Veterinarians Without Borders (AVSF) in Guatemala, was killed in an armed attack in the northeast of the country.
- Giant panic movement in Cannes after a false rumor of shooting. Dozens of messages on social networks reported this Monday evening of gunshots, an individual on the run or even injured. All this was false but sowed panic on the Croisette.
The unexpected info
Big surprise on television. Laurence Boccolini, emblematic host of TF1 for 20 years, will join France Télé, according to our information. The host will relaunch the game "Password", which she will present on France 2 every day at 10:50 am, from the start of the school year, on Monday August 31. This is the great comeback of this program embodied by Patrick Sabatier between 2009 and 2016. Boccolini, host of the unforgettable game "the weak link", which left a lasting mark on the minds of viewers, then "Money Drop", complained of being under-exploited by the front page.
