Annexation referendums, sexual violence in porn, DART mission... The news to remember this afternoon

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This Tuesday, Russia completes the organization of the annexation referendums held since Friday in four territories totally or partly under its control in Ukraine, namely the separatist regions of Donetsk and Lugansk, in the east of the country, and those under Russian occupation of Kherson and Zaporizhia, in southern Ukraine.

“Provisional results” should be announced no earlier than Tuesday evening, or in the coming days, according to Russian authorities.

A text formalizing the integration of the four regions into Russia will then have to be voted on by the Russian parliament.

According to the Kremlin, the referendums will have "consequences" on the security of the annexed regions.

What to remember too

Three new police custody in the investigation into sexual violence in porn.

Three new suspects, suspected of rape under cover of filming, have been arrested and placed in police custody in recent hours, as part of the investigations of the research section of the Paris gendarmerie in the "French Bukkake" case.

In October 2020, the producers nicknamed “Pascal OP” and “Mat Hadix” had already been indicted in particular for “pimping” and “human trafficking” aggravated.

In all, nearly 53 rape victims, including 30 who filed a complaint, were identified in this case.

A NASA spacecraft launched to destroy an asteroid.

Monday evening, a NASA spacecraft, smaller than a car, was launched voluntarily in the direction of an asteroid, at a speed of 20,000 km / h, in order to destroy it.

It was an unprecedented test mission allowing humanity to learn how to protect itself from a potential future threat.

The images of the collision were notably broadcast live by the space agency, before the program cut off when the spaceship exploded.

Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines affected by gas leaks.

According to the Danish authorities and the operator, the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines which link Russia to Germany are victims of several gas leaks in the Baltic Sea.

The Nord Stream 2 pipeline, built in parallel to the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline and intended to double the capacity to import Russian gas into Germany, is not operational.

The Danish maritime authority indicated that the leak was "dangerous for maritime traffic", while the Kremlin, "extremely concerned", does not exclude sabotage.

Navigation was prohibited for five nautical miles around the position of the leak, the Danish maritime authority said.

it concerns you

Winter is approaching and fears are more and more present among households regarding gas and electricity bills.

This Tuesday, the négaWatt think tank, specializing in issues of energy sobriety and efficiency and renewables, published a list of measures to reduce the overall bill in France.

négaWatt advises in particular to respect the heating setpoint at 19°C in housing, individual or collective, saving 23.5 terawatt hours (TWh) per year, or to turn off your electrical appliances, Internet box and television as a priority , rather than putting them to sleep.