The info not to be missed
Nicolas Sarkozy is being prosecuted for corruption and influence peddling, as part of the "wiretapping affair".
The Paris Criminal Court is due to deliver its judgment on Monday, from 1:30 p.m.
According to the prosecution, the former president is accused of having used his influence to obtain judicial information concerning him.
The national financial prosecutor's office had requested against him four years of imprisonment, two of which were firm, considering that the presidential image had been "damaged" by this case with "devastating effects".
The trial of this case, which began with wiretaps between Nicolas Sarkozy and his lawyer Thierry Herzog, opened at the end of November.
The former president disputes these accusations, considering the PNF's approach as a political one.
"This affair was for me a way of the cross but if it was the price to pay for the truth to progress, I am ready to accept it", declared Nicolas Sarkozy before the adjournment of the hearing.
And to add: "I told you the truth during these three weeks, as I said in police custody and throughout the investigation.
I still have confidence in the justice of our country.
"
What to also remember
Saliva tests in schools.
On this new school year for zone C, after two weeks of vacation, saliva tests in schools are ramping up to counter Covid-19.
Thursday, Jean Castex promised a "massive" screening, or 300,000 tests per week by mid-March.
They will be deployed "in risk areas", in particular the 20 departments under enhanced surveillance.
The goal is simple: break the chains of contamination to prevent the closure of schools.
The United Kingdom, champion of vaccination in Europe.
More than 20 million first doses of vaccine have been injected across the Channel since the start of vaccination.
It is "a huge national achievement," Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Twitter.
With 123,000 deaths, the United Kingdom is the most bereaved country in Europe by the pandemic and is now relying on mass vaccination.
By way of comparison, in France, less than three million people received a first dose.
The automobile suffers from the Covid-19.
New passenger car registrations in France fell by 21% in February, according to an announcement on Monday from the Committee of French Automobile Manufacturers (CCFA).
This drop is the seventh in a row, plunging the sector further into crisis.
"The French keep their savings and postpone their heavy purchases," said the spokesperson for the CCFA.
Trump's return.
Donald Trump made his first public appearance on Sunday evening since leaving the White House.
The former president played Trump: he reiterated his accusations of electoral fraud, criticized the start of Joe Biden's mandate and gave hope to his supporters by once again sketching a return in 2024. “I could even decide to beat them (
Editor's note: the Democrats
) a third time, ”Donald Trump told the crowd.
The unexpected info
The late Chadwick Boseman received the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Dramatic Film on Sunday night for his role in "The Blues of Ma Rainey", the last work he shot before succumbing to cancer.
In this Netflix-produced film, he plays a doomed trumpeter in 1920s Chicago. The star revealed by "Black Panther" won against heavyweights like Anthony Hopkins, eight-time unsuccessful Golden Globe nominee, and Gary Oldman .
