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Can France's energy future be built without nuclear power? In its thick report, the operator of the French electricity grid RTE concludes that, from a strict economic point of view, nuclear power remains a cheaper route than relying on renewable energies alone to achieve carbon neutrality in the middle of the century, as France is committed to it alongside dozens of countries. The report nonetheless mentions six production scenarios, ranging from 100% renewable in 2050 to “proactive” nuclear development with the construction of 14 EPRs as well as small reactors. Scenarios "possible, even if some are more difficult or uncertain".
The publication comes at a time when the subject is agitating the pre-presidential campaign of 2022, some candidates advocating a more or less rapid exit from nuclear power (environmentalists or radical left for example) while others (especially on the right but also on the Communist Party) are in favor of this energy.
President Emmanuel Macron, in favor of nuclear power, reserves for the moment his decision on the launch of six new EPRs, this new generation reactor, the first of which must finally start up next year at Flamanville in Normandy.
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New coup in Sudan.
A month after a first failed attempt, local armed forces carried out a coup on Monday morning. According to the Ministry of Information, almost all of the country's civilian leaders (including Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok who refused to support the operation) are currently in the hands of "soldiers". While a speech by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhane, head of the Sudanese transition, is expected, the Prime Minister's office calls on the population to demonstrate against this seizure of power. But in Khartoum, demonstrators already present were targeted by shots from the putschist forces.
School harassment: the suicide of Dinah "must alert us",
defends Jean-Michel Blanquer on Europe 1. For the Minister of National Education, the suicide of Dinah, 14 years old, harassed by schoolgirls for two years in the Haut- Rhine, "must alert us to the problems of violence of all kinds which cross our society, of which harassment is a part". The issue of harassment and violence in schools is taken seriously, he said: "in the facts that have hit the headlines in recent months, each time, the perpetrators have been severely punished", he added. .
Covid-19: China is reconfiguring in certain areas.
The Chinese authorities have imposed lockdowns on some of the inhabitants of Inner Mongolia (in the north of the country), due to a recent epidemic focus, responsible for more than a hundred cases since last week.
China, which is preparing to host the Winter Olympics next February, wants to be extra vigilant.
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Sneakers sold for $ 1.5 million.
A pair of Nike Air Ships, dating from 1984 and worn by NBA superstar Michael Jordan early in his career, sold for nearly $ 1.5 million on Sunday at Sotheby's.
An astronomical price, well above the record held by a pair of Nike Air Jordans which sold for $ 615,000 in August 2020 at an auction organized by Christie's.
Dressed in red and white, these sneakers were worn by the American basketball legend in Game 5 of his first season with the Chicago Bulls.
They then became iconic, both on and off the pitch.