Bombings in kyiv, plane crash in China and roadblocks: the news to remember this afternoon

The info not to miss

On the 26th day of fighting, Russian attacks continue in the Ukrainian capital.

A shopping center located in the northwest of kyiv was the scene of a bombardment, killing at least eight people.

The site was hit by a very powerful strike that pulverized vehicles and left a gaping crater several meters wide in the parking lot in front of a charred and still smoking ten-storey building.

The mayor of kyiv has introduced a new curfew, which will begin this evening and end on Wednesday morning, he revealed on Telegram.

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Meanwhile, Ukraine rejected the Kremlin's ultimatum demanding the surrender of the besieged city of Mariupol.

“There is no question of talking about surrender or laying down arms.

We have already informed the Russian side about this,” said the Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister.

What else to remember

• Death of Federico Martin Aramburu: a woman in police custody.

  A woman, arrested on Saturday at the end of the day, and was still in police custody this morning, as part of the investigation opened after the death of the former international rugby player.

  Federico Martin Aramburu was shot dead at the age of 42 in Paris on Saturday at dawn, after an altercation in a bar in Saint-Germain-des-Prés.

  Two men are suspected of having fired the shots from a car, which was allegedly driven by the arrested woman.

• Filter dams in Normandy and Brittany.

  Several filter dams were set up this morning in Normandy and Brittany with around 200 heavy goods vehicles blocked in the Channel by independent transporters.

  The latter are protesting against soaring fuel prices and consider the overall envelope of 400 million euros for road hauliers released this weekend by the government to be “derisory”.

• Plane crash in China

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  A China Eastern plane from Kunming to Canton (Gangzhou) with 132 people on board, crashed this morning for an as yet unexplained reason.

  According to several local media, the drama would have played out in the province of Guangxi, in the south-west of the country.

  According to the FlightRadar24 tracking site, the Boeing 737-800 is only six years old.

Crash site of China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735, which had 133 people on board pic.twitter.com/gO1HIAEj1G

— BNO News (@BNONews) March 21, 2022

This accident could prove to be the deadliest since 1994 in this country where aviation safety has greatly improved.

• Mélenchon's show of force

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  Three weeks before the first round, the objective of the Insoumis candidate is clear: to qualify for the second round.

  Yesterday on the Place de la République in Paris, in a speech of almost an hour and in front of 100,000 people according to the organizers, the deputy of Bouches-du-Rhône drew the outlines of his program, reaffirming his opposition to Emmanuel Macron.

  “This vote is a social referendum, you have been warned!

  “, he attacked, his voice strong and assured.

  “Retirement at 65!

  Retirement at 65!

  Retirement at 65!

  “: Jean-Luc Mélenchon booed the project carried by the Head of State, before promising to sign on the first day of his presidency the decree which will record the increase in the minimum wage to 1,400 euros and the freezing of prices.

it concerns you

After the reform of inheritance rights, the candidate Emmanuel Macron plans, according to our information, to tackle another tax aspect: income tax on people in free unions whom he wants to allow, if he is re-elected, to make a joint declaration, and thus reduce their taxes.

As a reminder, today, only PACS and married actually pay their taxes together.

With such a measure, Emmanuel Macron – who has pledged “to continue to lower French taxes” in the event of a second term – intends to send a message in favor of purchasing power.