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The government defeated in the National Assembly.
The deputies gave a first green light to a health bill on the Covid-19 pandemic, amputated from a key article on the possible return of the health pass for “extra-hexagonal” trips.
The text, examined in first reading at the Palais-Bourbon, was adopted by 221 votes against 187 and 24 abstentions during the final vote on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday.
“The hour is serious”, commented on Twitter Élisabeth Borne.
The Prime Minister promises to “fight so that the spirit of responsibility prevails in the Senate”.
Same story this Wednesday morning with Olivier Véran: “We are confident in the possibility of convincing the senators”, assured the government spokesperson after the Council of Ministers.
“Concretely, we will work with the Senate this afternoon.
We are confident in the possibility of convincing the senators”, he assures, deploring the union of the oppositions to “beat the government”.
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Fires in Gironde: 6,000 people evacuated and more than 1,700 hectares of forest burned.
Since Tuesday afternoon, two fires have been declared in the south of the Gironde.
They strengthened during the night when they had already burned 1,200 ha of pine forest during the day: "We have winds at 35 km/h which are turning, so the fire is going towards sectors which haven't burned yet.
We are experiencing a disaster, ”explained to France Info Patrick Davet, the mayor of La Teste-de-Buch.
6,000 people were evacuated from campsites near the Dune du Pilat and nearly 320 firefighters mobilized to stop the fire which continues to progress.
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Fires in Gironde: more than 6,000 people evacuated
The Smic will increase in August.
Inflation has accelerated further to 5.8% over one year, INSEE said on Wednesday, which will lead to a further revaluation of the minimum wage by 2.01% on August 1.
This corresponds to a monthly increase of approximately 26 euros net to reach a salary of 1,328 euros for a full-time job.
Incidents at the Stade de France: “a series of malfunctions”
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The Senate is making a long-awaited report this afternoon.
Nearly a month and a half after the fiasco of the Champions League final in Saint-Denis, the senators point out, through the voice of Laurent Lafon, "a series of malfunctions which occurred in a rather vague context, without no one feels responsible.
These dysfunctions took place at all levels”.
Estate of Didier Raoult.
A specialist in infectious diseases from the Mediterranean Infection University Hospital Institute (IHU) in Marseille, Pierre-Edouard Fournier, was appointed at a meeting of the Board of Directors to succeed the controversial Professor Didier Raoult at the head of this medical research organization.
"He presented a project that leads to a profound change at the IHU," said the president of the "research committee", Louis Schweitzer, in a press release.
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Heat wave: seven departments on orange alert.
Faced with the episode of hot weather affecting France this week, seven departments in the south-west and the lower Rhône valley are on orange alert.
With temperatures ranging between 33 and 38°C over several days, the forecaster recommends that the inhabitants of the areas concerned be "very vigilant".