Information not to be missed
Annual high mass for Vladimir Putin.
The Russian president took stock of the past year this Thursday and set new strategic directions for Russia, two weeks before an unopposed presidential election.
He addressed several significant themes.
Vladimir Putin welcomed the advance in Ukraine of his troops, who have achieved several successes in recent weeks against Kiev forces on the defensive and lacking ammunition.
According to him, Western Russia must be “properly protected” after the enlargement of NATO to Sweden and Finland.
He also warns Western countries: “They must understand that we also have weapons, weapons that could defeat them on their own territory,” he warned.
Also mentioning his objectives in terms of domestic policy, Vladimir Putin indicates that he wants to improve life expectancy in Russia in order to guarantee that the next generation is “strong”.
What you must remember
Judith Godrèche heard in the Senate.
A few days after her speech at the César Awards, the actress is the first artist to be received by the senators.
She demands a commission of inquiry into sexual violence in cinema.
“Everyone knows that in the film industry, an attacker disguised as a director makes little girls cry for real,” she said, moved.
She also calls for the removal of Dominique Boutonnat from his position as boss of the National Cinema Center, who is accused of sexual assault by his godson.
Murder of Eric Masson.
The maximum sentence was requested by the Vaucluse Assize Court this Thursday, February 29, against Ilias Akoudad.
He admitted during the trial to being the author of the fatal shot which killed police officer Éric Masson in 2021 in Avignon, during a check on a deal point.
“It was not only the death of a police officer that shocked France,” recalled the magistrate.
What will shock is the gratuitousness of this gesture.
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Inauguration of the Olympic village
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Work on the Seine-Saint-Denis site officially ends this Thursday, February 29.
The keys to this village will be handed over to the organizers, in the presence of Emmanuel Macron who is inaugurating the site five months before the start of the Olympics.
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Tomorrow, I will inaugurate the Olympic and Paralympic village which, beyond its ambition to provide an optimal welcome to the athletes, will become, in the aftermath of the Games, a real piece of the city for the inhabitants of Seine-Saint-Denis ,
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a- he wrote Wednesday evening on his X account.
It concerns you
February 29 which appears in our calendar
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Like every four years, this leap year gives us an extra day compared to other years.
But do we get paid an extra day in this leap year?
The answer is no.
At least, not for most workers who are affected by monthly payments and therefore for whom the pay slip remains the same.
Indeed, the gross monthly salary is very often fixed contractually and remains the same regardless of the number of days in the month or even the number of days worked.