Autonomy of Corsica: the “constitutional writing” project divides Corsican elected officials
Gérald Darmanin visiting Ajaccio, Corsica, September 14, 2023. PASCAL POCHARD-CASABIANCA / AFP
A promise of Emmanuel Macron's second five-year term, the reform of the status of Corsica was further materialized during the night from Monday to Tuesday.
Invited for nearly five hours at Place Beauvau, Corsican elected officials reached an agreement with the government on a draft
“constitutional writing”
providing for
“the recognition of a status of autonomy”
of the island
“within the Republic
,” said Gérald Darmanin.
Russian volunteers fight for Ukraine in the Kursk region
Fighters of the Freedom Legion for Russia.
STRINGER / REUTERS
An attack by Russian soldiers, fighting alongside Ukraine, is underway in the Kursk region.
The Russian governor of the region confirmed the attack in progress and reported one slight injury, but denied any
“breakthrough”
by the attackers.
Only the village of Lozovaya Rudka would be under their control.
In Sweden, police prevent Greta Thunberg from blocking parliament
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg speaks with a journalist while sitting in front of the Swedish parliament, the Riksdagen, during a rally for climate action on March 12, 2024 in Stockholm, Sweden.
SAMUEL STEEN / AFP
Swedish police on Tuesday forcibly removed climate activist Greta Thunberg, who was blocking the entrance to the Swedish Parliament with other climate activists, according to
Reuters
.
Two police officers picked up the climate activist and dragged her away before placing her on the ground about twenty meters from the door she was blocking.
Today's figure: 1.5
In the vast majority of the more than 200 countries and territories studied, Covid-19 reduced life expectancy by an average of a year and a half in 2020-2021, according to a study published Tuesday by the “Lancet” .
Quote of the day
Diplomacy without weapons is music without instruments
Otto von Bismarck
The memorable photo to remember
Preceding the Hindu New Year, the faithful of Mataram in Indonesia participate in the Perang Api, a traditional fire war supposed to ward off evil before Nyepi, a day of silence observed the next day.
Antara Foto/Ahmad Subaidi/ via REUTERS
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