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12:13 p.m. : In the meantime, we listen to Volodymyr Zelensky who has been speaking for a few seconds in video in front of the French bosses gathered since this morning as part of the Meeting of French entrepreneurs (REF) of the Medef. “You represent people who work hard to have the right to happiness”, the Ukrainian president has just declared.
12:00 p.m. : It’s time for an update on the news :
NASA’s new rocket, the most powerful in the world, is to take off for the first time from Florida, heading for the Moon. This Artemis 1 mission is an unmanned test, it should last six weeks. Take-off scheduled for early afternoon, French time. Here is everything you need to know about this new episode of space exploration.
• The Meeting of French Entrepreneurs (REF) of the Medef opens with the long-awaited speech of Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne who should call on companies to be energy sober. It will ask companies to reduce their energy consumption by 10%. She will speak at the beginning of the afternoon. Follow our live.
A team from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is on its way to the Zaporijjia nuclear power plant, announces its boss Rafael Grossi. The G7 requires that this team is free access to the site. Follow our live.
• Paul Pogba claims to have been threatened by childhood friends and hooded bandits, including his brother, who demanded 13 million euros from him last March. Franceinfo summarizes its statements to the police, who opened an investigation for “attempted extortion”.
10:54 : The mission that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is starting towards the Ukrainian nuclear power plant in Zaporizhia is “the hardest in history” of the organization due to nearby fighting and “in the obvious way Russia is trying to legitimize its presence”says Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kouleba during a trip to Stockholm.
10:25 a.m. : “We emphasize that any attempt by Russia to disconnect the plant from the Ukrainian power grid would be unacceptable”, further warned in a statement the group of G7 directors on non-proliferation. He emphasizes that the nuclear power plant should not “not to be used for military activities or the storage of military equipment”.
10:16 a.m. : The G7 countries, “deeply concerned” by the risk of a nuclear accident in the Ukrainian power plant in Zaporizhya, have asked for guaranteed access “freely” IAEA personnel at this plant.
09:19 : The announcement of the future visit of the AEIA “will finally make it possible to go and see on the spot what is happening, what are the operating conditions of this plant”declared on franceinfo Karine Herviou, deputy director general of the Institute for radiation protection and nuclear safety. “The work of these teams will be to discuss with the operator, the staff of the plant, to see if they are able to carry out their function, that is to say to maintain the systems and the safety of all plant systems”she explains.
09:49 : It’s time to take stock of the news.
NASA’s new rocket, the most powerful in the world, is to take off for the first time from Florida, heading for the Moon. This Artemis 1 mission is an unmanned test, it should last six weeks. Take-off scheduled for early afternoon, French time. Here is everything you need to know about this new episode of space exploration.
• The Meeting of French Entrepreneurs (REF) of the Medef opens with the long-awaited speech of Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne who should call on companies to be energy sober. It will ask companies to reduce their energy consumption by 10%. She will speak at the beginning of the afternoon.
A team from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is on its way to the Zaporijjia nuclear power plant, announces its boss Rafael Grossi. The mission should arrive on site “later this week”.
• Paul Pogba claims to have been threatened by childhood friends and hooded bandits, including his brother, who demanded 13 million euros from him last March. Franceinfo summarizes its statements to the police, who opened an investigation for “attempted extortion”.
06:45 : The Zaporizhia nuclear power plant has been occupied by Russian troops since March. She found herself “totally disconnected” of the Ukrainian electricity network on Thursday, which raised fears of a large-scale disaster since electricity is essential for cooling the six reactors. The IAEA mission is eagerly awaited to take stock of the situation on site.
06:41 : The day has come, @IAEAorg’s Support and Assistance Mission to #Zaporizhzhya (ISAMZ) is now on its way. We must protect the safety and security of #Ukraine’s and Europe’s biggest nuclear facility. Proud to lead this mission which will be in #ZNPP later this week. https://t.co/tyVY7l4SrM
09:55 : “The day has come. The IAEA mission to Zaporizhia is now on its way. We must protect the security of Ukraine and the largest power plant in Europe”, writes the head of the IAEA. Rafael Grossi specifies that the mission will arrive on site “later this week”.
09:54 : A team from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is on its way to the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, announced its boss, Rafael Grossi, on Twitter.