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11:15 a.m. : The Russian car market is devastated from start to finish by international sanctions linked to the war in Ukraine. New car sales plummeted nearly 80% in April. All car factories in the country are shut down. To hope to restart production, the government has in particular abolished the obligation of airbags and ABS systems in new vehicles.
09:33 : It’s 9 o’clock, let’s do a new reminder of the main titles:
• Almost a month after Emmanuel Macron’s re-election, the new government is due to be unveiled this afternoon. Follow the situation in our live.
• Météo France places 17 departments in the north of the country on orange alert for thunderstorms. “These storms can occasionally be accompanied by violent gusts of wind that can exceed 100 km / h. The electrical activity is sometimes strong“writes Meteo France
• A first suspected case of monkey pox was discovered in Ile-de-France. This is the first case in our country. Franceinfo answers five questions about this virus transmitted to humans by animals.
• Russian forces are stepping up their pressure in Donbass, eastern Ukraine. To the point of transforming the region into “hell”says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
09:35 : Russian forces are stepping up their pressure in Donbass, eastern Ukraine. To the point of transforming the region into “hell”, says Volodymyr Zelensky. The Ukrainian president also estimated that the massive new aid announced by Washington to kyiv ($40 billion) was not “not just spending or donating” but an investment for the security of the West.
10:10 a.m. : Let’s do a first reminder of the main titles:
• According to our information, MP Thierry Solère, a close adviser to Emmanuel Macron, will not be a candidate for the legislative elections in Hauts-de-Seine. His candidacy was criticized because he is indicted on thirteen counts, including “tax evasion”, “fictitious employment” and “illicit financing of election expenses”.
• A first suspected case of monkey pox was discovered in Ile-de-France. This is the first case in our country. Franceinfo answers five questions about this virus transmitted to humans by animals.
• The American Congress has released a new envelope of 40 billion dollars to arm and support Ukraine. The Pentagon warns that, despite the successes of the Ukrainian forces in Kharkiv, the Russian army manages to strengthen its control over the Donbass and the south of the country. In short: the conflict could last a long time.
• France recorded an excess mortality of 95,000 deaths between March 2020 and December 2021. This figure is lower than the estimated Covid-19 toll because some “frail people would have died even without the epidemic”according to an INSEE study.