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Rescue workers, including reinforcements hustled in from France, rushed to deal with widespread damage from Cyclone Chido on the French Indian Ocean island territory of Mayotte on Sunday. The territory’s prefect, Francois-Xavier Bieuville, warned on local media that the numbers of casualties seemed sure to be high. “I think there will certainly be several hundreds, maybe we will reach a thousand, even several thousands,” Bieuville said on local channel Mayotte La 1ere. Officials warned it could take time, or prove difficult, to ascertain how many had diedImage: Etat Major des Armées via AP/picture alliance The French Interior Ministry, meanwhile, warned “it will…

South Korean law enforcement authorities will request that impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol appear for questioning this week over his short-lived martial law decree.

Ireland sent over one million tonnes of waste abroad in 2022 because it lacked the capacity to treat it here, and the amount of waste generated each year in the country has grown by over 20% in the last decade. Publishing the latest statistics, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said that Ireland’s recycling rate has not improved over the last 10 years and that it is time to move away from a “wasteful linear economy”. “Current measures to prevent waste, to promote reuse and to encourage recycling are not enough to meet mandatory municipal waste and plastic packaging targets,” the…

France’s new PM Bayrou faces budgetary challenges as Moody’s downgrades credit rating No grace period whatsoever. It was 25 minutes past midnight on Saturday, December 14, and François Bayrou had only been the new prime minister for a few hours when an unexpected press release arrived: Moody’s had downgraded France’s credit rating. According to the American credit rating agency, France’s public finances are likely to struggle over the next few years, and the country no longer merits the “Aa2” rating, the equivalent of 17 out of 20, that it had held until now. The rating has been dropped to “Aa3,”…

  In France, Dunkirk region in shock after quintuple murder No one lands here by chance, especially not if intending to kill a man by firing several rounds into him in front of his family. Heading away from the small Flemish town of Wormhout (northern France), the road skirts a wayside cross before coming to a path that leads to what must have once been a farm. In the middle of the fields, a house can be seen to the right of a large shed. Between the two, several semi-trucks are parked. This is where 29-year-old Paul D. was shot…

Provisional marker of the Marató, at 9 p.m.The 3Cat Marathon, which this year is dedicated to research into respiratory diseases, has raised a total of 3.25 million euros until just before 9 p.m. to be used for this purpose. On the occasion of its Marató, 3Cat has planned a programming of almost 17 hours live on TV3, Catalunya Ràdio, the 3Cat platform and social networks.This year, La Marató aims to raise funds for scientific research into respiratory diseases and raise awareness among the population about their causes, symptoms and prevention, as well as the importance of maintaining air quality and…

The businessman’s phone was seized by the Civil Guard and has not yet been analyzed Read Aldama offers Judge Pedraz to decrypt contents "relevant" of his cell phone that would affect senior officials of the Sánchez Government

Now that she is no longer party leader, Green politician Ricarda Lang wants to speak plainly. This includes self-criticism as well as devastating words towards Olaf Scholz.You have to imagine Ricarda Lang as a woman who has gotten rid of a heavy burden. “I was able to throw my scissors into the corner. “It’s a liberating feeling,” Lang said on Sunday evening.The scissors – by this Lang meant his own fear of too clear language, and a little bit of the ruthless truth. “As a party leader, you sit on a talk show like this and always have the question…

“Could be members of Assad’s militias”: Friedrich Merz speaks out on ARD against the continued admission of Syrian people. Tough action must be taken at the borders. The situation in Syria is currently developing very dynamically – and has long since become an issue in the German election campaign . CDU chairman Friedrich Merz has now called for a halt to the admission of refugees from Syria in view of the fall of the ruler Bashar al-Assad . “In any case, it is right not to accept any more refugees from Syria now,” he said on the ARD program “Report…

A top English academy trust faces safeguarding review over abuse of pupils after an Observer investigation into London school has sparked an inquiry into allegations that teachers harmed mental wellbeing of children at Mossbourne Victoria Park academy in Hackney. This reports suggest academies believe they are immune to normal education standards, especially, because they are ‘out of reach’ from local authorities. Academies are not funded by local authorities and many councils privately voice frustration about their lack of powers to step in when they have concerns. Top English academy trust faces safeguarding review Since the first Observer story three weeks ago about the…