Month: January 2020

Quand Sophia Chikirou, le bras droit de Jean-Luc Mélenchon, fait un gros fake sur Emmanuel Macron

Dans ces dernières heures de cette campagne présidentielle, la directrice de la communication de Jean-Luc Mélenchon, Sophia Chikirou, a assuré qu’Emmanuel Macron avait fait réaliser un magazine entier sur sa personne, intitulé sobrement Macron. Sauf que la plus proche conseillère du candidat des Insoumis a fait une erreur. Le journal Libération lui a fait remarquer…

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Le torchon brûle : Michel Polnareff et son producteur se retrouvent au tribunal

C’est ce mardi 2 mai que s’ouvre le procès de Gilbert Coullier, le producteur de Michel Polnareff, à Marseille. Celui-ci est accusé de diffamation auprès du chanteur. Celui-ci, selon son client, aurait simulé une maladie pour annuler des concerts. Ce qu’il réfute. Le torchon brûle entre Michel Polnareff et son producteur. En cause, l’annulation d’un…

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China's Xi meets Kiribati leader after switch from Taiwan

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping lauded Kiribati on Monday for “standing on the right side of history” during his first meeting with the Pacific island nation’s leader since it severed ties with Taiwan. Kiribati switched allegiances to Communist Party-ruled China in September, leaving Taiwan with just 15 allies as Beijing has steadily siphoned…

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Israeli army to resume women tank crew trials

Jerusalem (AFP) – The Israeli army announced Sunday it would resume a pilot programme to train all-female tank crews, countering recent reports it had decided to shelve the plan. The announcement came days after two women petitioned the supreme court to be admitted to the armoured corps as combat soldiers. Following discussions, Chief of Staff…

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Germans who live near wind turbines should be paid compensation, says government minister

Germans who live near wind turbines could be paid compensation by the government under a proposal to boost supplies of renewable energy. Matthias Miersch of Germany’s Social Democrat party (SPD) said his scheme would encourage Germans to move near the controversial wind farms as well as rewarding those who already do. The payments would either be made to…

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Iran crisis: Trump threatens to sanction Iraq if US troops expelled as Iranian supreme leader weeps at Qassem Soleimani’s funeral

President Donald Trump has threatened to impose sanctions on Iraq and demand billions of dollars in compensation if it expels American troops, in retaliation for a US strike in Baghdad that killed one of Iran’s top generals. The comments, which only ratcheted up soaring tensions in the region, came as Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali…

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