France and Morocco in semi-final of World Cup, scandal in European Parliament

These last two days have also been marked by the election of Eric Ciotti at the head of LR and Marine Tondelier to the presidency of EELV, as well as by the discourse on Ukraine of the Nobel Prize of the Peace.

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Have you won news during the weekend? We summarize the main information of the last two days.

World Cup: France and Morocco qualified for the semi-finals

France, reigning world champion, traced her journey to the semi-finals of the 2022 World Cup by winning against England (2-1) in quarters, Saturday, thanks to the goals of Aurélien Tchouaméni and D ‘Olivier Giroud. The English obtained two penalties, but failed to mark the second.

The surprise of the day came from the Morocco team, who obtained a historic qualification in the last square of the World Cup, by a 1-0 victory against Portugal. It is the first time that an African or Arab team has reached this stage of the competition. An event celebrated in the streets in Morocco, but also in Paris. France and Morocco will meet for the semi-final on Wednesday at 8 p.m.

The Greek vice-president of the European Parliament, Eva Kaili, and three other people were charged and imprisoned on Sunday in Belgium as part of an investigation into suspicions of corruption in connection with Qatar within this institution of the European Union.

The day before, the Greek MEP had been temporarily withdrawn the tasks delegated to him by the president, Roberta Metsola. Eva Kaili is suspected of having received emirate money to “influence economic and political decisions” from the European Parliament.

war in Ukraine: “Not between two states, but between two systems “, according to the Nobel Prize

During the presentation of the Nobel Peace Prize on Saturday in Oslo, the president of the Center for Civil Liberties, Oleksandra Matviichuk said: “The war in Ukraine is not a war between two states, but between two systems : authoritarianism and democracy. “(Find all of the speech.) The prize has also rewarded the Belarusian Ales Bialiatski and the Russian NGO Memorial.

On the ground, the Ukrainian army reported on Saturday shots of missiles, rockets and for planes in several regions of the country, notably in the Donbass and in the region of Kherson.

Eric Ciotti at the head of LR, navy mower elected at EELV

The political weekend was dense for many parties, left and right, which designated their new leader after the 2022 electoral sequence. Among the Republicans, Eric Ciotti was elected by the internal vote of activists on Sunday . The day before, the centrist party Union of Democrats and Independents (UDI) had chosen Hervé Marseille as new president.

On the left, Marie Tondelier was elected national secretary of Europe Ecologie-les Verts with more than 90 % of the votes, while in rebellious France, a new direction under the leadership of Manuel Bompard was revealed, without Voting, arousing the anger of several figures of the movement feeling away. Frictions were also heard at the new anti-capitalist party, gathered in Saint-Denis.

The Orion capsule back from the moon

After visiting the Moon and having ventured further into space than any habitable vessel before it, the NASA Orion capsule has Amerri on Sunday in the Pacific Ocean, last stage of the Artémis 1 mission .

The success of this mission, which will have lasted a little more than twenty-five days in total, is crucial for NASA, which has invested tens of billions of dollars in the American program back on the Moon, Artemis, whose goal is to prepare a future trip to Mars.

and also:

Transport. The Metropolis of Strasbourg inaugurates the first RER outside Ile-de-France.

Peru. The new president appoints her government after the failed coup.

Employment. The government wants to establish a dependent remains on the personal training account.

Immigration. Italy hosts three migrants’ rescue ships.

Bangladesh. The opposition manifest in the capital to demand the dismissal of the government.

/Media reports cited above.