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Des milliers de réfugiés fuyant la guerre en Ukraine arrivent chaque jour en Pologne. Ils se déplacent sans masque et sont autorisés à entrer dans le pays sans certificat de vaccination ni preuve de tests négatifs au Covid-19. Pour le chef de la mission de recherche et de sauvetage en milieu urbain Jean-Claude Cordeau , le Covid passe au second plan : "Le Covid à ce poste frontière, ici, à Medyka, n'est évidemment pas une priorité. Pas une priorité pour nous et pas une priorité non plus pour les réfugiés qui arrivent. Nous nous occupons principalement de l'hypothermie chez les jeunes enfants et nous traitons les cas urgents afin qu'ils puissent poursuivre leur voyage. " Les réfugiés estiment aussi que les inquiétudes concernant le virus ont été éclipsées par le conflit, comme nous le confie Julia, originaire de Rivne : "Le Covid est une vraie maladie, mais c’est vrai que depuis le début de la guerre en Ukraine, le Covid a complètement disparu, car la guerre constitue un … [Read more...] about Ukraine : la guerre fait passer le Covid-19 au second plan

Ben Affleck is every inch a doting father as he recently spent quality time with his daughter Violet on LA set of upcoming Nike’s untitled movie. According to Daily Mail , Affleck, who will play the role of Nike’s co-founder Phil Knight in the movie, received a surprise visit from his 16-year-old daughter on Tuesday. In the photos clicked by paparazzi, the 49-year-old movie-maker could be seen wearing a light blue button-up shirt with light grey dress pants. The Argo star also sported an artificial hairpiece for the character while he completed his look with black dress shoes. The actor’s daughter, who he shares with ex-wife Jennifer Garner, donned a long, multi-colour frock with small buttons at the front. She accessorised her look with a straw bag and dark-rimmed eye glasses. Matt Damon was also present at the set as he is playing a second co-founder of the iconic fitness brand in the untitled movie. Damon looked handsome in a short-sleeved, grey collared shirt … [Read more...] about Ben Affleck receives surprise visit from daughter on LA set of Nike’s untitled movie

Auberon Waugh's death at the age of 61 is more sad than surprising. His immediate heredity wasn't promising - his father died at 62, his mother at 57 - and he suffered from ill-health all his life, partly resulting from severe wounds sustained during National Service at the age of 18. That may, in part, have accounted for the acidic personality which made him the most verbally brutal journalist of his age. Everyone who met him remarked on the contrast between his ferocity in print and his personal geniality, but this was hard to explain to those who didn't know him, especially if they had been on the rough end of his pen. Apart from health, his background shaped his career in one other respect. He spent much of his life trying to escape from the shadow of his father, the greatest English novelist of his age. This provided an obvious weapon for Auberon's enemies. Philip Larkin joked about "my projected series, Talentless Sons of Famous Fathers - Waugh, Amis, Fuller...", and for … [Read more...] about Auberon Waugh

Despite Moscow's attempts to stem any dissent against its invasion of Ukraine, some Russians are continuing to protest -- even if it means facing draconian punishment for the most benign acts of opposition. Some have paid a heavy price for their acts of protest. In the early days of the war in February, authorities moved quickly to quash demonstrations, arresting people who marched or even held blank signs, balloons in the colours of the Ukrainian flag, or other oblique references to the conflict. Critical media outlets were shut down as the government sought to control the narrative. Political opponents were singled out by President Vladimir Putin or commentators on state-run TV. Russia cracks down on independent media during Ukraine invasion Russia's brain drain: War with Ukraine prompts tens of thousands to flee abroad Lawmakers rubber-stamped measures that outlawed the spread of "false information" about what the Kremlin called a "special … [Read more...] about Russians defy crackdown to find small ways of protesting Ukraine war

L'étau se resserre autour de Kyivv, au 18ème jour de l'offensive russe en Ukraine. Présents dans la banlieue de la capitale, les soldats russes cherchaient ce samedi 12 mars à éliminer les défenses à l'Ouest et au Nord, pour encercler la ville. Selon les autorités ukrainiennes, des roquettes russes ont complètement détruit un aéroport au sud de la ville. Un entrepôt de pétrole , également touché, a pris feu. Ukraine : avancée des troupes russes vers Kyiv et "couloirs humanitaires" Environ 13 000 Ukrainiens ont pu être évacués par des couloirs humanitaires. Mais selon le gouvernement de Kyiv, Moscou ne respecte pas ces couloirs. L'un d'eux aurait été l'objet de tirs, causant la mort de 7 personnes. La Guerre en Ukraine sur le terrain Sélection de clichés réalisés par des photojournalistes présents en Ukraine … [Read more...] about Ukraine : les forces russes concentrent leur offensive sur les grandes villes

Shameless Boris Johnson has told friends he will "smash on" despite a string of resignations. The Prime Minister is said to have declared "I'm not going anywhere” despite Rishi Sunak , Sajid Javid and his Solicitor General all resigning last night. But MPs have other ideas - with a string of Tories from across the spectrum reading him the “last rites”. While the Cabinet are now mostly firm, the PM is being rocked by a string of junior resignations from government. Between 6pm on Tuesday and 2pm on Wednesday 21 MPs resigned from the government - nine ministers, nine parliamentary private secretaries, two trade envoys and one Tory vice chair. Back bench MPs across the spectrum, from moderate ex-ministers Chris Skidmore and Nick Gibb to culture war Red Wallers Jonathan Gullis, Tom Hunt and Lee Anderson, have charged over the top. For so many MPs, the revelation the PM knew about claims against MP Chris Pincher, then promoted him repeatedly, then “forgot” he’d been told, is … [Read more...] about All the Tories brutally turning against Boris Johnson’s leadership as MPs ‘read last rites’

By Hannah Richardson Published 12 September 2019 Share close Share page Copy link About sharing A head teacher and her father have been found guilty of running an unregistered school in a run-down building, in the second prosecution of its kind. Nadia and Arshad Ali were convicted at Westminster Magistrates' Court of running an unregistered private school, Ambassadors High in Streatham. The school charged £4,500 a year per pupil and had 45 children on the roll. By law, any institution which has more than five full-time pupils has to be officially registered and inspected. Mr Ali and the company behind the school were fined, while sentencing of Ms Ali is due to take place on Monday. Warning notice In June 2018, inspectors from Ofsted's unregistered schools taskforce visited the school - which was described as having an Islamic ethos - and warned the head teacher, … [Read more...] about Father and daughter guilty of running illegal school

By Shaimaa Khalil Published 20 hours ago Share close Share page Copy link About sharing In the town of Windsor, north-west of Sydney, some roads have turned into small rivers. And the only way to get around is by boat. Mathew Benson has been rowing up and down one of the streets in a neighbourhood in the suburb of Australia's largest city. "I'm bringing food and water to people over there," he tells me, pointing to the other side. "We're just watching and waiting." While some cars are barely visible, others are completely submerged. Many residents in the area have had to leave their homes and others are stranded as roads have been cut off. Thousands have been left without power. Another local, Sam, points to her house just across the submerged road. "We don't know about the second floor. But the first floor is definitely flooded," she tells me in tears. This is the … [Read more...] about Sydney floods aftermath: ‘Everybody is traumatised’

Published 16 March 2016 Share close Share page Copy link About sharing Police in Australia believe a lawyer who represented some of the country's most notorious organised crime figures was the victim of a contract killing. Joe Acquaro was shot dead in Melbourne in the early hours of Tuesday. Investigators believe underworld bosses may have put a price on his head. The lawyer was well-known in the city's Italian community and his body was found outside a cafe he owned. Clients included crime bosses accused of extortion, drugs and arms offences. A vicious gangland feud that claimed at least 28 lives in Melbourne ended more than a decade ago, but detectives say that underworld tensions still fester in Australia's second biggest city. … [Read more...] about Gangland lawyer shot dead in Australia

Published 21 June 2014 Share close Share page Copy link About sharing Pope Francis has condemned the mafia's "adoration of evil" at a mass in Calabria, the southern Italian base of the 'Ndrangheta crime syndicate. The Pope said the gangsters were effectively "excommunicated" - or banished - in the eyes of the Church. Earlier, the Pope visited the jailed father of a three-year-old boy who had been killed in an apparent mob hit over an unpaid drug debt. The Pope has repeatedly spoken out against organised crime and corruption. His latest condemnation, delivered before a crowd of tens of thousands, described the 'Ndrangheta as the "adoration of evil and contempt of the common good". "Those who in their lives follow this path of evil, as mafiosi do, are not in communion with God," the Reuters news agency quoted him as saying. "They are excommunicated." Meeting with prisoners … [Read more...] about Pope Francis attacks ‘evil’ mafia in ‘Ndrangheta base