Education: Macron va s' entretenir avec teachers, students and parents this day

Emmanuel Macron continued his efforts to “appease” the country on Thursday after a hectic day when he was criticized by demonstrators. Today he is traveling to Hérault devoted to education. At the end of the morning, the French Head of State is expected at the Louise-Michel de Ganges middle school, an hour north of Montpellier, where he will meet teachers, students and parents of students. He will be accompanied on this visit by the Minister of Education Pap Ndiaye and the Secretary of State for Veterans and Memory Patricia Mirallès.

Road safety: minor speeding tickets will no longer be penalized with fewer points as of 2024

Small speeding tickets will no longer be punishable by a withdrawal of points as of January 1, 2024. This measure is described as “common sense” for Gérald Darmanin, but on the contrary, it is “nonsense” by associations. Yesterday evening, Gérald Darmanin indicated on Twitter that this measure makes sense for fellow citizens. According to him, it will be implemented at the request of the President of the Republic. In his message, he announced that “the fine will be maintained.”

Speeding under 20 km/h is punishable by one point and a fine of 68 euros (on roads where the maximum authorized speed is greater than 50 km/h) or 135 euros (on roads where the maximum authorized speed is less than or equal to 50 km/h) today rsquo; eight. Pierre Lagache, vice-president of the League Against Road Violence, believes that repealing sanctions for those who drive at speeds of up to 5 km/h over the limits is nothing more or more or less than a “stupid action” by the government”, “an unbearable sign of relaxation” and “absolute nonsense.”

Shots in Yemen: 85 people killed and over 322 injured

During a charity event in the rebel-held capital Sanaa, at least 85 people were killed and more than 322 injured in Yemen on Thursday in one of the deadliest stampedes in ten years. In reality, Yemen, the poorest country in the Arabian Peninsula, has been torn apart since 2014 by a conflict between Houthi rebels, backed by Iran, and pro-government forces backed by a military coalition led by Saudi Arabia. According to the UN, this war has caused hundreds of thousands of deaths and plunged the population of some 30 million inhabitants into one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world

UNICEF: 67 million children completely or partially deprived of lifesaving vaccines

Due to the disruptions linked to Covid-19, 67 million children were totally or partially deprived of lifesaving vaccines between 2019 and 2021. This sets the world back more than 10 years in terms of childhood immunization, according to the UN. The Unicef report published on Wednesday mentions that “more than a decade of progress in the routine immunization of children has been undermined and getting back on track is going to be a challenge” due to the constraints suffered by health systems or lockdowns linked to the pandemic in three years. Unicef is worried about the risk of measles or polio outbreaks. This vaccination coverage is falling in 112 countries according to the UN agency. The global infant vaccination rate fell by 5 percentage points to 81% between 2019 and 2021, a level not seen since 2008. As a result, 67 million children missed out on vaccines, especially in Africa and South Asia, and 48 million of them did not receive any dose of any kind.

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