Morocco earthquake: Hopes of finding survivors dissipated

Four days after a devastating earthquake in the Marrakech region, where King Mohammed VI visited injured people, hopes of finding survivors have evaporated in Morocco. The earthquake hit a region southwest of the tourist city of Marrakech (center) on Friday evening. According to the latest official report, 2,901 have died and 5,530 injured

Devastating floods in Libya: Derna fears a very heavy toll

After two dams gave way under the pressure of torrential rains, releasing powerful waves that washed away everything in their path, the city of Derna, in eastern Libya, is counting its deaths in the thousands on Wednesday, and fears a very heavy toll. The authorities estimate that there is still uncertainty about the number of victims of the disaster, which could have left several thousand dead and missing, given the difficult access to this city of 100,000 inhabitants. According to images posted on social media, roads are cut, landslides and floods have prevented relief efforts from reaching the population, who have had to use rudimentary means to recover dozens of bodies buried

Economy: France is expected to slow down in the third quarter while continuing to show “resilience”

The governor of the Bank of France indicated that the French economy is expected to slow in the third quarter while continuing to show “resilience” amid price relaxation. François Villeroy de Galhau, stressed that the Bank of France's diagnosis is that a slowdown is undeniably confirmed. But it's a slowdown, not a reversal of activity. According to the latter, there is a certain resilience of the French economy around weakly positive growth

AT A GLANCE

The UN announced in a report published on Tuesday that the building sector, responsible for 37% of global CO2 emissions, must launch a “revolution” to use less concrete and more local raw materials from biomass or recycled, an essential condition for decarbonizing construction.

Livestock professionals asked the Minister of Agriculture to facilitate the construction and extensions of buildings for animals.

The National Frequency Agency (ANFR) indicated that the iPhone12, the Apple phone released in 2020, can no longer be marketed in France due to exceeding the limit values on electromagnetic waves emitted and absorbed by the human body.

The French team suffered its first defeat of the year when Germany woke up (2-1) on Tuesday in a friendly match in Dortmund.