Macron ahead of the French to counter the Delta variant and boost recovery

Emmanuel Macron is speaking to the French on Monday evening to present measures against the Delta variant of Covid-19, whose progression is thwarting the recovery and the “happy days” of the end of lockdown. The Head of State “will talk about the health situation and its evolution” and “the importance of vaccination”, according to those around him, while the Scientific Council is pushing to make it mandatory for certain professions, including caregivers. He will also discuss “the good health of the French economy and the importance of recovery”.

New heat wave in the United States, measures against fires in Canada

The United States could break new temperature records as several regions in the west of the country and their 30 million inhabitants experience a heatwave, the second in a few weeks. In neighboring Canada, authorities announced emergency measures to prevent forest fires in the context of “extreme weather conditions”, as the number of fires increased Sunday in the province of British Columbia to 298, 50 of which started in the last two days. “A dangerous heat wave will affect much of the western United States, with record temperatures likely,” the National Meteorological Service (NWS) warned on Sunday. For their part, the Canadian meteorological services predict maximum temperatures approaching 32 degrees Celsius in the west of the country, well above seasonal norms.

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South Africa's highest court, the Constitutional Court, is due to review on Monday the 15-month prison sentence it imposed on former President Jacob Zuma for contempt of justice

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