The outdoor mask returns to several departments

Wearing a mask is once again mandatory in public spaces in some municipalities of Meurthe-et-Moselle, Hérault and Vendée, the prefects of these departments announced. They noted rapid increases in incidence rates and the alert threshold being exceeded. Across France, to go to the movies, museums or sports establishments, French people must now present proof of vaccination or a negative Covid-19 test, while the number of contaminations has jumped by 140% in one week.

Pegasus: Morocco wants to defend itself in court

The Moroccan government has said it wants to take legal action against anyone accusing Rabat of using the Pegasus software, used on a large scale to spy on journalists, activists or political figures, denouncing a “false, massive and malicious media campaign.” Once again rejecting “categorically these false and unfounded allegations”, the Moroccan government said it “opts for a judicial procedure, in Morocco and abroad, against any party endorsing these false allegations.” A senior official at Israeli cybersecurity giant NSO said on Wednesday that French President Emmanuel Macron was not targeted by his controversial Pegasus software.

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The riots and looting that occurred in South Africa caused 276 deaths. Erupting in Kwazulu-Natal on July 9, the day after the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma for contempt of justice, they then expanded, against a backdrop of rampant unemployment and new health restrictions, to Johannesburg, only to subside at the beginning of the week.

Lewis Hamilton's overtaking on the first lap of the British Grand Prix, which led to Max Verstappen's accident, was “completely in accordance with the overtaking rules,” the Mercedes team maintained.