Virus: reassuring news on the Omicron variant

Anti-Covid vaccines are a priori effective against Omicron, which does not seem more dangerous than Delta, the variant which circulates the most in the world, senior scientists from the WHO and the White House told AFP.

However, he acknowledged that vaccines may prove less effective against Omicron, which is distinguished by a very high number of mutations. But "it is highly unlikely" that the variant can completely escape the protection conferred by vaccines.

LR cleans up its ranks in the face of the Zemmour temptation

Finally endowed with a presidential candidate, on the rise in the polls, LR is cleaning up its ranks, dismissing the discordant voices on Eric Zemmour to perfect its image of unity under the leadership of Valérie Pécresse.

First concerned by this sweep: the deputy Guillaume Peltier, ex-number 2 of the party, whom the president of LR Christian Jacob dismissed from his functions as vice-president (they are eight to occupy this position) after a laudatory tweet towards far-right candidate.

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Imbroglio around a Saudi national arrested in France: the Saudi Arabian embassy in Paris on Tuesday evening asked for his "immediate release", after the French authorities placed him in detention, suspecting him of being a member of the commando involved in the assassination of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018.

A group of fundamentalist Catholics prevented the holding of a concert deemed "satanic" by Swedish artist Anna von Hausswolff at the Lieu Unique in Nantes on Tuesday evening, elected officials from the city announced.

The sword carried by Napoleon Bonaparte during his coup in 1799 and five firearms that belonged to the French emperor who died 200 years ago have sold at auction in the United States for more than 2.8 million of dollars, announced Tuesday a specialized company.

Australia will not send any representative of its government to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, joining the "diplomatic boycott" declared Monday by the United States, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Wednesday.

PSG, already qualified for the knockout stages of the Champions League, largely won against Bruges (4-1) at the Parc des Princes on the last day of the group stage.