New York apartment building fire kills 19

At least 19 people, including nine children, died Sunday in a building in New York. And about sixty registered injuries. The fire started from a space heater in a duplex apartment on the 2nd and 3rd floors, according to New York firefighters.

New climate-focused government in Holland

The fourth consecutive coalition government of Prime Minister Mark Rutte is installed on Monday in the Netherlands. An investiture which comes ten months after the elections, a record. This government is committed to making significant investments to fight climate change and the coronavirus. Two nuclear power plants are planned and 35 billion euros injected over ten years against global warming. A major threat to the Netherlands, a third of whose territory is below sea level.

Historic defeat of power in Venezuela

In Venezuela, the opposition won a historic victory Sunday in the elections for the governor of the state of Barinas. This seat has been held for two decades by the family of former President Hugo Chavez.

Covid-19, contaminations constantly on the rise

In France, covid 19 contaminations are still constantly increasing. On Sunday, nearly 300,000 new cases were recorded, with nearly 22,000 hospitalized Covid patients. More than 53 million people have received at least one injection and more than 52 million have a complete vaccination schedule. On Sunday alone, 22,421 people still received their first dose.

IN SHORT

- On the sidelines of future presidential elections in France, Jean-Luc Mélenchon said he had collected 391 sponsorships as of Sunday, and asked elected officials to sponsor him "in the name of democracy".

- Cameroon, host country of the African Cup of Nations, recorded its first victory of the competition by beating Burkina Faso 2-1 in the opener, Sunday in Yaoundé.