SpaceX's first private spacewalk mission scheduled for Friday
The lift-off of SpaceX's Polaris Dawn rocket for a first-of-its-kind space mission, including the first private spacewalk in history, is scheduled for Friday after being postponed last week, US authorities announced on Tuesday.
Mission to simulate life on Mars ends after more than a year
An experiment in which four volunteers simulated life on Mars has come to an end after just over a year. The participants were able to leave the Mars Dune Alpha simulator, the US space agency Nasa announced on Saturday.
Space X's Starship successfully ditches after test flight
The Starship spacecraft, designed for voyages to the Moon and Mars, successfully ditched for the first time on Thursday after re-entering the Earth's atmosphere, around an hour after the mega rocket's fourth liftoff, according to SpaceX.
Moscow won't congratulate Donald Trump: the shadow of war in Ukraine hangs over relations with the U.S.
The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin had no plans to congratulate Donald Trump, who claimed victory in the US presidential election, saying Trump would be judged on his “actions”.
Over 800 forest fires raging in Canada, more than 223 “out of control
More than 800 forest fires are currently raging in Canada, 223 of which are out of control, according to the latest report from the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre (CIFFC) dated Monday. The flames have also affected Jasper National Park, one of western Canada's most popular tourist destinations, where fires have been raging for weeks.
Breaking News
U.S. presidential election 2024 - Donald Trump becomes the 47th president of the United States, according to several U.S. media outlets
Republican Donald Trump becomes the 47th president of the United States, with 276 electors in his favor, the Associated Press, CNN and NBC report Wednesday, confirming information initially published by conservative Fox News.
Kamala Harris speaks out on U.S. presidential election day: “I encourage everyone to get out and vote”
Democratic candidate Kamala Harris urged Americans on Tuesday to “get out and vote” on this crucial presidential election day during a broadcast on a local radio station in Georgia, a key state.
US presidential election: Donald Trump voted in Florida, “if the election is fair, I'll recognize the results”
Republican White House candidate Donald Trump said Tuesday he was “very confident” after casting his ballot in Florida for the U.S. presidential election, a crucial vote for the U.S. and the world
Presidential election: Macron or Le Pen? Overseas France is already voting
The polling stations open Sunday morningin mainland France. The first results will be published on Sunday evening from 8 pm. Emmanuel Macron or Marine Le Pen? The first voters from overseas and abroad are voting this Saturday, time difference obliges, for a presidential election with crucial issues. Before the opening of polling stations Sunday morning in metropolitan France for this second round very expected.
Presidential 2022: a great debate that turns short between Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen
Everything was in place: the dramatic tension had been skilfully maintained for several days and this Wednesday evening, the actors were ready. This return match between Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen for the French presidency, five years after a first televised duel, was to be decisive.
Indebted by her campaign, Valérie Pécresse calls the French for an emergency aid: here is the amount collected by the ex-candidate LR!
Indebted, Valérie Pécresse had appealed to the generosity of the French to pay back her campaign. Valérie Pécresse, former candidate LR, had appealed to the French to complete the financing of its campaign, at the end of which it had failed to collect 5% of the votes in the first round.
Celebrity
One Direction singer Liam Payne dies: new details revealed about his death
British singer Liam Payne, of the group One Direction, died on Wednesday at the age of 31. Police initially reported that Liam Payne had “fallen from the third floor” of a hotel in Bueno Aires.
New Delhi drowned under a thick toxic fog after the festival of Diwali
New Delhi was on Friday enveloped in a thick toxic fog the day after Diwali, Hindu festival of lights, celebrated with multitudes of oil lamps and candles that burned all night with a lot of firecrackers, although banned for sale.
Health
Sleep: here's how much sleep you should get on the weekend to stay healthy
Ah, the weekend! You look forward to it so you can sleep late but beware, this habit could be detrimental to the proper functioning of your body. Indeed, trying to get some sleep by sleeping in on Saturday and Sunday is not a good idea. In addition, it will not make you feel any better than before because it will only make you feel better in the moment.
Cause of Alzheimer's disease progression in the brain discovered
Clusters of toxic proteins, thought to be responsible for the cognitive decline associated with Alzheimer's disease, reach different areas of the brain and accumulate there over decades, according to a new study published Friday.
France
Paris: several people stabbed at Gare de Lyon, one man arrested
A man suspected of stabbing several people in Paris's Gare de Lyon station on Saturday morning has been arrested, the police prefecture told AFP, although it was unable to specify the assailant's motives at this stage.
France's first larynx transplant: a patient regains speech
After transplants in the United States, Colombia and Poland, France has just performed its first larynx transplant, enabling a woman to speak again.
A woman struck by lightning while riding her motorcycle with her husband, her prognosis is vital.
The passenger of a motorcycle was struck by lightning on a road in the Marne region of France on Sunday during a thunderstorm.
World
CARS
Toyota Yaris named European Car of the Year
The fourth-generation Toyota Yaris was named European Car of the Year on Monday, succeeding the Peugeot 208, in a ceremony broadcast online.
