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Death of Nahel: police custody, which began on Tuesday, was extended to midday on Wednesday. Following the death of Nahel, killed by a police officer after refusing to comply on the morning of Tuesday June 27, the Nanterre prosecutor’s office “indicates that the police custody of the policeman suspected of having shot a minor under 17 […] scattered this morning and it continues this evening to allow the continuation of the investigations carried out by the IGPN, in the perspective of an opening of judicial information scheduled for tomorrow. From Marseille, Emmanuel Macron lamented a tragedy “unforgivable”, when Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin demanded a rapid judicial response, drawing the wrath of the right and the National Rally. After a tense night, 31 people were arrested in the Paris suburbs and an annex town hall was set on fire in Mantes-la-Jolie.

Norway approves 19 new oil and gas projects, despite environmental threats. Confirming its status as European energy leader for decades to come, Norway announced on Wednesday 28 June that it had given the green light to nineteen oil and gas projects on its continental shelf, with a total value of more than 17 billions of dollars. The Scandinavian country, one of the richest in the world due to its huge hydrocarbon reserves, became Europe’s main supplier of natural gas last year, replacing Russia, whose shipments have been sharply reduced by the war in Ukraine. Environmental organizations denounce “the escalation of the climate crisis” managed by the government.

Ukraine: The Russian attack on Kramatorsk leaves at least 10 dead and 61 injured. The Russian attack which targeted a restaurant in Kramatorsk, a city in eastern Ukraine, on Tuesday June 27, left at least 10 dead and 61 injured, according to a new report published Wednesday on Facebook by the Ukrainian police. Among the dead are three children, the Ukrainian state emergency service said on Telegram. “Rescue workers search the rubble of the destroyed building, looking for people who may be under the rubble”he added. Seven people were pulled alive from the ruins.

Megabasin of Sainte-Soline: six organizers of the demonstration in police custody. Six members of the unions and associations who called for the March 25 demonstration against the Sainte-Soline mega-basin were placed in police custody on Wednesday for “organization of demonstration prohibited on the public highway”, explains the parquet floor of Niort. is about “six men, aged 38 to 46, who claim to belong to the Bassines Non Merci, Land Uprisings and Union Paysanne collectives”, specifies the public prosecutor of Niort Julien Wattebled, in a press release. Their identities were not revealed by the prosecutors, but specified, for some, by the organizations of which they are members.

In Canada, 490 fires are still burning, more than half of which are out of control. From east to west, Canada is experiencing an exceptional fire season even if the peak of summer has not yet been reached. No province is spared, not even Quebec or Nova Scotia, which are usually little affected. A total of 490 fires were still burning on Tuesday, June 27, more than half of which were considered uncontrolled. Smoke from these giant fires crossed the Atlantic Ocean and reached European shores, giving the sky a hazy look on Wednesday. But they remained in the upper atmosphere, limiting their harmful impact on air quality.

Ready-to-wear: Du Pareil Au Même in opposition to payment, sergeant major in security procedure. The list of athleisure brands keeps growing. After Camaïeu, Pimkie, Kookaï and André, two brands of children’s clothing now threaten to collapse. Du Pareil Au Même (DPAM) and the sergeant major were placed in receivership and safeguard respectively on Wednesday. A statement sent by the General Childhood Group (GPE) owner of these two brands, as well as Natalys, which is not the subject of any procedure.

Argentina recovers one of the planes of the “flights of death”. The PA-51 Skyvan, which was used during the military dictatorship to throw political opponents into the sea, returned to Buenos Aires on Monday, June 26, after traveling 9,000 km. An important memorial step for the relatives of the 30,000 disappeared.

The James Webb Telescope discovers a crucial molecule in the development of life. It has been predicted since the 1970s that molecules of carbon CH3+, or “methyl cations”, are present in the discs of gas that will give rise to future planets and play a crucial role in the development of life. The Webb Telescope has just confirmed for the first time its presence near a young star in the Orion Nebula.

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Eternal pollution Pfas: “We are probably facing one of the worst health scandals”. On Wednesday June 28, the Commissioner for the Environment Nicolas Thierry will present the results of a hair test, in which “Libé” will participate, with the aim of demonstrating the ubiquity of perfluorinated substances in our environment and alerting them to their dangerousness. Read our article.

Constantin Sigov, Ukrainian philosopher: “Now we know that Putin is afraid.” For the academician, the failed putsch attempt by the Wagner group revealed the weakness of the Russian president. An explosion which, according to him, should encourage the Europeans to act, to try to quickly find a solution to the conflict. Read the interview.

Death of Nahel: the ambulance driver angry with the police was arrested. According to the Hauts-de-Seine prefecture, a complaint was filed following the loud cry of the paramedic who intervened on the sidelines of the death of the young Nahel, in Nanterre. A scene that had been filmed and broadcast on the networks. Read CheckNews.

Emergency situations overwhelmed by psychiatric patients: “Having to keep them for days is unbearable. In a letter to the Ile-de-France Regional Health Agency obtained by “Libé”, the doctors of Ile-de-France threaten to automatically transfer serious psychiatric patients to psychiatric hospitals after forty-eight hours in your area. Read the decryption.

Pimping trial by a student: “I was afraid and I needed money, I was forced to accept.” The 62-year-old man, accused of “crude pimping” by a student from Eastern Europe, was given a two-year suspended sentence on Tuesday June 27. Under the influence, she had followed him to France and said she had been forced to perform sexual acts against payment with wealthy men in France. Read our story.