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Back to school, hurricane on New York, derby in Rennes: midday update – France



Blanquer unveils back-to-school protocol

Jean-Michel Blanquer. (Photo AFP)

Vaccination campaign in schools or nearby, face-to-face classes in schools, colleges and high schools, indoor mask compulsory from primary school onwards, restriction of mixing and reinforced ventilation, health pass not compulsory… Jean-Michel Blanquer, le Minister of National Education, unveiled in Le Journal du Dimanche the protocol for the start of the school year on September 2.


Northeastern United States awaits Hurricane Henri

Members of the Edelweiss construction crew work fast to protect costal homes by barricading their windows and doors with plywood sheets before Hurricane Henri hits the beach front area in New London,
Many residents have barricaded their homes. (AFP photo)

Henri, a storm that has become a Category 1 hurricane, is heading straight for the northeastern United States, a region usually relatively untouched by hurricanes, with flooding and heavy rains in prospect perhaps as early as this Sunday. Last night, the deterioration of the weather conditions pushed to the stop of the big concert organized in Central Park to mark the “reunion” of the artists with the public of New York.


Afghanistan: first dead at Kabul airport

This handout photo taken on August 20 and received August 22, 2021 from the Australian Defence Force shows people forming a line to board the Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster at Hamid Karz
(Photo EPA)

The chaos at Kabul airport, where thousands of Afghans desperately try to get on a plane to flee the country, caused its first deaths. It was a spokesman for the British Ministry of Defense who announced this sad news this Sunday morning: “Our sincerest thoughts go to the families of the seven Afghan civilians who unfortunately died in the crowd in Kabul”.


Solitaire du Figaro: a first for the 52nd edition

Start of the 2nd stage of the Solitaire du Figaro between Saint-Quay- - Saint-Quay-Portriaux on 06/09/2020
(Photo d’archive Alexis Courcoux)

The start of the 52nd edition of the Solitaire du Figaro will be given this Sunday in Saint-Nazaire, at 5.45 pm. Among the 34 sailors at the start there is no former winner, which augurs well for a 52nd edition undecided until the end. and, inevitably, a new name on the winners of this prestigious race.

The first stage, the longest, will end in Lorient after a loop to La Coruña. During the second, the skippers will bypass all of Brittany to the port of Fécamp, in Normandy. The third stage will be played in the English Channel and along the English coast. Finally, the last route will be a round trip between the bay of Morlaix and Saint-Nazaire, via the Fastnet lighthouse in Ireland.

Follow the start and the mapping live


A new derby for Stade Rennais

Rennais Hamari Traoré, Thursday, in the victory against Rosenborg.
Rennais Hamari Traoré, Thursday, in the victory against Rosenborg. (Photo Nicolas Creach)

A week after winning the draw (1-1) on the lawn of the Stade Brestois, Stade Rennes welcomes FC Nantes this Sunday (kick-off at 5 p.m.). A match always eagerly awaited on the side of the supporters of both camps who will unfortunately not be able to meet before, during and after the match at Roazhon Park. Indeed, the prefecture of Ille-et-Vilaine has prohibited Fans des Canaris from displaying their colors and the refreshments will remain closed.

However, the show should be there on the lawn between Rennes rekindled by their victory (2-0) in the Europa League Conference Thursday night against Rosenborg and Nantes authors of a good start to the season (draw against Monaco and victory against in Metz).

A little earlier in the afternoon (3 p.m.), FC Lorient will face Montpellier in the Hérault.

Follow the matches live


Joséphine Baker at the Pantheon

(FILES) In this file photo taken on February 13, 1949 Josephine Baker poses with Michel Gyarmathy, artistic director, director and costume designer at the Folies Bergère in Paris, to celebrate her ret
Joséphine Baker with Michel Gyarmathy, artistic director of the Folies Bergères. (AFP photo)

The Franco-American artist Joséphine Baker (1906-1975), a prominent figure in the Resistance and the anti-racist struggle, will enter the Pantheon on November 30, we learned in the entourage of Emmanuel Macron this Sunday, confirming information from the Parisian / Today in France. The ceremony will make the famous magazine leader, born in Missouri and buried in Monaco, the first black woman to rest in the secular necropolis.

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