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    Space: South Korea’s first lunar probe transmits images of Earth and Moon

    The photos and videos will be “used to select sites likely to host a moon landing in 2032”, explains the Korean Institute for Aerospace Research in a press release.An image taken on Dec. 31, 2022, provided by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute, shows the lunar surface and Earth taken by South Korea’s Danuri lunar orbiter, after reaching the Moon. (AFP)

    South Korea’s first lunar probe has transmitted stunning black-and-white photographs of the lunar surface and Earth, the South Korean space center reported on Tuesday (January 3rd).

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    Burma: the military junta celebrates 75 years of independence by rewarding an extremist monk

    The military junta in Burma is taking advantage of the celebrations of the 75th anniversary of the country’s independence to honor a radical monk, sometimes nicknamed the “Buddhist Bin Laden”.Buddhist monk Wirathu greets worshipers on November 2, 2020. (AFP)

    Ashin Wirathu is well known to 55 million Burmese, and to the country’s 5% of Muslims, he is the face of terror.

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    War in Ukraine: what we know about the strike on Makiivka, which killed at least 89 Russian soldiers according to Moscow

    For its part, the Ukrainian army mentioned the figure of 400 Russian soldiers killed.The rubble of the garrison building hit by Ukraine on January 3, 2023 in Makiivka (Ukraine). (AP / SIPA)

    These are the heaviest losses in a single attack admitted by Russia since the start of the invasion in February.

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    Germany: the video of the “disastrous” wishes of the Minister of Defense is controversial

    New Year’s greetings can be a difficult exercise. In Germany, the Minister of Defense missed them so much… that some are calling for her resignation.Christine Lambrecht, Minister of Defense in Germany. (AFP)

    The video is only one minute long. But quite a painful minute to watch.

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    War in Ukraine: what to remember from the day of January 3, 2023

    Volodymyr Zelensky announced the holding of a summit between Ukraine and the EU next month in kyiv, in order to discuss in particular European financial and military support.A resident of the city of Izium in the middle of damaged buildings, January 2, 2023. (AFP)

    A summit between Ukraine and the European Union will take place in kyiv on February 3 to discuss European financial and military support, the office of President Volodymyr Zelensky

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    United States: divided, the Republicans fail to elect the speaker of the House of Representatives in the first round

    The favorite, Kevin McCarthy, collected only 203 votes out of the 218 necessary. The Republican Party is torn between a moderate wing and a Trumpist fringe.Kevin McCarthy (in the center) in full discussion in the House of Representatives, January 3, 2023, in Washington (United States). (GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA)

    Failure. In the United States, the elected members of the House of Representatives failed on Tuesday, January 3, to elect a president in the first round after the failure of Republican Kevin

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    United States: Ex-cryptocurrency tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty to fraud in New York

    The former boss of the FTX platform has pleaded not guilty to the eight counts brought against him. He is suspected of having used funds deposited by customers on the platform to carry out speculative financial transactions.

    Sam Bankman-Fried leaves the New York court on January 3, 2023. (AFP)

    The co-founder and former boss of the FTX cryptocurrency trading platform, Sam Bankman-Fried, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday (January 3rd)

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    Colombia: National Liberation Army guerrillas deny ceasefire with government

    The Colombian government announced on Sunday that it had concluded a six-month “bilateral” ceasefire with the main armed groups operating in the country.National Liberation Army guerrilla commanders meet with members of the Colombian government delegation, during the closing of peace talks in Caracas, December 12, 2022, Venezuela. (AFP)

    The Colombian National Liberation Army (ELN, Guevarist) guerrillas on Tuesday denied any bilateral ceasefire with the government in Colombia.

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    Denmark: the country wants to create wind farms on artificial islands

    Denmark is the European wind power champion. The country is preparing to build the largest park at sea on artificial islands. The project will provide electricity to millions of Europeans.

    A few kilometers from the Danish coast is a wind farm that is 1.5 times the size of Paris. 172 machines bring the whole region to life.

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    Covid-19 in China: hospitals are overwhelmed

    China is still unable to control the explosion of Covid-19 cases and provide decent care for the sick. An independent British organization evokes 11,000 deaths per day.

    On stretchers, lie lifeless bodies at the hospital in Beijing (China), Tuesday, January 3. The images were shot by Spanish television in the afternoon.

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    Death of Pele: Brazilians pay him a popular tribute

    In Brazil, three days of mourning have been decreed following the death of the day legend Pele. In the city of Santos, where the sportsman has worked for a long time, admirers flock to a final tribute on Monday, January 2.

    In the crowd that flocked to the stadium of Santos (Brazil), Monday, January 2, few Brazilians had already seen Pele play.

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    War in Ukraine: Images from hijacked video games fuel misinformation

    The information transmitted on the war in Ukraine is subject to more and more manipulation. European media have even been fooled twice by images from video games.

    It’s a war video game. The goal is to target the enemy, shoot them down, pulverize tanks and helicopters. Some excerpts from these games can be found on social networks.

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    China: Covid-19 overwhelms the country

    Since Sunday January 1, all passengers on planes taking off from China bound for Paris have been tested, for fear of seeing thousands of patients and a new variant of Covid-19 land. The epidemic has reached a spectacular level in China.

    An endless line of coffins outside. A hundred families wait in front of the overwhelmed crematorium of a city, not far from Shanghai (China).

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    Soldiers killed in Ukrainian strike: Moscow recognizes losses “absolutely impossible to dispute”, says military historian

    Russia and Ukraine are in a battle of numbers after a Ukrainian strike in Makiivka, near the separatist city of Donetsk. Moscow announces 63 dead but for kyiv there have been at least six times more.Ukrainian soldiers fire a howitzer at Russian positions in eastern Ukraine on December 28, 2022 (photo illustration). (AFP)

    The Kremlin acknowledged the loss of 63 soldiers in a Ukrainian strike near Donetsk.

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    United Kingdom: there are deaths in the emergency room for lack of adequate care, alert doctors

    According to the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, between 300 and 500 patients die each week due to deficiencies in the UK emergency care system. But some hospital officials relativize these figures.

    Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on October 28, 2022 during a visit to Croydon University Hospital, London. (AFP)

    An alarming situation. Several doctors’ organizations alerted on Monday January 2 to the crisis affecting emergency services in the United Kingdom.

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    Covid-19: five questions about screening passengers coming from China at French airports

    The government detailed on Sunday the device to control travelers from China. And in particular the operation of the tests which will be carried out upon their arrival in France.Passengers on a flight from China, on January 1, 2023, at Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle airport. (AFP)

    While Beijing abruptly ended its “zero Covid” policy in early December, leading to an explosion of contamination in the country, several countries such as France decided to take control measures.

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    Brazil: Lula is officially sworn in as president of the country for the third time, 12 years after his departure

    At 77, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was proclaimed head of the country of 215 million inhabitants, 12 years after leaving power after two terms (2003-2010).Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva waves to the crowd en route to Congress for his swearing-in ceremony, January 1, 2023. (AFP)

    Back in power 12 years later. The icon of the Brazilian left, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, becomes

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    New Year 2023: nightclubs celebrate again for New Year’s Eve

    After two New Year’s Eve marked by restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic, revelers were finally able to return to the nightclubs to celebrate the transition to the new year, Saturday, December 31.

    In Bordeaux (Gironde), some have chosen to spend the evening in a packed nightclub.

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    War in Ukraine: in kyiv, celebrate the transition to the new year despite the bombardments

    In Ukraine, in kyiv, celebrating the New Year was for some an act of resistance, Saturday, December 31. With only one resolution in the heart: the end of the war, in spite of the bombardments.

    Shortly after midnight, Sunday December 1, a bomb sounded in the sky of kyiv (Ukraine). The first in a scary series.

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    South Africa: This Frenchman left everything for the safari

    Five years ago, Thibaud Cheminant left his life in Paris to organize safaris in South Africa. This animal lover aims to pass on his passion to French visitors.

    For him, getting ready for a dawn adventure in South Africa has become a ritual.

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