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.
Drama in South Korea: a teacher fatally stabs an eight-year-old pupil
A teacher fatally stabbed an eight-year-old pupil at an elementary school in South Korea on Monday, the Yonhap news agency reported, citing South Korean authorities.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promises a “firm” response to US tariffs
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday promised a “firm and clear” response from his country to U.S. steel tariffs, “if necessary” if an amicable solution fails.
Breaking News
Plane crash in Washington: American and Russian skaters on board
An airliner with 64 people on board and a military helicopter collided in the skies over Washington on Wednesday evening before crashing into the Potomac River, a rare accident that triggered complex rescue operations in tricky conditions.
New school shooting in the United States: a 17-year-old student kills a teenager in Tennessee
A teenager has been killed at a school in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. The suspected shooter is a 17-year-old student.
Can Donald Trump really ban transgender people from the US military and administration?
Donald Trump wasted no time. As soon as he arrived, Donald Trump signed his first executive orders: withdrawal of the United States from the climate agreement, a pardon for hundreds of Capitol Hill assailants, a state of emergency on the border with Mexico and a brand-new gender policy.
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
“Using the pain and suffering of others": new celebrities criticize Meghan and Harry's visit to California wildfire victims
At the start of 2025, the state of California is facing an unprecedented wave of wildfires, which have ravaged thousands of homes around Los Angeles. Several upscale neighborhoods have been affected, and many celebrities have been forced to evacuate, some seeing their homes go up in smoke.
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.