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.
At least 50 dead in nightclub fire in Northern Macedonia: flames engulf roof as revellers watch on
A fire at a discotheque in Kocani, northern Macedonia, where a concert was being held, killed 59 people on the night of Saturday March 15 to Sunday March 16, according to the latest figures from the Ministry of the Interior, while 155 people were hospitalized by midday Sunday.
Canada: Mark Carney replaces Justin Trudeau as new leader and future Prime Minister
The Trudeau era ended last night in Canada with the election of the former governor of the national bank, a man with no political experience who, to remain prime minister, will have to win the general election scheduled for October at the latest.
Breaking News
United States: a condemned man is to be put to death by firing squad, a first since 2010
A death row inmate in the southeastern U.S. state of South Carolina is scheduled to be put to death by firing squad on Friday, a first in the country since 2010.
Crash in Arizona: two planes collide, at least one dead and several injured
At least one person has died in a two-plane collision near a small airport in the U.S. state of Arizona, Marana police and the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) reported Wednesday.
Flooding kills at least 14 in eastern U.S.
At least 14 people have died and several others are missing in the eastern United States, including twelve deaths in the state of Kentucky alone, which has been facing severe flooding for several days, local authorities announced on Monday.
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.
