2023-07-23 19:54:23
Have you been off the news a bit over the past two days? We summarize the main information of the weekend.
Legislative in Spain: the favorite right, the far right in ambush
In a polling station in Barcelona, Sunday July 23, for the Spanish legislative elections. JOAN MATEU PARRA / AP
Spain voted on Sunday for early legislative elections scrutinized across Europe, for which the right-wing opposition is the big favorite, but which also potentially would bring the far right to power.
These elections could put an end to the left-wing coalition led by Pedro Sanchez, in power since 2018, and see Vox, the far-right party, come to power in a coalition with the Popular Party (PP, conservative), as is already the case in many cities and several autonomous regions. Such a scenario would mark the return to government of the far right in Spain for the first time since the end of the Franco dictatorship almost half a century ago (1975).
The vote will end at 8 p.m. but it will take about an hour for the publication of the first official results.
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Ukraine: Russian strikes on Odessa, two dead and a partially destroyed cathedral
The Transfiguration Cathedral in Odessa was hit by Russian shelling overnight from Saturday to Sunday. JAE C. HONG / AP
A Russian airstrike overnight Saturday-Sunday on the port of Odessa in southern Ukraine left two people dead and 22 injured and severely damaged the city’s iconic cathedral, Ukrainian authorities said.
“The Russians deliberately aimed their missiles at the historic center of Odessa, which is protected by UNESCO”lamented the governor of the oblast, adding that “everything that was created with hard work by great architects is now destroyed”.
The Russian bombardment of Odessa came shortly after Moscow announced it had carried out military maneuvers in the Black Sea, where tensions have increased since the suspension of the agreement on Ukrainian grain exports.
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Tens of thousands of tourists evacuated from the island of Rhodes in Greece
A hotel complex destroyed by fire, on the island of Rhodes, Greece, July 22, 2023. EUROKINISSI / AFP
Rescue led “the largest evacuation operation ever carried out in Greece” on the island of Rhodes, where a violent fire is raging for the sixth day in a row, Sunday July 23, said the police spokeswoman. ” Everything went well. Everyone, especially the tourists, were doing what we ordered”underlined Konstantia Dimoglidou.
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Some 30,000 people had to leave their places of residence – homes or hotels – on Saturday due to the fire raging in the east of this island in the Dodecanese archipelago where the tourist season is in full swing. Twelve localities were evacuated, including Lindos, one of the island’s main tourist attractions with its hilltop acropolis.
More than 250 firefighters are mobilized. Ten Canadair and eight helicopters operate in this area, as well as forty-nine fire engines. Questioned by Agence France-Presse, a spokesperson for the fire brigade was unable to say whether the fire had spread further during the day, referring to a later press briefing.
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Jonas Vingegaard wins his second Tour de France in a row
Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard, during the last stage of the Tour de France on Sunday July 23 in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines. DANIEL COLE/AP
Dane Jonas Vingegaard won his second consecutive Tour de France on Sunday in Paris on the Champs-Élysées after the 21st and final stage won by Belgian Jordi Meeus. Like last year, the leader of the Jumbo-Visma team, 26, leads the Slovenian Tadej Pogacar (UAE) with a comfortable margin of 7 min 29 s, the widest gap since 2014. Briton Adam Yates (UAE) completes the podium.
Swimming: Léon Marchand smashes Michael Phelps’ world record in the 400m medley
Léon Marchand after his victory on Sunday in Fukuoka. YUICHI YAMAZAKI / AFP
The Toulouse swimmer achieved the feat of breaking the American record dating from the Beijing Olympics in 2008, winning the race on Sunday in 4 min 02 s 50 (against 4 min 03 s 84 for the swimmer from Baltimore). The World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, are not over and he will also try to be crowned in the 200m medley, 200m butterfly and 200m breaststroke.
“It’s excellent, I train every day for itsavored Marchand after the race. There I broke my time by two seconds, I made the record so it’s great. ” ” The best is still to come “launched the champion of coach Bob Bowman, the illustrious coach of Michael Phelps.
Read also: World swimming championships: Léon Marchand wins gold in the 400m medley and erases Michael Phelps’ world record
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