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A dramatic train accident killed at least 64 people near Toledo. A fatal collision occurred on the same railway line, at Adamuz, on 18 January, leaving 46 dead and over 150 injured. The details of Benoit Pellistrandi, a Spanish historian.
Following a rail accident that resulted in at least 64 casualties on Wednesday 28 October near Toledo, the Spanish Minister of Transport called into question the unexpected reopening of the network, while a technical breakdown of the safety system persisted.
The collision of two trains near Toledo on Wednesday 28 October has a provisional record of fifty deaths, making it one of the worst rail disasters in Spain. Less than a year after the tragedy of Adamuz in Andalusia, which had bereaved Spain with 46 victims and 801 injured, this new fatal accident occurred in the middle of the campaign for the legislative elections of 29 November.
In Tel Aviv, supporters of Gadi Eisenkot dared to hope. In Jerusalem, those of Benjamin Netanyahu greet, over the hours, the trend that is reversed. Two headquarters and the same anxious expectation in an extremely tight election, following the voting day of Tuesday, October 27.
Two months after delivering combat helicopters and fighter aircraft to Niger, Algeria is now preparing to deploy troops there. This member country of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) shares with Algeria a border of about 956 kilometres.
Two Chinese companies ended their collaboration with Kylian Mbappé, said he had hit the "national sentiments", after the footballer joked about former historical leader Mao Zedong. The French star then presented her "apologies" in a press release, saying "seriously sorry".
Buying land, building a house, investing the savings of a lifetime... and finding out that the plot is claimed by someone else. In Africa, land disputes raise key questions: how to verify that a seller is actually entitled to sell land? What is the difference between customary law, certification and land title? And how to avoid double sales and real estate fraud? In the Focus of the Journal de l'Afrique of this Saturday, 10 October, Fatimata Wane receives Pierre Djémis, international business lawyer and founder of P
Two years before the Paralympic Games in Los Angeles 2028, French woman Sophie Caverzan dreams of a first Paralympic medal. After failing in her quest in Paris in 2024, she continued her preparation. Already a bronze medallist at the world championships in 2023, and three times vice-champion of Europe, the 31-year-old French woman still has to work in parallel with her daily trainings because the majority of paraathletes still lack support.
The two paintings stolen a month ago at the Renoir Museum of Cagnes-sur-Mer (Alpes-Maritimes) were found, after a series of interrogations, confirmed Friday Mayor RN of the city, Bryan Masson.
How do the French perceive this student anger movement? On Tuesday, parents and union activists joined the demonstrations, a sign of a possible convergence of mobilizations. According to two separate polls, one in two Frenchmen said they supported the movement.
During the night of Monday to Tuesday, two commercial ships were hit by drones in Bulgaria's exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea, one of which sank. Prime Minister Roumen Radev said the crew of the sinking ship was missing.
The Russian authorities assured on Sunday that the health situation was "stable" in the Irkutsk region. Two days earlier, the death of a laboratory from the Anti-pest Research Institute had triggered rumours about a return of this deadly disease. Several hospitals have been quarantined while the authorities simply refer to "unknown pneumonia".
The 160 million Brazilian voters go to the polls this Sunday, October 4, and vote to choose between left-wing President Lula and his far-right rival Flavio Bolsonaro. Analysis of Guillaume Asskari, journalist in France 24.
In 2011, Yasuo Takamatsu's wife, Yuko, was swept away by a tsunami. His body was never found. Two years later, he learned to dive and since then, he has gone to the waters twice a month, as a sign of memory, love and connection.
Back to the Christa Pike controversy in the United States. Christa Pike, by the name of this woman whose attempted execution in Tennessee has revived the debate on the death penalty in the United States. Two missed shots for a hospital stay, she's in critical condition. To talk about it, our guest: Sandrine Ageorges-Skinner, spokesperson for Ensemble against the Death Penalty.
Two Russian drones struck on Thursday a major Kiev bridge over the Dnieper River and connecting the east and west of the city, announced the mayor, in a context of sharp intensification of the Moscow strikes on the Ukrainian capital.
Christa Pike, sentenced to death for the murder of a classmate 30 years ago, survived the Tennessee State's attempt to execute her by lethal injection Wednesday night. An investigation has been opened and executions are suspended in Tennessee. The United Nations, for its part, calls for the abandonment of another attempt at execution.
On Friday, the French courts sentenced the two shooters, Romain Bouvier and Loïk Le Priol, responsible for the murder of former Argentine rugbyman Federico Martin Aramburu in 2022, to 19 and 26 years' imprisonment.
Two hours of extra sleep is enough to compensate for the harmful effects of a bad night. But caution should be exercised when you go to bed early or when you go to bed in the morning.
