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May 2022
Ubaye-Serre-Poncon. Alpes de Haute-Provence: Two men were injured when they fell from their paragliders.

Sunday, May 29th, at 5 p.m. the lower alpine rescue teams were mobilized to assist in a paragliding accident that occurred in pairs on the municipal territory Ubaye-Serre-Poncon. The first elements indicate that the paragliders plummeted about ten metres...

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May 2022
Economy. General Electric was singled out because of its use tax optimization in France

According to Disclose information, General Electric, an American industrial giant, used tax optimization in France between 2015-2020, allowing it transfer as much as 800 million euros of profit overseas. These are practices that concern the French gas turbine...

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May 2022
Miscellaneous facts. Paris: A young woman was fatally run over by a driver in pursuit

On Sunday, a young woman aged 24 was shot and killed by a driver. The driver caused a roadblock at quai dela Megisserie (1st district), in Paris, between the Pont Neuf, and the Place du Chatelet. The victim was crossing a pedestrian crossing when she got...

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May 2022
Drome. Valence, several fire-starting incidents: An arsonist was arrested on the Couleures plateau

Sunday, May 29, in the afternoon, firefighters had to travel several times to the Couleures plateau commercial area, in Valence. There were several reports of fires around 4 p.m. The first fire was quickly put out on Place Charles-Tellier near the Stokomani...

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May 2022
MTB. French Cup: Stephane Tempier and Lena Gerault on the podium

This weekend, the French cross-country cup at Le Bessat was won by the pilots of high-alpine aircraft. Stephane Tempier (Rockrider VTS), took third place in the men's elite. He was 38 seconds behind Titouan Carod (BMC Racing) and 21 seconds ahead of...

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May 2022
UNITED STATES. Oklahoma: One dead, 7 hurt after shooting at a festival

Reporting from the Washington Post, one person was killed and seven were injured in an early Sunday shooting at an outdoor festival near Taft in eastern Oklahoma. One witness described frantic people running for shelter when shots broke out. Two minors were...

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May 2022
Annecy. Pont des Ilettes: The victim will be identified and hearings will take place

The identity of the body found below Annnecy-le-Vieux's Ilettes Viduct on Saturday, May 28th, has been established. Saturday evening, shortly after the broadcast of the call for witnesses from Annecy-le-Vieux brigade's brigade, a relative to the...

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May 2022
Weather severe. After the floods, Brazil's death toll rose to 44 and 56 respectively

According to the government, at least 56 people have died and 56 are missing from torrential rains in northeastern Brazil since Tuesday. "As of Sunday, 56 persons have been confirmed dead and 56 are still missing from the municipalities of Recife or Olinda,"...

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May 2022
Policy. Popularity of Macron in May: Macron stable, mixed start for Borne

According to an Ifop poll by the Journal du Dimanche, Emmanuel Macron's popularity rating in May is stable at 41%, compared with 45% for Elisabeth Borne. Borne enjoys less credit for her Matignon debut than her predecessors, but she has 41% positive...

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May 2022
Loriol-du-Comtat. 80 caravans for travelers are set up on private property

Sunday, May 29th, about 80 caravans with travelers settled on Loriol-du-Comtat's route de Carpentras private land. According to police, the convoy arrived peacefully throughout the day. Late Sunday night, there were no reports of incidents. The Vaucluse...

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May 2022
Formula 1. Monaco GP: Perez wins ahead of Sainz. Leclerc pays for a strategy error

Sergio Perez (Red Bull), a week after his disappointing 2nd place at Barcelona Grand Prix, won his third victory. It was his first win on Monaco's legendary street circuit and came at the end of an amazing race. After a delay of more than an hour because...

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May 2022
Ligue 2/National playoffs. Winner of Villefranche-Beaujolais, Quevilly-Rouen remains in Ligue 2

Quevilly-Rouen, 18th in Ligue 2, won 2-0 at the expense of Villefranche-Beaujolais, 3rd in National, this Sunday at the Robert-Diochon stadium in Rouen in the return leg of the Ligue 2 / National play-offs. The Normans had already won the first round on Tuesday...

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May 2022
UNITED STATES. Biden came to Uvalde, Texas in order to alleviate the suffering of a traumatized community

Joe Biden visited Uvalde, Texas, on Sunday five days following the shooting at an elementary school. He wanted to show his sympathy to the families who were affected by the tragedy and rekindle the debate about firearms. "You can't make dramas unlawful,...

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May 2022
Worthy-les-Bains. A teenage girl faints while hiking

Mountain rescue services were called to Digne-les-Bains' Saint-Vincent chapel pathway, on Sunday, May 29, at 4:45 p.m. to care for a 16-year-old girl. As she was walking down the trail, she fell unconscious and lost consciousness. She was alerted to...

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May 2022
Alpes de Haute Provence. Estoublon: A 50-year old hiker was seriously injured in a fall.

The Jausiers High Mountain Gendarmerie Platoon took over the care of a woman in her forties on Sunday, May 29th, at 11 a.m. She fell five meters below the trail while hiking in the Trevans Gorges, Estoublon. She was suffering from fractures in her wrists...

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May 2022
Football / District 1. The title, the victory and the rise to Regional 2 for Gap

Gap foot 05's players have confirmed their acceptance to Regional 2 next season. Florian Nicola's men defeated FC Cereste Reillanne at home this Sunday, scoring 4 goals to 0. The victory was essentially achieved in the first half (3-0), which allows...

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May 2022
Drome. Two motorcyclists were killed in a motorcycle accident, and a third was seriously injured

On Sunday, May 29, just before 5 p.m. an accident happened on the D518, one kilometer away from Chamaloc and towards the Col du Rousset. It is believed that the accident has caused serious injuries. According to the initial evidence, it appears that two motorcycles...

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May 2022
Trail. Kilian Jornet presents himself as a Zegama-Aizkorri 10th and holds the event record

Kilian Jornet won ZegamaAizkorri in the Spanish Basque Country, opening the Golden Trail World Series 2022. The new world trail signer record was broken by 8 minutes and it is now the 10th win for the ogre. Jornet won in 3h36'45 over these 42km and 2736m,...

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May 2022
Auto. 9th podium for Jules Gounon during the 24 Hours of the Nurburgring

Jules Gounon doesn't seem to want it to end. On the Nurburgring's 25-kilometre route, the Ardechois took his ninth podium. The German circuit, also known as "the green hell", is one of the most challenging of the season. Winning it is equally difficult....

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May 2022
Drome and Ardeche. Weather: Strong winds, no records

Saturday 28 May and Sunday 29 may were marked by strong winds in Drome, Ardeche and the Rhone corridor. Meteo France says that the strongest winds were found in the south of the department, on Saturday. The station based at the Enclave des Papes in Visan...

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May 2022
Long format. "I had never had such a notion of war": 14-18 as told by the Poilus from our departments

These documents date back over 100 years but they are still very alive. They tell of the hopes and horrors of trench warfare, daily life for soldiers as well as their families. Poilus letters are one last link to the Great War. Because Claude Choules, the...

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May 2022
Accident. Franky Zapata, after the fall from his flyboard: "I am fine."

After a dramatic fall from his flyboard the day prior, Franky Zapata, a Frenchman, tweeted "I'm Fine" on Sunday. He was demonstrating his flying skateboard at a demonstration on Lake Biscarosse in the Landes. "Finally, a Sunday of rest and it's...

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May 2022
Handball. 24th title of champions in France for the Messines

Metz's handball team won the 24th title as champions of France. They beat Brest 25-22 in the last return match of the championship. After having won 26 of their regular season matches, Emmanuel Mayonnade's team had to compete in the home-and-away...

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May 2022
Cycling. Giro d'Italia - Jai Hindley is the first Australian to win it

Jai Hindley (Bora), who had reclaimed the pink jersey of Richard Carapaz, was able to maintain and confirm his position as leader of Giro at the conclusion of the 21st stage of the Tour of Italy. Hindley won the second grand tour by importance in front of...

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