Unions representing workers for the Paris transport authority announced on Thursday afternoon that they would continue their strike until Monday. The move was largely expected given what they had said in advance of the strike. Unions voted on Thursday to prolong the strike action meaning transport in the French capital will be severely disrupted until Monday at least. Source The Local
Another night of urban violence in the Yvelines, especially in Chanteloup-les-Vignes. An official was seriously injured by a pavement throw to the head. Three police crews, including one from the canine brigade, went to rue des Quertaines in Chanteloup-les-Vignes around 10:50 p.m. this Sunday evening, to secure the intervention of the firefighters who were taking action. charges a person causing discomfort in his home. Source Actu17
Leaders in education, politics and other areas gathered in suburban Evanston Sunday to ask that the Illinois State Board of Education change the history curriculum at schools statewide, and temporarily halt instruction until an alternative is decided upon. Source NBC
Nearly half of the roughly 11,000 migrants who landed in Italy last week had left Tunisia, and most of them were Tunisian citizens, according to official figures. The others had embarked, in their majority, from Libya. ” The EU must take up this issue immediately ” and distribute the new arrivals, ” especially during this phase of high health risk, ” Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said on his Facebook account on Wednesday. Source Le Figaro.
