THE NEWS AT NOON. Emmanuel Macron in New Caledonia, Airbnb and childhood home in Montpellier… what you need to remember

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Find the information selected by Midi Libre this Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at midday.

L’news of the day

New Caledonia. Emmanuel Macron will visit "this evening& quot; in New Caledonia, shaken by an outbreak of violence, to install “a mission” there, government spokesperson Prisca Thevenot announced on Tuesday.< /p>

"It was announced by the President of the Republic, in the Council of Ministers, that he will go there (to New Caledonia). He will leave there this evening to set up a mission there", said Ms. Thevenot.

And also…

Airbnb in the viewfinder. The Senate debates on Tuesday May 21 several measures to regulate the market for furnished tourist accommodation such as Airbnb. A transpartisan initiative to restore power to mayors, tackle a criticized tax loophole and partially respond to the housing crisis.

Seb Mellia. The comedian is the target of a rape complaint filed by Tania Dutel. It was the latter who announced the current procedure by publishing her certificate of filing of complaint on her Instagram account. Seb Mellia is also targeted by numerous testimonies. He denies all accusations.

A shantytown upstairs. Originally from Senegal and Bangladesh, the employees without work permits at an Albigensian buffet lived in unsanitary conditions upstairs in the restaurant. Our colleagues mention in particular rooms of 5m2, without windows or heating, hidden behind a cupboard, but also waste and bottles of urine littering the floor.

Railway workers' strike. Two months before the start of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, SNCF railway workers were called to to strike. Strong disruptions are therefore expected in Ile-de-France and the movement should be closely monitored according to our colleagues from  Parisien.

Benyamin Netanyahu. The Attorney General of the International Criminal Court requested this Monday, May 20, arrest warrants for "war crimes" in Gaza, targeting three Hamas leaders, as well as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Defense Minister, Yoav Gallant. We take stock of what they risk in this article. 

A man found dead. An individual alerted the emergency services this Sunday, May 19 2024 at midday after finding the victim lying in his shed at the entrance to the town of Ille-sur-Têt in the Pyrénées-Orientales.

Practical info

Breakfast. In a survey published this Monday, May 20, the National Defense Association of consumers and users (CLCV) warns about the composition of certain crackers, rusks and sandwich breads, the recipes of which have changed little or not at all in five years.

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