THE NEWS AT NOON. Olympic flame, French hero of the attack in Sydney and PFAS in the tap water in Sète… what to remember

L’actualité à la mi-journée. Capture, maxppp, Pixabay

Retrouvez les informations sélectionnées par Midi Libre ce mardi 16 avril 2024 à la mi-journée.

L’info du jour

Flamme olympique.The flame for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games was lit on Tuesday, 101 days before the opening ceremony, at the ancient site of Olympia (Greece) by Greek actress Mary Mina.< /p>

Embodying a High Priestess, she lit the flame in the presence of the President of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach and the President of Paris 2024 Tony Estanguet.

And also…

Knife attack in Sydney. There were two French people who confronted the knife killer during the attack in a shopping center in Sydney. Silas Despreaux and Damien Guerot were interviewed by an Australian channel, a few days after the tragedy which cost the lives of six people.

PFAS in tap water. At the beginning of March, at the initiative of the local committee of the Europe Ecology Les Verts party, the water from the taps in Sète was sent to a laboratory in order to measure the level of eternal pollutants. A month later, the results were in. "PFAS are present in 80 % of samples in France. It is detected in four of the first five analyzes in Languedoc (Fabrègues, Narbonne, Mauguio, Sète)"

"Wuambushu". A new operation against insecurity, irregular immigration and illegal immigration rsquo;unsanitary housing was launched on Tuesday in Mayotte, a year after the start of a first intervention called "Wuambushu", announced the French Ministry of Overseas Affairs.

Practical info

Taxes. The online income declaration service has been open since April 11, 2024. Be careful not to do not forget to declare to the tax administration certain small additional income from the Blablacar, Vinted or even Leboncoin sites if the latter exceeds 2000 euros.

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