Politicians have called for ruthless sentencing, but lawyers blame the politicians for the poverty, and anger, behind their clients’ looting

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Awa, 18, stood in the dock in the tribunal de Paris, a small, mute and bewildered figure seeming unable to understand, let alone answer, the simplest of questions.

The court was told she had joined young people who looted an Yves Saint Laurent store on Boulevard Saint Germain in Paris’s Left Bank late on Sunday and stripped it bare within minutes.

Politicians have called for ruthless sentencing, but lawyers blame the politicians for the poverty, and anger, behind their clients’ looting

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Awa, 18, stood in the dock in the tribunal de Paris, a small, mute and bewildered figure seeming unable to understand, let alone answer, the simplest of questions.

The court was told she had joined young people who looted an Yves Saint Laurent store on Boulevard Saint Germain in Paris’s Left Bank late on Sunday and stripped it bare within minutes.

Adversários políticos da centro-esquerda à direita se voltaram contra Jean-Luc Mélenchon e seu partido, LFI (França Insubmissa), acusando-os de alimentar a pior onda de distúrbios civis na França em anos.

• Walmart chief people officer Donna Morris oversees more than 2 million workers globally.
• She shared three green flags that make her lean in during a job interview.
• Morris said she likes to see a track record of grit in a candidate.

Donna Morris oversees over 2 million employees, so she knows a strong candidate when she sees one.

Walmart's chief people officer identified three green flags that make her lean in during a job interview — regardless of the role they're applying for. First, she told Business Insider that she looks for a genuine alignment with the company's purpose and values.

Second, she wants to see an ability to take on multiple responsibilities and make things work.

"They demonstrate a track record of grit," Morris said, defining those individuals as people who have overcome adversity.

In an ideal world, she said that means they've worked on the frontline, since so many of Walmart employees have customer-facing roles. She said the company looks for candidates with a focus on service.

Morris, who started working at 13 at a dry cleaner's and then worked at a drugstore for eight years, said that if a candidate has never experienced what it's like to be a frontline hourly worker, it may be challenging for them to lead. Morris said those jobs gave her purpose, and she found it hard to resign.

Now, when she interviews candidates, Morris said her go-to question is "If I was to ask people who've worked for you before, what will they tell me?" She said the open-ended question generates a genuine response and helps her gauge whether the person is focused on servant leadership, which is a "big green flag."

Asking this question allows her to hear more about a candidate's first job or a work experience. She said that while graduating from an Ivy League school is valuable, she's more focused on hearing about what they've learned from work experience.

"What was the grit they had to persevere through?" Morris asked.

The chief people officer, who worked at Adobe for more than 17 years before joining Walmart, said that her third green flag is candidates who are passionate about making a difference.

"That, to us, would be really, really key," Morris said.

Mientras París arde, el mundo del arte contemporáneo se refugia en su caja de cristal. Estos días, la metáfora resulta tan literal que roza la humorada, aunque todo vaya muy en serio: los coleccionistas más poderosos y buena parte de los principales profesionales mundiales del sector se reúnen en el Grand Palais, el monumento de vidrio y acero de finales del siglo XIX de los Campos Elíseos, para asistir a Art Basel Paris, la gran feria de arte contemporáneo del otoño, llevando en sus móviles un correo electrónico que les informa de las férreas medidas de seguridad desplegadas por la organización ante los disturbios generados por las protestas sociales.

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Dani Watt, wife of Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt, challenged the NFL’s decision to keep Sunday’s game against the New Orleans Saints in France on the schedule after protests over school conditions and living costs led to violence, fires, and

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París, 21 oct (Prensa Latina) Con un llamado sindical de fondo a una huelga general, la oposición en el Senado francés exigió al gobierno atender las demandas de la ciudadanía, mientras el primer ministro presentó propuestas en ese sentido.

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El motor y el zumbido de las aspas del helicóptero de la policía, que sobrevuela el centro de París con un potente foco que alumbra sus callejones desde hace dos días, es lo único que rompe el silencio impuesto en las últimas noches. La capital de Francia, como las otras grandes ciudades donde hubo disturbios el pasado sábado, se ha blindado a través de un despliegue policial enorme y toques de queda que restringen los movimientos de los ciudadanos a partir de las nueve de la noche. Pero el ruido continúa durante el día en la esfera política y mediática y en las redes sociales, donde se cocina la manifestación convocada para el sábado: el segundo acto, según los chalecos amarillos.

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Patrick Revert Borborema, um gari de 48 anos, morreu nesta terça-feira (20) após ser atropelado por um caminhão de coleta de lixo enquanto trabalhava na cidade de Ponta Porã, em Mato Grosso do Sul.

De acordo com a Polícia Civil, a equipe foi até o local do acidente, na rua Américo Vespúcio, bairro Jardim Primavera, por volta de 07h30, e encontraram a vítima já sem vida.

Os colegas de trabalho de Patrick, que estavam na parte traseira do caminhão com a vítima, afirmaram que ele perdeu o equilíbrio e caiu no chão. 

O condutor do caminhão de coleta da prefeitura afirmou que, ao manobrar em marcha à ré, acabou passando com a roda traseira sobre a vítima.

Patrick era estudante de medicina e tinha familiares em Montes Claros, Minas Gerais. Por isso, ele será velado na cidade e sepultado em Bocaiúva, em data e horário ainda não divulgados.

A Polícia de Trânsito isolou a área para o atendimento do acidente e realizou o teste de alcoolemia no condutor, que foi negativo. A perícia técnica esteve no local, e após os trabalhos técnicos o corpo da vítima foi encaminhado ao IML de Ponta Porã.

Em nota, a Prefeitura Municipal de Ponta Porã lamentou a morte do servidor público e afirmou que está prestando apoio aos familiares. Veja nota na íntegra:

“A Prefeitura Municipal de Ponta Porã manifesta profundo pesar pelo falecimento do servidor Patrick Revert Borborema, gari efetivo do município, vítima de um acidente ocorrido na manhã desta terça-feira (20), durante a execução dos serviços de coleta de resíduos no bairro Jardim Primavera.

A perícia técnica está no local realizando os procedimentos necessários para esclarecer as circunstâncias do acidente.

A equipe de Assistência Social do município está mobilizada para prestar todo o apoio e acolhimento necessários à família do servidor neste momento de dor.

A Administração Municipal manifesta sua solidariedade aos familiares, amigos e colegas de trabalho, expressando suas mais sinceras condolências pela perda.

A Prefeitura acompanha o caso e, à medida que as circunstâncias forem oficialmente esclarecidas, prestará novas informações à população, bem como dará transparência às providências adotadas.”

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• Rebecca Mac traveled from Manchester, UK, to Paris for a Céline Dion concert in memory of her late mother.
• She said she was caught in traffic near Galeries Lafayette as unrest spread through the city.
• Mac said hotel staff warned her against going outside, saying she was a "perfect candidate" to get mugged.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Rebecca Mac, who owns Cosmetic Finance Group, a Manchester, UK-based aesthetics finance company, and Mc Aesthetics, a cosmetic clinic group. It has been edited for length and clarity.

On Saturday, 110 demonstrations drew 550,000 people nationwide, according to Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez, including 110,000 in Paris. Organizers put the national total at 800,000.

I went to Paris to see Céline Dion in memory of my mom.

My mom had loved Céline for years. We had tickets to see her before the pandemic in Manchester before she died, but the show was canceled. She never got to see her perform.

Friday's concert was really emotional. "All Coming Back to Me Now" and "I'm Alive" made me emotional, but "My Heart Will Go On" was the one that really made me cry.

Seeing Céline felt like I was finally doing it for my mom. Little did I know, less than 24 hours later, my friend and I would be trapped in an Uber during the Paris riots.

We had no way of getting out

At about 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, we left Galeries Lafayette and saw what felt like a sea of people marching toward us. We were like: "Oh my god. This is crazy." We walked away and got an Uber outside Sephora.

Every road the driver tried was closed. He told us to get out, but young men were running past the car, throwing things and banging. We said: "No, we're not getting out of the car in the middle of this."

Then people threw metal barriers into the road so cars could not pass. We were stuck there, panicking. Within seconds, police with riot shields charged in from the other side.

We thought the crowd was coming toward us and that we were trapped in the middle. The taxi stood still for a few minutes. It felt like we had no way of getting out.

The police formed a line in front of the car and cleared the barriers so traffic could move. It took about 20 minutes to get back to Le Damantin Hôtel & Spa, near the Champs-Élysées, where we were staying.

Roads were sectioned off, and police on motorbikes and police vans with sirens kept passing us as we drove away.

It was very stressful. It just felt very surreal and very long. We were just relieved to be back at the hotel and safe.

'Perfect targets to be mugged'

Later that night, hotel staff locked the doors as we were leaving for dinner.

Men in balaclavas were passing outside. A staff member told us: "You cannot go out," and said we looked like "perfect targets to be mugged."

After waiting for about an hour, we decided to take a taxi to the restaurant, which was just around the corner.

But it stopped across the road, where another group of six masked men was standing outside. It was quite intimidating, so we walked around parked cars to avoid getting too close to them.

I wanted to get home

My Sunday flight to Manchester was delayed, so I booked a 9 a.m. flight to London and then an Uber home to Manchester.

I kept thinking about my children. We had been to Paris a couple of years earlier for Disneyland with my little girl, my niece, and my nephew. I thought: Imagine if this had happened then.

I'm so grateful I saw Céline on Friday. It is a memory I will remember forever. But I'm very upset and disappointed because I do like to go to Paris quite a lot.

The whole experience made me lose my love for Paris a bit.

Additional reporting by Amanda Goh.

Autoridades de Paris limpavam pichações da estátua na Place de la République nesta quarta-feira (21), após um fim de semana de protestos e distúrbios que levaram as autoridades a impor um toque de recolher noturno nos arredores da praça e do bairro de Les Halles.

Os distúrbios ocorrem seis meses antes da próxima eleição presidencial da França, em um contexto de fragilidade econômica e aumento da dívida pública.

O primeiro-ministro Sébastien Lecornu havia descartado um toque de recolher geral em Paris, mas não a possibilidade de declarar estado de emergência.

Segundo ele, toques de recolher parciais e localizados eram mais apropriados naquele momento.

A polícia de Paris emitiu ordens proibindo protestos em determinadas áreas da capital a partir das 20h no horário local, além de impor um toque de recolher nos arredores da Place de la République e de Les Halles a partir das 23h. As duas medidas deveriam permanecer em vigor até as 6h desta quarta-feira (21).

Os distúrbios aumentaram a pressão sobre o frágil governo do presidente Emmanuel Macron, que tenta aprovar um projeto de orçamento para controlar as finanças da França, o que pode ampliar as preocupações dos investidores.

Entenda os protestos estudantis que se espalharam por toda a França

A little over a month ago, at a high school on the outskirts of Paris, a group of students blocked their school to protest the condition of the facilities and the lack of teachers. Within days, students from other schools joined in, first in Paris and then across the country, complaining of leaks in classrooms and even cockroaches, and of walls that are cracking. They are cold in the winter and hot in the spring. That image of public schools — long considered a pillar of the French Republic, but gradually falling apart — also illustrates the economic decline of recent years.

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Two specialised maritime security training courses bringing together personnel from Cyprus and Egypt have been completed, focusing on operational readiness, interoperability and cooperation in responding to security threats.

According to a social media post by the Cyprus centre for land, open seas and port security (Cyclops), the courses involved personnel from the Egyptian navy and border guard corps, alongside members of the Cyprus Navy and Cyprus maritime police.

Justice Minister Costas Fitiris was also present at the completion ceremony, alongside the commander of the Egyptian border guard corps.

The training covered Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) operations and Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) threats, two areas of particular importance to maritime security.

VBSS training focuses on procedures for boarding, inspecting and securing vessels, while CBRN training addresses the risks associated with hazardous substances and potentially dangerous incidents.

Cyclops said the courses were aimed at strengthening operational readiness, improving interoperability between participating forces and enhancing regional security through international cooperation.

The Larnaca-based Cyclops centre was established through cooperation between Cyprus and the United States under a 2020 agreement and was inaugurated in April 2022. Its construction and equipment were funded through a US state department programme, while the facility is owned and operated by the Cypriot foreign ministry.

Tras años de alertar de que se estaba cerrando la ventana de oportunidad para cumplir con el objetivo del Acuerdo de París más ambicioso —y seguro para la humanidad—, el área de medio ambiente de la ONU ha terminado por asumir este miércoles una “dura realidad”: la posibilidad de mantener el calentamiento global por debajo de 1,5 grados Celsius respecto a los niveles preindustriales se ha esfumado. Lo hace por primera vez en el informe de referencia que desde 2010 presenta para analizar los planes climáticos de los países y las trayectorias que se deben seguir para cumplir con los acuerdos internacionales. En las anteriores entregas se señalaba que todavía había “una oportunidad” si se hacía “un esfuerzo hercúleo”, recuerda Inger Andersen, directora ejecutiva del Pnuma (Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente). “Ahora está claro que ese esfuerzo hercúleo no se hizo; procrastinamos con el clima. Y, en consecuencia, ahora decimos que esta ventana se ha cerrado”.

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El mobiliario y el arte español de los cincuenta y sesenta son el secreto mejor guardado –o peor promocionado– del coleccionismo internacional. O lo habrán sido hasta que, el próximo 27 de octubre, se celebre la subasta Le Modernisme Espagnol 1950-1970 en la casa parisina PIASA. Una selección de lienzos de Chillida o Zóbel, esculturas de Aurèlia Muñoz o mobiliario diseñado por los principales arquitectos de la época, comisariada por el dúo madrileño Machado-Muñoz, saldrá a la venta en conjunto por primera vez.

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Paris has descended into flames and anarchy as thousands have taken to the streets for what amounted to nearly a week of rioting. But that doesn't mean the NFL will cancel its game there.

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