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Bell prépare une nouvelle hausse de 6 $ par mois pour certains clients mobiles
Certains abonnés de Bell Mobilité devront payer 6 $ de plus par mois à compter de leur facture d’octobre 2026. Des avis apparaissant sur des relevés de facturation indiquent que le prix du forfait mensuel de clients visés augmentera de 6 $, une nouvelle hausse qui survient quelques mois après une précédente série d’ajustements tarifaires. […]
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Journal Le Soir

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Un homme dans la vingtaine se noie à Chandler
Un homme dans la vingtaine a perdu la vie, mercredi après-midi, après avoir été emporté par le courant de la rivière Grand Pabos, dans le secteur de Pabos Mills à Chandler, en Gaspésie. Les services d’urgence ont été appelés vers 14 h 30 pour une personne en détresse près du pont Simonneau. La victime, originaire de Chandler, se trouvait avec un groupe de personnes lorsqu’elle aurait glissé sur une roche avant de tomber dans la rivière. Elle aurait ensuite été emportée par le courant. D
Un homme dans la vingtaine se noie à Chandler

Un homme dans la vingtaine a perdu la vie, mercredi après-midi, après avoir été emporté par le courant de la rivière Grand Pabos, dans le secteur de Pabos Mills à Chandler, en Gaspésie.
Les services d’urgence ont été appelés vers 14 h 30 pour une personne en détresse près du pont Simonneau.
La victime, originaire de Chandler, se trouvait avec un groupe de personnes lorsqu’elle aurait glissé sur une roche avant de tomber dans la rivière. Elle aurait ensuite été emportée par le courant.
Des policiers ont tenté de lui porter secours avant l’arrivée des équipes de sauvetage de la MRC du Rocher-Percé. Elle ont finalement récupérer l’homme environ une heure après le début de l’intervention.
La victime a été transportée à l’Hôpital de Chandler, où son décès a été constaté.
La Sûreté du Québec enquête toujours sur les circonstances de la noyade. Le Bureau du coroner a également été avisé.

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La LNH présentera quatre matchs en Allemagne en 2027-2028
La LNH présentera quatre matchs de saison régulière en sol allemand.
La LNH présentera quatre matchs en Allemagne en 2027-2028
La LNH présentera quatre matchs de saison régulière en sol allemand.

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France 24 - Infos, news & actualités - L'information internationale en direct

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Qui est l'"assistante spéciale" Natalie Harp, toujours dans l'ombre de Donald Trump ?
Natalie Harp est presque toujours aux côtés de Donald Trump. La petite phrase d'un sénateur démocrate a placé l'"assistante spéciale" du président américain sous les projecteurs médiatiques. Qui est cette femme de 35 ans ?
Qui est l'"assistante spéciale" Natalie Harp, toujours dans l'ombre de Donald Trump ?
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LaPresse.ca - Actualités

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Des scientifiques découvrent l’étoile la plus rapide de notre galaxie
Des astronomes ont découvert l’étoile la plus rapide de la Voie lactée, qui orbite à la vitesse vertigineuse de 25 000 kilomètres par seconde autour du trou noir supermassif au centre de notre galaxie.
Des scientifiques découvrent l’étoile la plus rapide de notre galaxie

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Allemagne : 14 000 morts liées à la chaleur, des épisodes caniculaires records
Les épisodes caniculaires de l’été 2026 ont provoqué une surmortalité record en Allemagne. Selon une estimation de l’Institut Robert Koch, environ 14 000 décès seraient liés aux fortes chaleurs, un bilan supérieur au précédent record de 2018, établi à 8 900 morts. Correspondance de Caroline Du Bled.
Allemagne : 14 000 morts liées à la chaleur, des épisodes caniculaires records
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Radio-Canada | Info - En continu - Automatisé

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Une pétition mondiale demande la démission d’Infantino
Des amateurs ont lancé une pétition demandant la démission de Gianni Infantino de son poste de président de la FIFA.
Une pétition mondiale demande la démission d’Infantino
Des amateurs ont lancé une pétition demandant la démission de Gianni Infantino de son poste de président de la FIFA.

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Euromaidan Press

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Ukraine hits major Russian refinery and Black Sea oil terminal as drones strike substation powering occupied Crimea
Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck a major oil refinery and a Black Sea oil terminal on 19 August and overnight into 20 August, Ukraine’s General Staff reported. Drones also hit a key mainland electricity hub supplying occupied Crimea, Militarnyi reported after analyzing NASA satellite data. Together, the reported strikes put three parts of Russia’s war machine under attack within hours: fuel production, Black Sea oil exports, and the mainland electricity bridge to occupie
Ukraine hits major Russian refinery and Black Sea oil terminal as drones strike substation powering occupied Crimea

Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck a major oil refinery and a Black Sea oil terminal on 19 August and overnight into 20 August, Ukraine’s General Staff reported. Drones also hit a key mainland electricity hub supplying occupied Crimea, Militarnyi reported after analyzing NASA satellite data.
Together, the reported strikes put three parts of Russia’s war machine under attack within hours: fuel production, Black Sea oil exports, and the mainland electricity bridge to occupied Crimea. They continue a deep-strike campaign intended to disrupt fuel supplies and logistics supporting Russia's invasion
A major refinery deep inside Russia
Ukraine struck the TANECO refinery in Nizhnekamsk, in the Russian republic of Tatarstan, where the General Staff reported a fire at the production site. Militarnyi had earlier identified the same facility from eyewitness footage showing a drone reaching the city’s industrial zone despite Russian air-defense fire.
Ukrainian attack drones swarmed Russia’s Nizhnekamsk Oil Refinery this morning, scoring multiple hits and setting the plant on fire.
— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) August 20, 2026
Seen here, a Ukrainian Fire Point FP-1 maneuvers and then dives into one of the already-burning Russian refinery’s process units. pic.twitter.com/3v9AjEZFs5
Owned by Tatneft, TANECO is one of Russia’s newest, largest, and most technologically advanced refineries. It can process more than 16 million tons of crude annually and produces gasoline, diesel, aviation fuel, marine fuel, and other petroleum products.
Neither the General Staff nor the available imagery established whether processing equipment was damaged or production stopped.
A Black Sea terminal moving about 20 million tons a year
Ukraine also hit the Tamanneftegaz oil and gas terminal in the village of Volna, Krasnodar Krai, where the General Staff reported another fire. Militarnyi found a corresponding fire in NASA Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) data and assessed that storage tanks were likely burning.

Militarnyi described Tamanneftegaz as southern Russia’s largest private oil terminal. The complex can handle about 19.9 million tons annually, while its tank farm held more than 1 million cubic meters before Ukrainian attacks began.
The Tamanneftegaz terminal receives, stores, and loads petroleum products onto tankers, making it an important link in Russia’s Black Sea exports. Drones previously hit three tanks and pipelines there on 30 July.
The mainland electricity gateway to occupied Crimea
Drones hit the Taman 500-kilovolt substation in Krasnodar Krai, where NASA satellite data recorded a fire, Militarnyi reported. All four lines of Russia’s power bridge across the Kerch Strait pass through this high-voltage hub, making it the principal mainland gateway for electricity sent to occupied Crimea, Militarnyi reported.
— NetBlocks (@netblocks) August 20, 2026
Confirmed: Metrics show a sudden decline in internet connectivity across Russian-controlled Crimea with high impact to Sevastopol and Simferopol corresponding to a power blackout after overnight Ukrainian drone attacks targeting energy infrastructure
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Power failed in Simferopol, Sevastopol, Kerch, Feodosia, and Yalta around 1:45 a.m., according to Suspilne Crimea. Electric transport stopped in several cities. Sevastopol’s occupation chief said restrictions were lifted after about 90 minutes, although the grid remained unstable and some nearby settlements still lacked electricity. Social facilities in Sevastopol switched to backup power.
Crimean Wind also reported explosions near the Kafa and Malorechenske substations inside Crimea, Suspilne Crimea reported. The available evidence therefore does not establish that the Taman strike alone caused the outages.
Ukraine’s sustained long-range strike campaign
Ukraine's long-range strikes on Russian targets have ramped up in recent months. One day earlier, drones hit a key crude-processing unit at the Bashneft-UNPZ refinery in Ufa, Militarnyi reported. Ukraine had also struck TANECO on 10 August and both Nizhnekamsk refineries on 12 June, Suspilne reported.
Euromaidan Press reported that Ukrainian deep strikes hit 18 Russian oil and gas facilities in May, making it the heaviest month of 2026 at that point. On 6 August, drones attacked a top-five refinery in Yaroslavl for the seventh time this year. Five days later, they reached Orsk, about 1,500 kilometers from Ukraine.
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US news | The Guardian

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Double-elimination, reseeding and 20 teams: MLS plans overhaul of playoffs
Format would resemble that of Australian rules footballLeague will ditch conferences for five-division setupMajor League Soccer is planning a significant overhaul of its playoff format, multiple league and club sources told the Guardian this week. The changes, which would debut in 2028 alongside the league’s shift to a fall-to-spring schedule, could include a “double-elimination” component and see as many as 20 teams feature. Sources spoke on the condition of anonymity as they were not authorize
Double-elimination, reseeding and 20 teams: MLS plans overhaul of playoffs
Format would resemble that of Australian rules football
League will ditch conferences for five-division setup
Major League Soccer is planning a significant overhaul of its playoff format, multiple league and club sources told the Guardian this week. The changes, which would debut in 2028 alongside the league’s shift to a fall-to-spring schedule, could include a “double-elimination” component and see as many as 20 teams feature. Sources spoke on the condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to discuss the league’s plans.
The Guardian has viewed a potential schedule for the new format, in which the playoffs start in late April and unfold over roughly three weeks with MLS Cup being played on Sunday 21 May 2028. The changes to the playoff format would pair with long-reported changes to MLS’s regular season, with the league going to a five-division setup in place of its current Eastern and Western Conference structure.
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Franceinfo - Monde
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Angélique Kidjo est sur le prestigieux "Walk of Fame"
Angélique Kidjo est devenue mardi la première chanteuse africaine à disposer de son étoile incrustée sur le prestigieux "Walk of Fame" de Los Angeles.
Angélique Kidjo est sur le prestigieux "Walk of Fame"
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World
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will return to Britain after six years in U.S.
The prince and his wife have been estranged from the royal family but are now returning to England with their children, Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will return to Britain after six years in U.S.
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World
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Trump says he has paused 50% Canadian tariffs, touts last-minute deal
The steep levies, announced last month, were set to take effect at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday. Trump said the pause would last three days, subject to the finalization of the agreement.
Trump says he has paused 50% Canadian tariffs, touts last-minute deal
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#MonCarnet
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IA et réseaux sociaux en 2026 : 95 % des professionnels l’utilisent déjà
L’intelligence artificielle s’est imposée dans le quotidien des professionnels des réseaux sociaux. Selon le rapport 2026 de Metricool, 95 % des répondants utilisent désormais des outils d’IA dans leur travail et environ trois sur quatre s’en servent chaque jour. L’étude repose sur les réponses de plus de 700 professionnels issus de la communauté de Metricool, […]
IA et réseaux sociaux en 2026 : 95 % des professionnels l’utilisent déjà
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UKR Inform

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Sybiha comments on drone incidents in Moldova and Romania
The foreign ministers of Ukraine, Romania and Moldova are in contact following Russia's violations of the airspace of neighboring countries, while the issue of joint countermeasures will be discussed at the Odesa Triangle summit.
Sybiha comments on drone incidents in Moldova and Romania

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LaPresse.ca - Actualités

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Pierre Poilievre invite le prince héritier iranien en exil à venir au Canada
Le chef du Parti conservateur du Canada, Pierre Poilievre, a invité au Canada l’ancien prince héritier d’Iran, qui se présente comme la meilleure option pour ramener l’Iran à la démocratie.
Pierre Poilievre invite le prince héritier iranien en exil à venir au Canada

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UKR Inform

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Ukrainian Defense Ministry comments on Khmara's discharge from military service
Newly appointed Defense Minister Yevhenii Khmara was discharged from military service under subparagraph "e" of paragraph 3 of Part 5 of Article 26 of the Law of Ukraine "On Military Duty and Military Service."
Ukrainian Defense Ministry comments on Khmara's discharge from military service

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France 24 - Infos, news & actualités - L'information internationale en direct

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New York : le retour des baleines à bosse lié au réchauffement climatique
Les baleines à bosse sont de plus en plus nombreuses au large de New York après avoir frôlé l'extinction. Leur retour pourrait notamment être favorisé par le réchauffement des eaux, mais il pose aussi de nouveaux défis dans une zone où le trafic maritime est particulièrement dense. Récit d'Alice Brogat.
New York : le retour des baleines à bosse lié au réchauffement climatique
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Franceinfo - Monde
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La Corée du Nord a tiré une dizaine de missiles balistiques, affirme Séoul
Ces tirs interviennent à l'heure d'exercices militaires conjoints écourtés entre les Etats-Unis et la Corée du Sud, à la demande de Donald Trump.
La Corée du Nord a tiré une dizaine de missiles balistiques, affirme Séoul
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Euromaidan Press

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She made sushi last year—now she flies combat drones for Ukraine’s army
Khrystyna, 22, joined Ukraine's 159th Separate Mechanized Brigade after finding the unit on social media and leaving her contact details — a recruiter called her back and offered her the "18–24" contract, she said in a video published on the brigade's Facebook page. Roughly one-third of candidates at Ground Forces recruitment centers in early 2026 chose positions as drone pilots or operators, according to the Ministry of Defense. About 80,000 Ukrainian service personne
She made sushi last year—now she flies combat drones for Ukraine’s army

Khrystyna, 22, joined Ukraine's 159th Separate Mechanized Brigade after finding the unit on social media and leaving her contact details — a recruiter called her back and offered her the "18–24" contract, she said in a video published on the brigade's Facebook page.
Roughly one-third of candidates at Ground Forces recruitment centers in early 2026 chose positions as drone pilots or operators, according to the Ministry of Defense. About 80,000 Ukrainian service personnel participate in drone operations in some capacity, according to official Armed Forces statements.
Before enlisting, she worked as an administrator, a waitress, and a sushi chef. After signing, she completed professional training that included drone operation and combat sorties.
"I always believe that the 159th is the elite," she said, adding that what she liked most about military life was the people in her unit.

"18–24" program details
The "18–24" program, launched on 11 February 2025, offers one-year voluntary contracts to Ukrainians aged 18 to 24 who are not yet subject to conscription. Recruits receive a UAH 1 million (about $22,400) bonus, monthly pay of up to UAH 120,000 ($2,700), a zero-interest mortgage, and free medical care.
A drone operator track added in July 2025 extends the commitment to two years and includes up to 45 days of basic training and up to 60 days of professional drone training.
Uptake has been slow—only around 500 recruits had joined by December 2025, United24 Media reported.
The Unmanned Systems Forces—established in June 2024 as the world's first military branch dedicated to unmanned systems—number about 15,000.
Ukraine is recruiting an additional 15,000 operators under its "Drone Line" frontline strategy, The Defense Post reported.
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Ebola en RD Congo : un enfant sur quatre parmi les cas détectés
L’épidémie d’Ebola qui sévit en République démocratique du Congo reste "loin d’être maîtrisée", alerte l’Organisation mondiale de la santé. Le virus s’est propagé dans six provinces et 55 zones de santé, avec plus de 5 000 cas confirmés et plus de 2 300 décès. Récit de Nicolas Chamontin et Emerald Maxwell.
Ebola en RD Congo : un enfant sur quatre parmi les cas détectés
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UKR Inform

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General Staff confirms strikes on oil refinery in Tatarstan, oil terminal in Krasnodar Krai
Ukrainian forces struck the Taneco oil refinery in Russia's Republic of Tatarstan on August 19 and overnight on August 20, as well as the Tamanneftegaz oil terminal in the Krasnodar Krai.
General Staff confirms strikes on oil refinery in Tatarstan, oil terminal in Krasnodar Krai

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#MonCarnet
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Veeda AI : un nouveau laboratoire torontois veut apprendre aux robots à comprendre le monde réel
Toronto accueille un nouveau joueur ambitieux dans le secteur de l’intelligence artificielle. Sanja Fidler, ancienne vice-présidente de la recherche en IA chez Nvidia et ancienne responsable de son laboratoire torontois, vient de lancer Veeda AI avec deux anciens collègues de Nvidia, Zan Gojcic et Huan Ling. L’entreprise veut développer une nouvelle génération de modèles d’intelligence […]
Veeda AI : un nouveau laboratoire torontois veut apprendre aux robots à comprendre le monde réel
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Euromaidan Press

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Russia faked broadcasts from Sweden’s national TV to smear its PM—the same network already hit Germany and France this month
Russia's Matryoshka bot network has launched disinformation campaigns targeting elections in Sweden, Germany, and France this month, fabricating video clips branded with the logos of trusted European media outlets, Sweden's national public broadcaster SVT reported. Analysts in multiple countries found the campaign aims not to reach mass audiences but to overwhelm newsrooms' fact-checking capacity. Russia is waging a full-spectrum hybrid war against European democracies
Russia faked broadcasts from Sweden’s national TV to smear its PM—the same network already hit Germany and France this month

Russia's Matryoshka bot network has launched disinformation campaigns targeting elections in Sweden, Germany, and France this month, fabricating video clips branded with the logos of trusted European media outlets, Sweden's national public broadcaster SVT reported. Analysts in multiple countries found the campaign aims not to reach mass audiences but to overwhelm newsrooms' fact-checking capacity.
Fake clips target Swedish PM weeks before the vote
Seven fabricated video clips appeared on the social media platform X within a single hour on 18 August. Among them were clips branded with the logos of SVT and the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter. Others hijacked the visual branding of Euronews and Germany's Der Spiegel. None were ever produced by these outlets.
The fake videos spread lies about election fraud in Sweden and directed false accusations at Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson personally. Sweden holds general elections on 13 September.
"We see this all over Europe. Russians target countries that support Ukraine," Kristersson told SVT.
Russian opposition analysis group Antibot4navalny linked the posts to Matryoshka, a pro-Russian influence campaign named after the Russian nesting doll.

Also known as Operation Overload and Storm-1679, Matryoshka was first exposed by Antibot4navalny in 2024 and is one of several Kremlin-linked disinformation networks alongside the Doppelgänger campaign and Storm-1516. A previous SVT review found the majority of Matryoshka's posts aimed to influence Western support for Ukraine.
Sweden says it stopped Russian operation to discredit country and EU. But no one will be prosecuted
Campaign targets newsrooms, not audiences
The fabricated posts rarely get more than a few hundred or a few thousand genuine views, Antibot4navalny told SVT. Analysts say the campaign is not primarily designed to reach a large audience. Matryoshka operators actively push fabricated posts to journalists and fact-checkers, often disguising them as verification requests. A 2024 report by France's state anti-disinformation body Viginum suggested the campaign aims to distract and overload newsrooms' fact-checking resources through large volumes of targeted requests. In posts targeting Sweden, the network tagged the social media accounts of several outlets, including SVT and Dagens Nyheter.
The campaign may also seek to generate media coverage that amplifies its message or makes it appear more influential than it is, the think tank ISD assessed.
Sweden detains Russians who “camped” near home of CEO of Gripen jets Ukraine is buying
Germany and France targeted the same month
On 12 August, Germany's domestic intelligence agency, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), warned that Matryoshka is targeting local and regional elections in Germany scheduled for September. In early August, France's Viginum detected a Matryoshka operation directed at presidential candidate Gabriel Attal ahead of the 2027 vote. French prosecutors opened a probe into the campaign on 18 August.
In April, the network promoted false claims of Ukraine's involvement in the assassination attempt on US President Donald Trump.
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21,400 disinformation posts in three days: Russia returns “ungrateful Ukraine” narrative to Europe ahead of Geneva talks
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Estonia probes Russian link in suspected arson at military robot maker supplying Ukraine
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Germany was late to grasp Russian hybrid attacks, Bundeswehr colonel tells defence forum
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France 24 - Infos, news & actualités - L'information internationale en direct

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Guinée : l'activiste Bella Bah condamné à 6 mois de prison pour "injures envers un Imam"
🇬🇳 En Guinée, l’activiste Bella Bah condamné à 6 mois de prison, dont 5 avec sursis, pour injure et diffamation envers un grand imam de Conakry. Ancien membre du FNDC, il est connu pour ses critiques du pouvoir guinéen.
Guinée : l'activiste Bella Bah condamné à 6 mois de prison pour "injures envers un Imam"
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BBC News - World

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Belgian car salesman becomes prince after royal parentage confirmed
Clément Vandenkerckhove was quietly brought into Prince Laurent's family at a town hall ceremony.
Belgian car salesman becomes prince after royal parentage confirmed
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BBC News

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Belgian car salesman becomes prince after royal parentage confirmed
Clément Vandenkerckhove was quietly brought into Prince Laurent's family at a town hall ceremony.
Belgian car salesman becomes prince after royal parentage confirmed
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Le Devoir
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Des tenants de la ligne dure désormais aux commandes de l’appareil sécuritaire en Iran
Mojtaba Khamenei imprime sa marque et prépare la République islamique à une confrontation durable avec les États-Unis.
Des tenants de la ligne dure désormais aux commandes de l’appareil sécuritaire en Iran
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LaPresse.ca - Actualités

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François Legault en deuil de sa mère Pauline Schetagne
La mère de François Legault, Pauline Schetagne, est décédée mercredi soir à l’âge de 97 ans, a annoncé l’ex-premier ministre sur les réseaux sociaux.
François Legault en deuil de sa mère Pauline Schetagne

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Radio-Canada | Info - En continu - Automatisé

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Max Verstappen prolonge son contrat avec Red Bull jusqu’en 2030
Cette annonce est faite à l'approche du Grand Prix des Pays-Bas ce week-end.
Max Verstappen prolonge son contrat avec Red Bull jusqu’en 2030
Cette annonce est faite à l'approche du Grand Prix des Pays-Bas ce week-end.

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The Globe and Mail
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UKR Inform

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Border guards shoot down cruise missile with machine gun in Kyiv region
During Russia's massive attack on Ukraine, border guards in the Kyiv region destroyed a cruise missile heading toward the capital using a machine gun.
Border guards shoot down cruise missile with machine gun in Kyiv region

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L’Australie impose un nouveau rapport de force aux géants du Web pour financer les médias
L’Australie vient d’adopter une nouvelle loi destinée à pousser les grandes plateformes numériques à financer davantage le journalisme local. Le principe du News Bargaining Incentive est d’imposer une contribution aux grandes entreprises technologiques qui ne concluent pas suffisamment d’ententes commerciales avec les médias australiens. Cette contribution peut atteindre 2,5 % de leurs revenus publicitaires numériques […]
L’Australie impose un nouveau rapport de force aux géants du Web pour financer les médias
Poilievre invites Iran’s exiled crown prince to visit Canada

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US news | The Guardian

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‘Republicans ran up the tab’: Democrats outraged over $40tn national debt – live
US national deficit has doubled over the past decade with spending growing under Trump and BidenUS gross national debt tops $40tn for first timeSign up for the US Breaking News emailAs the third leg of NBC’s Sunday Night Football crew alongside play-by-play man Al Michaels and the tart-tongued analyst Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya was a paragon of deference and neutrality for 11 years as an NFL sideline reporter, dutifully relating boilerplate tactics, talking points and injury updates when
‘Republicans ran up the tab’: Democrats outraged over $40tn national debt – live
US national deficit has doubled over the past decade with spending growing under Trump and Biden
As the third leg of NBC’s Sunday Night Football crew alongside play-by-play man Al Michaels and the tart-tongued analyst Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya was a paragon of deference and neutrality for 11 years as an NFL sideline reporter, dutifully relating boilerplate tactics, talking points and injury updates when she wasn’t nodding along to softball interviews or fumbling through hammy production gimmicks for viewers who might have been too offline to get the bit.
She was almost pathologically committed to not doing anything to draw attention to herself or her gender in an era when sideline reporting was a fast track to national celebrity. Even her football takes hewed to the middle. (“New Orleans doesn’t want to lose to Atlanta twice in a season …”) Anyone who says they saw the 61-year-old emerging as a rightwing firebrand was watching a different game.
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LaPresse.ca - Actualités

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Un congé pour jouer à GTA VI | L’insolite prime de réengagement proposée à des militaires américains
Quatre jours de permission spéciale pour jouer à GTA VI, le jeu vidéo le plus attendu de l’année : cette prime insolite vient d’être proposée à des militaires américains en contrepartie d’une prolongation pour plusieurs années de leur engagement.
Un congé pour jouer à GTA VI | L’insolite prime de réengagement proposée à des militaires américains

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US news | The Guardian

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Has Trump no shame about all the money he has made since being in office? | Francine Prose
By now we know that charity, generosity and compassion are virtues that the US president doesn’t seem to have even in trace amountsMany years ago, in the crowded corridor of a Manhattan hotel, I was surprised to find myself standing face-to-face with Imelda Marcos, then the first lady of the Philippines. At that time, she was said to possess 3,000 pairs of shoes.I desperately longed to ask the wife of the dictatorial president, Ferdinand Marcos, why anyone could need all those shoes. And more im
Has Trump no shame about all the money he has made since being in office? | Francine Prose
By now we know that charity, generosity and compassion are virtues that the US president doesn’t seem to have even in trace amounts
Many years ago, in the crowded corridor of a Manhattan hotel, I was surprised to find myself standing face-to-face with Imelda Marcos, then the first lady of the Philippines. At that time, she was said to possess 3,000 pairs of shoes.
I desperately longed to ask the wife of the dictatorial president, Ferdinand Marcos, why anyone could need all those shoes. And more importantly, why would someone spend so much of her country’s wealth on stiletto heels when so many citizens were so desperately poor? But natural reticence, good manners or simply fear prevailed, and I walked away.
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US news | The Guardian

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From McDonald’s to Congress: can a former fry cook flip a key district for Democrats?
Manny Rutinel hopes price-tag politics can win key voters in Colorado House raceDuring his presidential campaign in October 2024, Donald Trump staged a photo op at a McDonald’s franchise in Pennsylvania, where he was briefly taught how to work the fryer and drive-thru window at the closed restaurant, while making several unsubstantiated claims about Kamala Harris’s past summer job at McDonald’s.The posturing around McDonald’s garnered significant publicity, as Trump and Republicans capitalized o
From McDonald’s to Congress: can a former fry cook flip a key district for Democrats?
Manny Rutinel hopes price-tag politics can win key voters in Colorado House race
During his presidential campaign in October 2024, Donald Trump staged a photo op at a McDonald’s franchise in Pennsylvania, where he was briefly taught how to work the fryer and drive-thru window at the closed restaurant, while making several unsubstantiated claims about Kamala Harris’s past summer job at McDonald’s.
The posturing around McDonald’s garnered significant publicity, as Trump and Republicans capitalized on an affordability crisis triggered by high inflation that occurred globally due to the Covid pandemic.
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Russia stops mass-producing Kinzhals amid accuracy problems, but 50 missiles remain ready for Ukraine

Russia suspended mass production of its Kinzhal air-launched ballistic missiles in April, but still has around 50 in its arsenal, according to Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence Directorate (HUR), Ukrainska Pravda reported.
Russia has repeatedly used Kinzhal air-launched ballistic missiles to strike targets across Ukraine, including during major attacks on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities. The missile is launched from aircraft and travels at high speed, making it particularly difficult for Ukraine to defend against.
Ukrainska Pravda reported the figures on 20 August, citing HUR data as of July. The intelligence agency said Russia has suspended mass production of the Kinzhal in part because of accuracy problems with the missile. Moscow is instead redirecting production resources toward other ballistic and cruise missiles that can be produced and used more reliably.
Russia shifts production toward other missiles
According to HUR, Russia has redirected rocket fuel, funding, and components toward producing more accurate ballistic and cruise missiles.
The shift is helping Moscow increase production of missiles for the Iskander-M system, HUR said.
“Redirecting production resources towards missile systems enables Russia to maintain the required production rates and ensure the regular use of missiles against Ukraine,” the agency said, as quoted by Ukrainska Pravda.
The production shift suggests Russia is prioritizing missile types it can produce and use more efficiently, rather than maintaining mass Kinzhal production.
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The intelligence agency also said the Kinzhal is undergoing further development to improve issues with its accuracy.
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Russian voenkors publishes satellite images from the Starokostiantyniv area!
The photo shows craters from missiles that did not reach their targets. In some cases, the Kinzhals' deviation was up to 144 meters. pic.twitter.com/qvameRj5t8
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This means that while Russia has paused mass production, it retains a substantial reserve of Kinzhals that can still be used against Ukraine.
HUR's assessment also highlights a key limitation of the Kinzhal: despite being a high-speed air-launched ballistic missile, it has faced accuracy problems. Russia is therefore shifting production capacity toward missile systems it considers more reliable and easier to produce at scale.
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