The nation’s tribute to former President of the United States Jimmy Carter, who died on December 29 at the age of 100, opens Saturday in his small hometown of Plains, Georgia, a ballet of ceremonies until ‘to the day of national mourning on January 9. Democratic President from 1977 to 1981, Jimmy Carter also leaves … Read more
The flags are at half-mast on Monday in the United States the day after the death at the age of 100 of Jimmy Carter, a former president with a mandate marred by failures but whose political life as a peacemaker and philanthropist was praised from all sides. Joe Biden declared a day of national mourning … Read more
The 2024 Davis Cup will be the last tournament of Rafael Nadal’s long and prolific career (22 Grand Slam titles in particular) and on the eve of Spain’s match against the Netherlands, the king of clay ruled out Monday any farewell tour in 2025: “I don’t have this ego”he assured. QUESTION: Can you detail the … Read more
“Like a Davis Cup atmosphere”: like Yannick Grumet, the Bercy public ignited one last time on Sunday at the Masters 1000 in Paris behind the No.1 Ugo Humbert, a celebration brutally cut short by the express victory of the German Alexander Zverev. “I always liked this room”tells AFP this manager of a clothing store who … Read more
A final tribute to a teenage girl kidnapped “tender affection” of her loved ones: the funeral of Lina, whose body was finally found more than a year after her disappearance, is celebrated on Friday in her village of Plaine (Bas-Rhin). It was from this town of a thousand souls, in a valley in the Vosges, … Read more