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Fédération des travaux publics : Les entreprises réclament des mesures d'urgence
Members of parliament begin voting to elect the president of the National Assembly, a crucial election for the lower house that should also influence the political recomposition within the executive over the coming weeks. IMAGES
Argentina's justice system opens the trial for the attempted murder of Cristina Kirchner in 2022, when a man fired a gun inches away from the then vice president's face in a failed assassination that shocked society and broke a political boundary. IMAGES
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives at the Great Hall of the People as a major party gathering opens on Sunday. Xi hailed the Communist Party's rule and defended its Covid policies as he opened a five-yearly Congress at which thousands of hand-picked delegates are set to rubber stamp his bid to rule for a historic third term. IMAGES
Swiss President Ignazio Cassis welcomes Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal to the picturesque southern Swiss city of Lugano for a two-day conference, aiming to lay out the principles and priorities for a rebuilding and recovery process in Ukraine. IMAGES
Jennifer Robinson, lawyer for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, calls the British government's approval of Assange's extradition to the United States "a grave threat to freedom of speech, not just for Julian but for every journalist and editor and media worker in this country." Assange faces trial in the US over the publication of secret files relating to the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. SOUNDBITE