Jusqu’à 8,7 millions de téléspectateurs dimanche devant le Tour de France

La dernière étape du Tour de France dimanche a attiré jusqu’à 8,7 millions de téléspectateurs sur France 2, soit le niveau “le plus haut pour le Tour depuis 20 ans”, s’est félicité lundi France Télévisions.Remportée pour la quatrième fois par le Slovène Tadej Pogacar, la Grande Boucle est passée à Paris par la Butte Montmartre devant une foule phénoménale, faisant renaître l’atmosphère des JO-2024, avant un final sur les Champs-Elysées. L’étape Mantes-la-Ville/Paris a été suivie par 5,2 millions de téléspectateurs en moyenne, soit 42,7% de parts d’audience, “meilleure audience pour une dernière étape depuis 2011”, a aussi souligné France Télévisions dans un communiqué, reprenant des chiffres de Médiamétrie.Globalement, 45 millions de Français ont regardé le Tour plus d’une minute cette année, “un record historique et 4 millions de plus qu’en 2024”, selon le groupe public, qui a diffusé “plus de 150 heures de direct sur les antennes linéaires (France 2 et France 3, NDLR) et la plateforme france.tv”.L’étape la plus regardée de cette édition a été celle du 14 juillet entre Ennezat et Le Mont-Dore, avec 5,4 millions de téléspectateurs en moyenne (49,8% de parts d’audience).Du côté des chaînes payantes, 8,2 millions de personnes ont regardé au moins 10 secondes du Tour sur Eurosport, qui revendique “un record historique”. Chaque étape a réuni 130.000 téléspectateurs en moyenne sur Eurosport 1, selon un communiqué.Les amateurs de vélo peuvent continuer à suivre cette semaine le Tour de France Femmes, dont le départ a été donné samedi à Vannes (Morbihan).

Jusqu’à 8,7 millions de téléspectateurs dimanche devant le Tour de France

La dernière étape du Tour de France dimanche a attiré jusqu’à 8,7 millions de téléspectateurs sur France 2, soit le niveau “le plus haut pour le Tour depuis 20 ans”, s’est félicité lundi France Télévisions.Remportée pour la quatrième fois par le Slovène Tadej Pogacar, la Grande Boucle est passée à Paris par la Butte Montmartre devant une foule phénoménale, faisant renaître l’atmosphère des JO-2024, avant un final sur les Champs-Elysées. L’étape Mantes-la-Ville/Paris a été suivie par 5,2 millions de téléspectateurs en moyenne, soit 42,7% de parts d’audience, “meilleure audience pour une dernière étape depuis 2011”, a aussi souligné France Télévisions dans un communiqué, reprenant des chiffres de Médiamétrie.Globalement, 45 millions de Français ont regardé le Tour plus d’une minute cette année, “un record historique et 4 millions de plus qu’en 2024”, selon le groupe public, qui a diffusé “plus de 150 heures de direct sur les antennes linéaires (France 2 et France 3, NDLR) et la plateforme france.tv”.L’étape la plus regardée de cette édition a été celle du 14 juillet entre Ennezat et Le Mont-Dore, avec 5,4 millions de téléspectateurs en moyenne (49,8% de parts d’audience).Du côté des chaînes payantes, 8,2 millions de personnes ont regardé au moins 10 secondes du Tour sur Eurosport, qui revendique “un record historique”. Chaque étape a réuni 130.000 téléspectateurs en moyenne sur Eurosport 1, selon un communiqué.Les amateurs de vélo peuvent continuer à suivre cette semaine le Tour de France Femmes, dont le départ a été donné samedi à Vannes (Morbihan).

Major Israeli rights groups brand Gaza campaign ‘genocide’

Rights groups B’Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights Israel said on Monday that they had concluded the war in Gaza amounts to a “genocide” against Palestinians, a first for Israeli NGOs.Both organisations are frequent critics of Israeli government policies, but the language in their reports issued on Monday was their most stark yet.”Nothing prepares you for the realisation that you are part of a society committing genocide. This is a deeply painful moment for us,” B’Tselem executive director Yuli Novak told a news conference unveiling the two reports.”As Israelis and Palestinians who live here and witness the reality every day, we have a duty to speak the truth as clearly as possible,” she said.”Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinians.”A spokesman from the Israeli prime minister’s office, David Mencer, denounced the allegation.”We have free speech here in Israel but we strongly reject the accusation,” he said. “Our defence forces target terrorists and never civilians. Hamas is responsible for the suffering in Gaza.”Israel’s war in Gaza for the past 21 months began in response to an unprecedented attack by Palestinian militant group Hamas on October 7, 2023.The Israeli assault has left much of the Gaza Strip, home to more than two million Palestinians, in ruins, and according to the Hamas-run territory’s health ministry has killed at least 59,921 people, most of them civilians.All Gazans have been driven from their homes at least once since the start of the war, and UN agencies warn that residents face a growing threat of famine and malnutrition.The International Court of Justice, in an interim ruling in early 2024 in a case lodged by South Africa, found it “plausible” that the Israeli offensive had violated the UN Genocide Convention.The Israeli government, backed by the United States, fiercely denies the charge and says it is fighting to defeat Hamas and to bring back Israeli hostages still held in Gaza.The reports from B’Tselem — one of Israel’s best-known rights groups — and Physicians for Human Rights Israel argue that the war’s objectives go further.B’Tselem’s report cites statements from senior politicians to illustrate that Israel “is taking coordinated action to intentionally destroy Palestinian society in the Gaza Strip”.Physicians for Human Rights Israel’s report documents what the group says is “the deliberate and systematic destruction of Gaza’s healthcare system”.

China hopes for ‘reciprocity’ at trade talks with US in Stockholm

Chinese and US economic officials met for talks in Stockholm on Monday, with Beijing saying it wanted to see “reciprocity” in its trade with the United States.The Swedish prime minister’s office confirmed the talks, which are expected to last two days, were under way.The talks came a day after US President Donald Trump reached a deal that will see imports from the European Union taxed at 15 percent and the clock ticking down for many countries to reach deals or face high US tariffs.Beijing said on Monday it hoped the two sides could hold talks in the spirit of “mutual respect and reciprocity”.Foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said Beijing sought to “enhance consensus through dialogue and communication, reduce misunderstandings, strengthen cooperation and promote the stable, healthy and sustainable development of China-US relations”.For dozens of trading partners, failing to strike an agreement in the coming days means they could face significant tariff hikes on exports to the United States come Friday, August 1.The steeper rates, threatened against partners like Brazil and India, would raise the duties their products face from a “baseline” of 10 percent now to levels up to 50 percent.Tariffs imposed by the Trump administration have already effectively raised duties on US imports to levels not seen since the 1930s, according to data from The Budget Lab research centre at Yale University.For now, all eyes are on discussions between Washington and Beijing as a delegation including US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent meets a Chinese team led by Vice Premier He Lifeng in Sweden.In Stockholm, Chinese and US flags were raised in front of Rosenbad, the seat of the Swedish government.While both countries in April imposed tariffs on each other’s products that reached triple-digit levels, US duties this year have temporarily been lowered to 30 percent and China’s countermeasures slashed to 10 percent.But the 90-day truce, instituted after talks in Geneva in May, is set to expire on August 12.Since the Geneva meeting, the two sides have convened in London to iron out disagreements.- China progress? -“There seems to have been a fairly significant shift in (US) administration thinking on China since particularly the London talks,” said Emily Benson, head of strategy at Minerva Technology Futures.”The mood now is much more focused on what’s possible to achieve, on warming relations where possible and restraining any factors that could increase tensions,” she told AFP.Talks with China have not produced a deal but Benson said both countries have made progress, with certain rare earth and semiconductor flows restarting.”Secretary Bessent has also signalled that he thinks a concrete outcome will be to delay the 90-day tariff pause,” she said. “That’s also promising, because it indicates that something potentially more substantive is on the horizon.”The South China Morning Post, citing sources on both sides, reported Sunday that Washington and Beijing are expected to extend their tariff pause by another 90 days.Trump has announced pacts so far with the European Union, Britain, Vietnam, Japan, Indonesia and the Philippines, although details have been sparse.An extension of the US-China deal to keep tariffs at reduced levels “would show that both sides see value in continuing talks”, said Thibault Denamiel, a fellow at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies.US-China Business Council president Sean Stein said the market was not anticipating a detailed readout from Stockholm: “What’s more important is the atmosphere coming out.””The business community is optimistic that the two presidents will meet later this year, hopefully in Beijing,” he told AFP.”It’s clear that on both sides, the final decision-maker is going to be the president.”For others, the prospect of higher US tariffs and few details from fresh trade deals mark “a far cry from the ideal scenario”, said Denamiel.But they show some progress, particularly with partners Washington has signalled are on its priority list like the EU, Japan, the Philippines and South Korea.The EU unveiled a pact with Washington on Sunday while Seoul is rushing to strike an agreement, after Japan and the Philippines already reached the outlines of deals.Breakthroughs have been patchy since Washington promised a flurry of agreements after unveiling, and then swiftly postponing, tariff hikes targeting dozens of economies in April.burs-rl/cw

China hopes for ‘reciprocity’ at trade talks with US in Stockholm

Chinese and US economic officials met for talks in Stockholm on Monday, with Beijing saying it wanted to see “reciprocity” in its trade with the United States.The Swedish prime minister’s office confirmed the talks, which are expected to last two days, were under way.The talks came a day after US President Donald Trump reached a deal that will see imports from the European Union taxed at 15 percent and the clock ticking down for many countries to reach deals or face high US tariffs.Beijing said on Monday it hoped the two sides could hold talks in the spirit of “mutual respect and reciprocity”.Foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said Beijing sought to “enhance consensus through dialogue and communication, reduce misunderstandings, strengthen cooperation and promote the stable, healthy and sustainable development of China-US relations”.For dozens of trading partners, failing to strike an agreement in the coming days means they could face significant tariff hikes on exports to the United States come Friday, August 1.The steeper rates, threatened against partners like Brazil and India, would raise the duties their products face from a “baseline” of 10 percent now to levels up to 50 percent.Tariffs imposed by the Trump administration have already effectively raised duties on US imports to levels not seen since the 1930s, according to data from The Budget Lab research centre at Yale University.For now, all eyes are on discussions between Washington and Beijing as a delegation including US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent meets a Chinese team led by Vice Premier He Lifeng in Sweden.In Stockholm, Chinese and US flags were raised in front of Rosenbad, the seat of the Swedish government.While both countries in April imposed tariffs on each other’s products that reached triple-digit levels, US duties this year have temporarily been lowered to 30 percent and China’s countermeasures slashed to 10 percent.But the 90-day truce, instituted after talks in Geneva in May, is set to expire on August 12.Since the Geneva meeting, the two sides have convened in London to iron out disagreements.- China progress? -“There seems to have been a fairly significant shift in (US) administration thinking on China since particularly the London talks,” said Emily Benson, head of strategy at Minerva Technology Futures.”The mood now is much more focused on what’s possible to achieve, on warming relations where possible and restraining any factors that could increase tensions,” she told AFP.Talks with China have not produced a deal but Benson said both countries have made progress, with certain rare earth and semiconductor flows restarting.”Secretary Bessent has also signalled that he thinks a concrete outcome will be to delay the 90-day tariff pause,” she said. “That’s also promising, because it indicates that something potentially more substantive is on the horizon.”The South China Morning Post, citing sources on both sides, reported Sunday that Washington and Beijing are expected to extend their tariff pause by another 90 days.Trump has announced pacts so far with the European Union, Britain, Vietnam, Japan, Indonesia and the Philippines, although details have been sparse.An extension of the US-China deal to keep tariffs at reduced levels “would show that both sides see value in continuing talks”, said Thibault Denamiel, a fellow at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies.US-China Business Council president Sean Stein said the market was not anticipating a detailed readout from Stockholm: “What’s more important is the atmosphere coming out.””The business community is optimistic that the two presidents will meet later this year, hopefully in Beijing,” he told AFP.”It’s clear that on both sides, the final decision-maker is going to be the president.”For others, the prospect of higher US tariffs and few details from fresh trade deals mark “a far cry from the ideal scenario”, said Denamiel.But they show some progress, particularly with partners Washington has signalled are on its priority list like the EU, Japan, the Philippines and South Korea.The EU unveiled a pact with Washington on Sunday while Seoul is rushing to strike an agreement, after Japan and the Philippines already reached the outlines of deals.Breakthroughs have been patchy since Washington promised a flurry of agreements after unveiling, and then swiftly postponing, tariff hikes targeting dozens of economies in April.burs-rl/cw

Italie: Chivu veut maintenir l’Inter Milan “au sommet”

Le nouvel entraîneur de l’Inter Milan Cristian Chivu veut “maintenir le club au sommet”, tout en reconnaissant lors de sa sa présentation officielle lundi qu'”un nouveau cycle s’ouvrait” après le départ de Simone Inzaghi.”On ne regarde pas le passé, on n’a pas de revanche à prendre, j’ai simplement hérité d’une équipe et d’une obligation: la maintenir au sommet”, a déclaré Chivu.”Nous allons tout faire pour atteindre cet objectif, ce groupe a démontré qu’il était uni et qu’il avait envie de rester au sommet du football italien et européen”, a-t-il estimé.”Un nouveau cycle s’ouvre avec un nouvel entraîneur, notre style de jeu aura plus de verticalité, mais nous avons un groupe de valeur et d’expérience”, a insisté l’ancien joueur de l’Inter, qui a pris les commandes de l’équipe juste avant le Mondial des clubs conclu dès les 8e de finale.Sacré champion d’Italie en 2024 pour la 20e fois de son histoire, l’Inter a échoué à un point de Naples dans la course au scudetto fin mai, avant d’être humilié par le Paris SG en finale de la Ligue des champions (5-0).Dans la foulée, Simone Inzaghi, son entraîneur depuis 2021, a décidé de quitter son poste pour rejoindre le club saoudien d’Al-Hilal.La nomination de Chivu, seulement 13 matches de Serie A comme entraîneur de Parme à son actif, avait surpris nombre d’observateurs.”Contrairement à ce que j’ai pu lire ou entendre, Cristian n’était pas notre plan B. C’est l’entraîneur qu’on voulait, le leader qui va nous permettre d’ouvrir un nouveau cycle”, l’a défendu son président Beppe Marotta.”Il a un avantage par rapport à d’autres: il connait le club, ses valeurs, pour y avoir joué et entraîné”, a insisté le dirigeant.Chivu, ancien international roumain de 44 ans, a porté le maillot nerazzurro de 2007 à 2014, puis a fait ses premiers pas d’entraîneur à l’Inter, d’abord avec les équipes de jeunes de 2018 à 2021, puis à la tête de la réserve, de 2021 à 2024.”Nous repartons avec les même ambitions qu’avant (….) Nous voulons gagner, c’est l’objectif des propriétaires, des dirigeants, de l’entraîneur”, a ajouté Marotta.Le président de l’Inter a par ailleurs confirmé que des négociations étaient en cours avec l’Atalanta Bergame pour le recrutement de l’attaquant nigérian Ademola Lookman.