Health bill: crucial verdict of the Constitutional Council

"Balanced" for the executive, "disproportionate" for its opponents: the bill to counter the outbreak of the Covid-19 epidemic, with the controversial extension of the health pass, awaits Thursday the verdict of the Constitutional Council. The opinion at the end of the afternoon of the Sages of the rue de Montpensier conditions the implementation, total or in part, of the government's strategy. But it could also influence the mobilization and arguments of those who denounce a "liberticidal" text. The text was adopted by the National Assembly and the Senate on 25 July, after six days of heated debates and several inflections. The Constitutional Council was then seized by the government and three groups of more than 60 parliamentarians each - two senators and one of the deputies - . If it is validated, in whole or for the most part, by the guarantor of the Constitution and fundamental freedoms, the executive has promised an early entry into force. The extension of the health pass to cafes, restaurants, fairs, trade shows, air travel or long train journeys is planned for Monday by the government. Ditto for medical establishments, except emergency, or, by prefectural decision, shopping centers.

JO-2020: team sports as a standard

Basket, handball, volleyball: team France teams can offer the France a final weekend of fire on Thursday in case of qualification for their respective finals, at the Tokyo Olympics. At the moment, men and women are received 5 out of 5: the men's volleyball team, and the men's and women's France handball and basketball teams have all qualified for the semi-finals of the Olympics. Before the girls on Friday, the boys lead the way on Thursday, with France-Egypt in handball (10:00 in France, 17:00 local), France Slovenia in basketball (13:00 in France, 20:00 local) and France-Argentine in volleyball (14:00 in France, 21:00 local). To defeat Egypt and live their hope of reconquest, the French handball players will need the Vincent Gérard version 2017, a goalkeeper then at the top of his art who had carried them to their last major title to date. For basketball players, the danger is called Luka Doncic. The Slovenian prodigy is the player who generates the most superlatives since the beginning of the competition, described as "the best in the world" by Argentina coach Sergio Hernandez, as much as admiring after his 48 points against the Albiceleste last week. Finally, after the feat against Poland in the quarters, the French volleyball players have a revenge to take against Argentina, which had hurt them so much by leaving them to almost eliminated a week ago.

IN BRIEF

Iran's new president, religious and ultraconservative Ebrahim Raisi, will be sworn in Thursday in Parliament and try during his four-year term to turn around an economy undermined by US sanctions and the health crisis.

Canal+ or beIN Sports? French football is waiting thursday for a new court decision supposed to finally clarify the identity of the channel that will broadcast two Ligue 1 matches a week from Saturday and will settle the first payment of TV rights, expected feverishly Thursday.

Solders of migrants trying to reach the United States find themselves stranded in the city of Necocli, on the north coast of Colombia, one of the crossing points to reach neighboring Panama by sea alone.