PODCAST. Fire records, the resignation of a scout president, and a football player persona non grata: what does August 7th mean?

This Thursday, August 7, is the fire in Aude really the biggest of the century, the president of the Scouts of France resigns barely two months after her election and a German club gives up recruiting an Israeli footballer.

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A member of the Scouts and Guilds of France group (illustration). (/NCY / MAXPPP)

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This Thursday, August 7, the fire is decreasing in intensity but continues in the Aude , and raises many questions: how can we explain that the flames have covered so much ground in such a short time ? Can we talk about the biggest fire of the century? How is the assessment of a fire established?

Criticized for her political involvement and her homosexuality, Marine Rosset resigned from her position as president of the Scouts and Guides of France , barely two months after her election. Elected as a socialist, she received a great deal of criticism, which she believes is more related to her sexual orientation. The Scouts and Guides of France is the scouting movement with the largest membership in France. Catholic, it advocates a more open and inclusive approach than other scouting associations.

German second-division football club Fortuna Dusseldorf has pulled out of plans to sign Israeli international Shon Weissman after the striker expressed support for the war in Gaza following the attacks on October 7, 2023. Dusseldorf fans had expressed their displeasure after his signing was announced. In October 2023, the striker reportedly called on social media to "wipe Gaza off the map" or "drop 200 tons of bombs" on the Palestinian territory.

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