The Supreme Court of the United States, profoundly overhauled by Donald Trump, is considering an appeal against a New York law on Wednesday and its decision could allow all Americans to leave their homes armed. Read alsoCOP26: US President Joe Biden arrives “empty-handed” in Glasgow The hearing, the most important devoted to firearms for more … Read more
Minneapolis residents vote Tuesday, November 2 on a plan to radically overhaul the police force in this northern city where, nearly a year and a half ago, the African-American George Floyd succumbed below the knee of a white agent. Read alsoUnited States: ex-policeman convicted of George Floyd’s murder appeals Voters in this metropolis in the … Read more
The City of Bron announced on Tuesday the launch of a new festival. Mission [1]possible, 48h to save the planet will take place from November 16 to 21. This “serious festival that does not take itself seriously“, according to the mayor Jérémie Bréaud, will offer shows, exhibitions, round tables and scientific interviews at the Jean … Read more
Russian billionaire Oleg Tinkov, founder of online bank Tinkoff, has paid more than $ 500 million after being found guilty of tax evasion in the United States, the US Department of Justice announced on Friday (October 29th). Oleg Tinkov, who pleaded guilty on October 1, was sentenced to one year on probation and paid $ … Read more
A measles epidemic has broken out in the Kambia health district in northern Sierra Leone, where three cases of the contagious disease have been confirmed, AFP has learned from an official source. The cases were detected in the village of Bamoi Luma, the Sierra Leonean Ministry of Health and Hygiene said in a statement released … Read more
Beijing airports on Friday canceled hundreds of flights and travel conditions were tightened across China to fight the emergence of outbreaks of Covid-19. The country, where the coronavirus appeared at the end of 2019, has largely controlled the epidemic from the spring of 2020 with the adoption of drastic measures, including the closure of borders. … Read more
U.S. household incomes fell 1% in September, due to the expiration of more generous unemployment benefits that had been paid since the start of the pandemic, according to data released Friday by the Commerce Department. Read alsoUSA: budget deficit narrows in 2021, to $ 2.772 billion This decline is stronger than expected, since analysts were … Read more
China on Thursday blasted the presence of American soldiers in Taiwan after its official confirmation by the president of the island during an interview with the CNN channel. “We strongly oppose any form of official exchanges and military contacts between the United States and TaiwanChinese diplomacy spokesperson Wang Wenbin told reporters. Beijing considers Taiwan to … Read more
Growth in manufacturing activity in the New York area stalled in August, slowing sharply after a record pace in July, but industrialists in the region remain optimistic about the months ahead. Read alsoOutbrain goes public on the New York Stock Exchange The index measuring this activity fell 25 points to 18.3 points, according to the … Read more
More than 600,000 homes were without power Wednesday morning October 27 in the northeastern United States, swept by a violent coastal storm with gusts of up to 140 km / h, according to the US meteorological services (NWS). Read alsoCyclone or tornado, what is the difference between these two natural disasters? The state of Massachusetts … Read more