a year and a half after the death of George Floyd, Minneapolis votes to “replace” its police

a year and a half after the death of George Floyd, Minneapolis votes to “replace” its police

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

Bron gives himself 48 hours “to save the planet”

Bron gives himself 48 hours “to save the planet”

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

The 5h news – Violence against police officers: “Their work pays off and it shows”, assures Darmanin

The 5h news – Violence against police officers: “Their work pays off and it shows”, assures Darmanin

Calls for the murder and rape of police officers on a board that offered awards to authors were discovered Friday on the walls of a building hall in Savigny-le-Temple in Seine-et-Marne: “Cut off the head of a police officer for a bonus of 500,000 euros” or “Burst the police with Kalashnikov blows for 100,000 euros … Read more

the Ministry of Health announces a measles epidemic

the Ministry of Health announces a measles epidemic

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

reopening of the investigation into the suspicious death of a teacher in 2011

reopening of the investigation into the suspicious death of a teacher in 2011

The body of a woman had been found in the kitchen of her apartment 10 years ago, the body larded with 20 stab wounds. The investigators concluded to a suicide but many questions remain. Last week, an American judge ordered the imminent reopening of the investigation into the death of Ellen Greenberg, a young woman … Read more

INFO RTL – Feminicide in Mérignac: seven police officers summoned to the disciplinary council

INFO RTL – Feminicide in Mérignac: seven police officers summoned to the disciplinary council

According to RTL information, confirmed by the Ministry of the Interior, the Director General of the National Police (DGPN) decided at the end of last week to summon before the disciplinary council seven police officers involved at different levels in the failures which preceded the murder of Chahinez Boutaa by her husband last May in … Read more

China “strongly opposes” military contacts between Taiwan and the United States

China “strongly opposes” military contacts between Taiwan and the United States

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

More than 600,000 homes in northeastern US without power after severe storm

More than 600,000 homes in northeastern US without power after severe storm

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

China-United States weapon pass around Taiwan’s presence at the UN

China-United States weapon pass around Taiwan’s presence at the UN

China on Wednesday (October 27th) rejected the United States’ proposal to grant Taiwan a “meaningful participation“At the UN, after Joe Biden’s statements on his”engagementTo defend the island from a possible Chinese attack. “Taiwan is a crucial partner of the United States and a democratic achievement“, Estimated Tuesday the head of American diplomacy Antony Blinken against … Read more

United States worries about possible deployment of “Russian mercenaries” in Mali

United States worries about possible deployment of “Russian mercenaries” in Mali

The American Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, shared her “serious concern“As to a possible deployment in Mali of the sulphurous Russian private security group Wagner with which the Bamako authorities are in discussion, in a statement received Tuesday. “I expressed our serious concern about reports that Russian mercenaries could be deployed in Mali … Read more