Diasporas

Ukrainian authorities have reacted to the decision of the Mali to break off all diplomatic relations, following the observation that Ukraine contributed to the murder of several Russian and Malian soldiers. Ukraine on Monday condemned Mali’s decision to cut diplomatic ties as short-sighted and hasty, saying that no evidence had …

Torrential rains hit China on Monday, July 29, leaving at least 30 dead and 35 missing in a village in the center of the country, state television CCTV reported on Thursday, August 1. The town of Zixing, located some 1,500 km southwest of Beijing, had experienced record rainfall at the …

Former BBC star Huw Edwards pleads guilty to making child pornography images on Wednesday, July 31, during a preliminary hearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London. This decision allows him to avoid a trial. A star presenter of the 10pm news in the United Kingdom, the 61-year-old journalist, who announced …

The law banning most abortions or elective terminations of pregnancy from 6 weeks of pregnancy, well before the majority of women know they are pregnant, came into effect this Monday, July 29, in the state of Iowa, in the United States, US media reported. The legislation now prohibits most abortions …

Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was hospitalized in the Bellevue Hospital Correctional Facility on Wednesday night, CNN reports, according to spokesman Juda Engelmayer. “He tested positive for COVID and contracted double pneumonia in his lungs,” Engelmayer said, citing Craig Rothfeld, Harvey Weinstein’s authorized representative and corrections consultant. “Mr. Weinstein was …

Oropouche fever has caused the death of two people in Brazil, the first deaths ever recorded in the world due to this disease, the Ministry of Health of the South American country announced on Thursday. “The victims are two women from the state of Bahia (northeast) under 30 years old, …

Recognized some time ago as the most listened-to French-speaking singer in the world, Aya Nakamura has just lost her position. The interpreter of the hit song “Djadja” has just been dethroned by Yseult, who is enjoying dazzling success on Spotify with her track “Alibi”. Ahead of Aya Nakamura, the young …

Kai McKenzie a 23-year-old surfer, was attacked on Tuesday by a white shark measuring just over three meters in length while he was at near a beach in Port Macquarie in the Australian state of New South Wales, several media reported. The young man, who had his leg torn off …

Five people died on Tuesday, after an explosion in a tequila production factory of the José Cuervo company in the town of Tequila, in western Mexico, according to local authorities. “So far, the death of 5 people, employees of the company, has been confirmed,” as well as two injuries, one …

Chris Brown, the American singer, is once again facing US justice as he is accused by four men of planning their assault during his tour in the US state of Texas. The singer is accused of physically assaulting four individuals during his 11:11 tour in Fort Worth, Texas, on Saturday …