Diasporas

While the Gaza Strip is deprived of the internet due to Israeli bombing following the October 7 attacks, a hospital in the enclave benefits from humanitarian internet access thanks to Starlink, Elon Musk’s company. Starlink continues to expand around the world, especially when telecom networks are destroyed. Elon Musk has …

A study published in a scientific journal has revealed that lunar soil samples brought back by China’s Chang’e-5 space mission in 2020 contain traces of water. This statement testifies to the scientific importance of China’s space ambitions, which aim to send a manned mission to the Moon by 2030. According …

At least five people were killed in a shooting at a retirement home in the town of Daruvar, east of Zagreb, Croatia, according to Croatian media. An unidentified gunman entered a nursing home in Daruvar some 130 kilometres east of Zagreb and opened fire. The suspected gunman, who had initially …

Faced with the “plastic pollution crisis”, the American government announced a plan to gradually end the use of single-use plastics in federal activities by 2035. The US federal government, which includes hundreds of agencies linked to different departments such as the FBI, the weather service and the armed forces, is …

Residents of the Spanish Mediterranean island of Mallorca demonstrated this Sunday, July 21, in the streets of Palma, to denounce the excesses of tourism on the island, police said. Protesters believe that the current model places public services on the verge of collapse, degrades natural resources and makes access to …

American President Joe Biden, Democratic candidate for re-election, announced this Sunday July 21 that he was withdrawing from the race for the White House. “I believe it is in the best interests of my party and in my best interests to step down and concentrate solely on carrying out my …

A train derailed and several of its cars overturned this Thursday, July 18 in the state of Uttar Pradesh, in northern India, killing at least two people and injuring 35, the railway company Indian Railways said. “Two people died,” said Pankaj Kumar Singh, spokesman for Indian Railways, the state-owned company …

A 64-year-old American sentenced to death for killing the driver of a van in 1998 was executed by lethal injection this Thursday, July 18 in Alabama, prison authorities in this southern US state announced. “Keith Edmund Gavin was executed by lethal injection and was pronounced dead at 6:32 p.m. local …

The European Parliament largely voted this Thursday, July 18, 2024 for Ursula Von der Leyen, who will remain at the head of the European Commission for the next five years. The 65-year-old politician was expected to secure the support of at least 361 of the 719 MEPs elected last June. …

Ayra Starr, the famous Nigerian singer, recently clarified her relationship with Rema in an interview with the American pop channel Much Music. They’re obviously friends. She stressed that they have no romantic relationship, but that she considers him a brother and a source of inspiration. She expressed admiration for his …