The world population exceeds 8 billion inhabitants on Tuesday, according to the official estimate of the United Nations, which sees in it “an important milestone in human development” and a reminder, in the midst of COP27, of “our shared responsibility to take care of our planet”. For the UN, “this …
Read More »New York returns nearly 200 works of art looted to Pakistan
At least 192 works of art looted and illegally exported, worth $ 3.4 million was returned Thursday by New York justice in Pakistan as part of an international survey for ten years against an art trafficker Indian and American imprisoned in India. US Justice has been carrying out a vast …
Read More »US authorities issue warning to new Twitter boss, Elon Musk
The acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk continued to stir in the US, with the resignation of senior social network officials, and a rare warning from the American Competition Agency (FTC). “We follow recent developments at Twitter with a lot of concern. No managing director or company is above the …
Read More »Joe Biden and Xi Jinping to meet on Monday in Bali
US President Joe Biden will meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on November 14 in Bali, Indonesia, on the sidelines of the G20 summit, the White House announced on Thursday, at a time of vivid tension between the two superpowers. This will be the first flesh meeting between the two …
Read More »Web giant Meta lays off several employees
Web giant, Meta, has decided to cut 11,000 jobs, or about 13% of its workforce, a decision which is the first step in a large scale redundancy plan in a sector marked by the economic crisis. “Today, I am sharing some of the most difficult changes we have made in …
Read More »China lost 11% of its billionaires in one year
The number of billionaires in China has experienced its strongest decrease in 24 years this year, according to an annual classification, while the second world economy slows down under its strict Zero Covid policy and the real estate crisis. According to the ranking established by Chinese cabinet Hurun and published …
Read More »October 2022 is the hottest October on record in Europe
October 2022 was the hottest month ever recorded in Europe, the European climate change service Copernicus announced on Tuesday, in the wake of a record summer. “Average temperatures were nearly 2°C above the 1991-2020 reference period”, said Copernicus in a press release, which had already announced that the summer of …
Read More »Quantities of cocaine discovered during Halloween
Anti-drug policemen disguised themselves in superheroes during Halloween and succeeded in dismantling a network of traffickers in Lima, Peru. Four Peruvian policemen, members of a special unit of fight against the drug trafficking took advantage of the period of Halloween to lead a special operation of dismantling of the networks …
Read More »China: 3-year-old child dies due to zero Covid policy
Chinese authorities on Thursday apologized after the death of a 3-year-old child deprived of care due to draconian health measures against Covid-19. In a message, the victim’s father had complained about the slowness of the relief and not having been able to leave his residence because of the confinement of …
Read More »American artist “Takeoff” gone forever
American rapper Takeoff, a member of the Migos, was shot and killed at a bowling club on Tuesday, November 1, 2022, in Houston, Texas. This tragic death has caused a stir among the population. According to the specialized media TMZ, Kirshnik Khari Ball, of his real name, was spending a …
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