Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov visited the Republic of Congo on Monday, the second leg of an African tour aimed at strengthening ties between Moscow and Africa, the continent which keeps its line of neutrality in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. African countries, which have a tangled heritage of relations with the …
Read More »French President Macron denounces Russian influence on Africa
French President Emmanuel Macron denounced Russian presence in Africa, as he arrived in Cameroon on Tuesday, a first visit to the country which marks the start of his tour through Africa. The Head of State wants to relaunch Franco-African collaboration, and reaffirm in Cameroon the political and economic relations between …
Read More »USA: Donald Trump’s first return to Washington since his departure
Former US President Donald Trump returns to Washington on Tuesday, a first since his departure from the White House in 2021 and the chaos of the assault on the Capitol. The billionaire, who is flirting more and more openly with the idea of running for president in 2024, will speak …
Read More »Millions of Chinese called to stay at home because of a phenomenon
Several cities in China are on red alert on Monday due to the heat wave hitting the country, where tens of millions of people have been asked to stay at home. Extreme heat waves, sometimes deadly, have affected different places on the planet in recent months, such as Western Europe …
Read More »North Korea accuses US of waging biological warfare in Ukraine
North Korea on Sunday accused the United States of manufacturing biological weapons in Ukraine, echoing an accusation already made by Russia and dismissed by the United Nations in March. Washington has “installed numerous biological laboratories in dozens of countries and regions, including Ukraine, in defiance of international treaties”, the official …
Read More »Ukraine-Russia conflict: two Americans killed in the Donbass
Two Americans died in the Donbass, in eastern Ukraine, where the war is raging between Kyiv forces and those of Moscow, confirmed this Saturday the State Department, without specifying whether it was lots of fighters. “We can confirm the recent deaths of two US citizens in Ukraine’s Donbass region bordering …
Read More »European Medicines Agency approves monkeypox vaccine
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) on Friday said it approved the use of a human smallpox vaccine to expand its use against the spread of monkeypox. “The EMA’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended extending the indication for the smallpox vaccine Imvanex to include the protection …
Read More »United States: first case of polio recorded for almost a decade
The United States recorded its first case of polio on Thursday for almost a decade, according to New York State health authorities. A person residing in the county of Rockland, 48 km north of Manhattan, tested positive for the disease, his case indicating “a chain of transmission coming from an …
Read More »United States: President Biden tested positive for Covid-19
US President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday, the White House announced. However, he only shows “mild symptoms” of the disease. The 79-year-old Democrat has “started taking Paxlovid”, Pfizer’s anti-Covid pill, and will isolate himself at the White House until he tests negative again, his spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre …
Read More »United States: President Biden to host African leaders in December
The President of the United States, Joe Biden, will welcome the leaders of the African continent in mid-December as part of the first major summit organized by the United States for Africa. In a statement, President Biden said the US-Africa Leaders’ Summit, scheduled for 13-15 December will underscore the importance …
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