Sri Lanka, in the grip of a serious economic and political crisis, declared a state of emergency on Wednesday, hours after president Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country, the PM’s office announced. “As the president left the country, an emergency has been declared to deal with the situation in the country,” …
Read More »France. Rwandan sentenced for role in 1994 genocide
A French court sentenced Laurent Bucyibaruta, the man who planned one of the bloodiest episodes of the Rwandan genocide, to 20 years in prison. Laurent Bucyibaruta is the highest-ranking Rwandan to have faced trial in France over the 1994 massacres, in which an estimated 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus died. …
Read More »USA: lab offers the first over-the-counter contraceptive pill
Perrigo laboratory announced on Monday that it asked authorities to approve the first contraceptive pill available without a prescription in the United States, few weeks after the Supreme Court’s decision to revoke the right to abortion in the country. The launch of the regulatory process shortly after the Supreme Court’s …
Read More »“I love Putin, he is a man of character” – Emmanuel Adebayor
Former Togolese international footballer Emmanuel Adebayor in an interview with Russian media said he loves President Putin, whom he described as a man of character. The former captain of the Eperviers du Togo was in Russia a few days ago. Recently appointed member of CAF’s Technical and Development Committee, the …
Read More »UK: Prime minister Boris Johnson resigns
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his resignation as leader of the Conservative Party and head of government on Thursday. However, he indicated that he would remain in power until appointment of his successor. “I am sad to leave behind me the greatest post in the world, but no one …
Read More »Mozambique: discussion between President Nyusi and Zelensky
Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky held a phone conversation on Wednesday to discuss the situation in Ukraine. The two leaders discussed the situation regarding the war as well as the impact it is having on food security, according to a tweet by Mr Zelensky. The …
Read More »China: 1.7 million people confined as covid cases increase
Chinese authorities placed 1.7 million people in lockdown in eastern Anhui province after a record 300 new Covid cases on Monday. The renewed epidemic in Anhui comes at a time when the Chinese economy is slowly recovering from the containment of Shanghai, lifted in early July after several months. China …
Read More »USA: Donald Trump prepares his return in 2024
Former US President Donald Trump is preparing to run in the next presidential elections and return to office in 2024, several media reported. According to close sources quoted by NBC News network, the former president would participate in the 2024 elections. “The Republican leader is already in touch with his …
Read More »USA: Ketanji Brown Jackson sworn in as first African-American Supreme Court justice
Progressive Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson became the first black judge to be sworn in to the Supreme Court on Thursday, a historic entry with no immediate effect on the entire right turn of the American temple of law. Ketanji Brown Jackson replaces progressive magistrate Stephen Breyer, 83, who is retiring. …
Read More »Spain: PM Sanchez clarifies migrant deaths comments – reports
Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, tempered comments he made last week following the deaths of at least 23 migrants on the border between Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Melilla, the BBC reported. He told a Spanish online newspaper (La Sexta) that he had not seen pictures of corpses at …
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