A 60-year-old man was arrested for killing two people and wounding four in a shooting, in rue d’Enghien, in central Paris, according to reports. The shots caused panic in the neighborhood, a bustling area of shops, restaurants and bars. The shooter has been arrested in a hair salon with his …
Read More »Argentina plans to put Messi’s face on a banknote
After leading Argentina to its first World Cup victory since 1986 in Mexico, Lionel Messi has been at the center of discussions to have his face featured on a new 1,000 peso bill, reports the Daily Mail. El Financiero, the central bank of the Republic of Argentina, is eager to …
Read More »A man’s body found in undercarriage of a plane
An unidentified body of a black male was found in the undercarriage of a plane that flew from Gambia Capital to the UK, according to reports. “Police were called after the body of a man was found in the undercarriage of an aircraft at Gatwick Airport, arriving from Gambia,” the …
Read More »Biden plans first U.S. presidential visit to sub-Saharan Africa
Joe Biden would be the first U.S. president to visit since Barack Obama went in July 2015 to Kenya and Ethiopia as he planned to visit sub-Saharan Africa. “We’re all going to be seeing you and you’re going to see a lot of us,” Biden told a summit of African leaders. “Some of …
Read More »10 people killed including 5 children in a fire in Vaulx-en-Velin
Ten people, including five children, died in a fire in an eight-story building in one of Lyon’s poorest suburbs, French authorities said. Four people are in absolute emergency and 10 others, including 2 firefighters, were slightly injured. The emergency services, who arrived on the scene “engaged 170 firefighters and 65 …
Read More »U.S. President Joe Biden meets with African leaders in Washington
The US President Joe Biden’s message at the Business Forum that brought together political leaders and businessmen in Washington was Africans can count on the United States. Joe Biden listed many of the deals that have been concluded and recalled the major lines of investment for the development of the …
Read More »“Celebrate humbly and donate for Ukraine” – Pope Francis’ call to people
Pope Francis on Wednesday urged people to celebrate “a more humble Christmas” this year by spending less on gifts and celebrations and sending the difference to Ukrainians in need. Speaking at the end of his weekly general audience, Francis drew attention to the suffering of the “battered Ukrainian people” as …
Read More »United States: Joe Biden enacts law protecting same-sex marriage
US President Joe Biden signed Tuesday at the White House, in front of thousands of guests, a law protecting same-sex marriage throughout the United States. This is a special moment for the American president, who, ten years ago, had made an impression by publicly saying he was in favor of …
Read More »Elon Musk takes on Anthony Fauci, White House Covid-19 adviser
Elon Musk violently attacked Dr. Anthony Fauci, the outgoing White House adviser on the Covid-19 pandemic, on Sunday in a tweet that immediately caused controversy. “My pronouns are prosecute/Fauci,” the wealthy Twitter boss wrote, in an allusion to the right-wing campaign to sue Dr. Fauci for alleged crimes related to …
Read More »Brigitte Macron receives Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska
The Ukrainian First Lady is due to meet her French counterpart Brigitte Macron at the Élysée on Monday, local media reported. This is Olena Zelenska’s first visit to France since the start of the war in Ukraine. The two first ladies met in September on the sidelines of the UN …
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