The United States has announced it will impose visa restrictions on anyone who undermines elections in Liberia next month. It said the move targeted those “undermining democracy in Liberia, including through manipulation or rigging of the electoral process, use of violence… or engagement in any other activity designed to improperly …
Read More »Customer sues McDonald’s after burning herself with coffee
An American woman filed a complaint against McDonald’s last week after suffering “serious burns” in a San Francisco restaurant, CNN reported this Thursday. She said she spilled a cup of coffee on herself with the lid loose. According to the prosecution, the woman suffered “physical pain, emotional distress and other …
Read More »US judge suspended over doubts about her fitness
The oldest American federal judge, Pauline Newman, 96, was suspended from her duties on Wednesday due to doubts about the deterioration of her mental capacities, a symbolic affair in a country sometimes presented as a gerontocracy because of the age of its leaders. Appointed in 1984 by then-President Ronald Reagan, …
Read More »Couple welcomes third child on same date in four years
An already special day for Jeremy and Sauhry Turner of Ocala, Florida, became even more remarkable last week when the couple welcomed a new baby into the world — the third time in four years they’ve welcomed a daughter on Sept. 3, ABC News reported. Birthday parties might be easier to organize. …
Read More »Man arrested for murder of baby, 55 years after the incident
An octogenarian was arrested on September 7 but was able to be released on bail, after being prosecuted for a homicide dating back to November 1967 in the town of Florence, Colorado, in the United States, People magazine explains. Until now, the investigation into the death of the child, subsequently …
Read More »China denies ban on iPhones within ministries
China assured this Wednesday that it had not implemented a ban on iPhone brand phones in its ministries. In Chinese ministries, employees can not only use Apple iPhones, but also “other foreign brand phones.” “China has no laws, regulations or directives that prohibit the purchase or use of foreign brand …
Read More »Mexico confirms its desire to decriminalize abortion
Mexico confirmed this Wednesday its desire to decriminalize abortion nationally, two years after a first decision by the Supreme Court, going against the grain of its neighbor, the United States. On September 7, 2021, the Mexican Supreme Court had already ruled that the criminalization of abortion was unconstitutional. In doing …
Read More »Canada warns members of the LGBT community
The Canadian government issued a warning on Tuesday to members of the LGBT+ community wishing to travel to the United States about the risks they could encounter in certain states. Ottawa recommends in particular to “check local laws” by referring to “laws and policies that could affect” members of this …
Read More »Pope deplores ‘deeply reactionary’ attitude among US Catholics
Pope Francis deplored the “deeply reactionary attitude” of some Catholics in the United States during an exchange with a group of Jesuits published Monday by the magazine Civilta Cattolica. “In the United States, the situation is not easy: there is a deeply reactionary attitude,” said the 86-year-old Argentine pope during …
Read More »Schools closed due to new cases of Covid-19
Schools in several US states have been forced to close in recent days due to a high number of coronavirus cases but also because of other viruses, such as the flu. All classes scheduled to take place Tuesday and Wednesday at schools in the Lee County, Ky., district have been …
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