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Twelve American associations, in a letter sent to Facebook, officially demanded the creation of a “polyamorous status” among the possibilities of “love situations” on Facebook, New York Times reported . When you create your Facebook account, you can enter information about your personality, your hobbies, your job, but also your …

US billionaire Elon Musk and two of his companies, Tesla and Space X, are facing a $258 billion lawsuit after an investor complained in court about an alleged scam he allegedly suffered. In the lawsuit filed in lower Manhattan federal court on Thursday, June 16, plaintiff Keith Johnson accuses car …

US President Joe Biden signed an executive order to protect LGBTQ+ people from laws in force in Republican-controlled states. To this end, a reception was organized this Wednesday at the White House in honor of LGBTQ+ people. “My message to all young people: just be who you are, you are …

The United States appointed Michael Gonzalez as new ambassador to Zambia, years after Daniel Foote, the former was expelled following a diplomatic row over his remarks on gay rights in the country. The diplomat is expected to arrive in the country next month following his confirmation by the US Congress. …

The attack on a school in Texas resulting in the death of 19 young students revived debate on weapons in the United States where, faced with the NRA (National Rifle Association), the powerful arms lobby, politicians words have no weigh. On Tuesday May 24, at an elementary school in Texas, …

The new head of the US President’s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (Pepfar), Dr John Nkengasong, says HIV and Aids remain a significant threat for Africa. The virologist from Cameroon has spent the last two years heading Africa’s Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. He told the BBC that there …

US authorities have issued a notice, warning US companies and individuals to do business with Sudanese state-owned and military-controlled companies. According to the State Department, there was a reputational risk of doing business with these companies amid a deterioration in the human rights situation in Sudan. It said while some …

Health authorities in the Canadian metropolis of Montreal are examining more than a dozen suspected cases of monkeypox, the public broadcaster Radio-Canada reported on Wednesday. “Montreal public health confirms that several cases of monkeypox are being studied in the metropolis”, indicates Radio-Canada, specifying that “at least 13 cases” are being …

Tesla Chief Executive Officer, Elon Musk, becomes the new owner of Twitter after buying the social network for around 44 billion dollars. The billionaire has concluded the agreement with the social network on Monday, April 25. “Free speech is the foundation of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital …

Unidentified gunmen abducted an American nun in northern Burkina Faso on Monday, the bishop of the local diocese of Kaya said on Tuesday. The West African country faced a spiral of violence since 2015, attributed to jihadist movements affiliated with Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group. More than 2,000 people …