Tetraplegic for 12 years, a 40-year-old died peacefully at home after receiving the lethal drug and a self-injection device in Italy, a first in the country. The Luca Coscioni Association, which campaigns for the right to assisted suicide and euthanasia, has received funds to provide this 40-year-old with the device …
Read More »Israel and Egypt to export gas to Europe
Egypt, Israel and the European Union on Wednesday signed a natural gas deal in Cairo as Europe scrambles to cobble together an energy strategy to replace the Russian supplies it has relied on for decades, media reported. “This will contribute to our energy security. And we are building infrastructure fit …
Read More »Ukraine lost a quarter of its farmland due to Russian invasion
Ukraine has lost a quarter of its cultivable land due to the Russian occupation of certain regions, in the south and east, its Ministry of Agriculture announced on Monday. “Despite the loss of 25% of cultivable land, the structure of the crops sown this year is more than sufficient to …
Read More »Senegalese president urges Ukraine to remove mines from Odessa port
African Union chairman, Senegalese President Macky Sall has urged Ukraine to remove mines from the port of Odessa to ease grain exports. Mr Sall said this in an interview with French media outlets, RFI and France 24. He added that he had received assurances from President Vladimir Putin that Russia …
Read More »Turkey: the country officially changes its name
In a letter sent to the United Nations, Mevlut Cavusoglu, Turkey’s foreign minister, officially requested that his country be called Türkiye and no Turkey. Turkey took action to officially change its name with the letter deposited at the United Nations by the head of Turkish diplomacy. According to Anadolu Agency, …
Read More »Putin to explain Ukraine grain shortage to Senegal president – Kremlin
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin will give his Senegalese counterpart an “exhaustive” explanation as to what is happening to Ukrainian grain when the two meet later on Friday, Reuters reports the Kremlin as saying. Senegalese President Macky Sall, acting as African Union chairman, is in Russia to discuss the food crisis …
Read More »Franco-Senegalese Pap Ndiaye appointed Education Minister in France
French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has announced the appointment of Pap Ndiaye, a Franco-Senegalese historian, as Minister of National Education and Youth. Previously, director of the Museum of the History of Immigration, the Franco-Senegalese historian was entrusted with the portfolio of National Education and Youth. This appointment has aroused some …
Read More »Health: Monkeypox is rampant in America and Europe
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 …
Read More »Ukraine: Zelensky’s fleece jacket become symbol of bravery
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s fleece jacket has become a symbol of bravery as it has been the president’s main outfit since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine. During a fundraiser for Ukraine in London “Brave Ukraine”, this fleece jacket was sold for more than 100,000 euros. “Today, the whole world …
Read More »Russian president officially invites Algerian counterpart Tebboune to Moscow
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday sent an official invitation from President Vladimir Putin to his Algerian counterpart, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, to make an official visit to Moscow. “We have confirmed the Algerian President’s invitation from Russian President Vladimir Putin to come to Moscow,” he said during a lively press …
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