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Aged 72, the younger brother of the American president passed away Saturday in New York. He paid him the last visit. Donald Trump did not hide his concern on Friday when he went to the bedside of his brother Robert, hospitalized in New...
The United States, which is pushing to isolate Iran, denounced an "inexcusable" vote. For its part, Tehran welcomed the vote, saying Washington has "never been so isolated." Washington was not deluding itself but hoped to appear less alone in its strategy to fight Iranian...
France is behaving "like a kaid" and "accentuating tensions" in the Eastern Mediterranean. This is the accusation made by Turkey on Friday 14 August after the reinforcement of the French military presence in this zone where Ankara and Athens are opposed, against the backdrop of the discovery...
Severely affected by the pandemic, the UK has imposed one of the longest lockdowns. Its gross domestic product (GDP) fell by 20.4% over the period.Even on the catastrophic scale of the economic crisis the planet is going through this year, the statistics released by the UK are...
So far, Russia has not published a detailed study of the results of its trials to establish the effectiveness of the products it says it has developed. Russian President Vladimir Putin told a press conference on Tuesday August 11 that Russia had developed the...
In Niger; Eight people, including several French members of an NGO, died in an attack. A defense council will be held Tuesday morning "under the authority of the President of the Republic". Emmanuel Macron denounced, on Sunday 9 August, "the murderous attack which cowardly...
Thousands of demonstrators are protesting in the Lebanese capital streets. Thousands of demonstrators in Lebanon are protesting this Saturday in the streets of Beirut, which was partially devastated by an explosion. In the crowd, anger was expressed against the political class deemed responsible...
The pan-African group Ecobank suffered the coronavirus epidemic in the first half of the year. Currency conversion accentuated the impression of a downturn in results, which are rather encouraging expressed in local currencies. The good surprise came from Nigeria. In a difficult context, the...
In Italy, evacuations are underway as a glacier on Mont Blanc threatens to break away. Local authorities are concerned about the temperature for the next three days during this period of high summer heat. Dozens of residents and tourists staying near the Grandes Jorasses,...
We can say it without being mistaken. It will now be necessary to cope with the Covid-19. The World Health Organization (WHO) assures that there will be no quick fixes to overcome this disease. All actions to defeat it must be sustainable. This tendency...