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The standoff lasted almost five months. After 146 days of strike in Hollywood, screenwriters and studios reached an agreement in principle this Sunday, September 24 to end the movement. This agreement could allow the screenwriters to resume their activity, even if the final details still need to be validated. The agreement is historic, but everything is not yet won. The Writers Guild of America (WGA), the powerful union of Hollywood screenwriters, states in a letter that “ no one should return to work until expressly authorized by the WGA “.
The screenwriters’ demands focused on their remuneration per hour of streaming or even the protection of their jobs in the face of artificial intelligence. At the end of the agreement in principle, the union “ got most of what he asked for », notes the New York Times.
The agreement does not won’t bring Hollywood back to normal »
Sunday night, ” Hollywood screenwriters expressed joy, exhaustion and gratitude », says the Los Angeles Times. The daily notably reports the relief of Sal Calleros, the screenwriter at the head of the strike movement. In the columns of the Californian newspaper, he salutes the numerous supports “ who brought food to the picket lines, who honked their horns and who carried the message of the writers “. At Hollywood, ” hundreds of people […] applauded wildly » Sunday, continues Los Angeles Times. “Celebrations of all kinds broke out. Chants celebrating the WGA even rang out from a crowded bar terrace », notes the daily.
But the New York Times tempers: “resolving the writers’ strike will not return Hollywood to normal “. Because another union is striking separately: that of the actors. And as long as “ actors’ strike continues », explains the New York Times« most TV shows and movies will not be able to resume “.
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The Dominican Republic ready to renew dialogue with Haiti
A first step towards a return to normal between Haiti and the Dominican Republic? The latter says it is ready to dialogue with the Haitian authorities, in particular on the closure of the border and on the crisis arising from the resumption of work on an irrigation canal. The project is highly criticized by the Dominican president, because the canal is supposed to be fed by a common river. For the first time in ten days, a possibility of discussion is possible.
Dominican Vice-President Raquel Peña believes “ that no unilateral decision can be taken “. She therefore intends to achieve “ a harmonious solution », relates the Diario Libre. The former president of the Dominican Republic, Leonel Fernández also spoke about the conflict. He pleads for an appeal “to regional diplomacy and the peaceful resolution of the dispute “, note El Caribe. But the former leader remains opposed to the decision to close the border. For him, “this will not result in Haiti stopping construction of the canal.” The works are also “ very advanced ” according to Listín Diario.
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Haiti: at least 11 people shot dead by armed gangs
Another crisis is still raging in Haiti, that of terror established by armed gangs. At least 11 people were shot dead during the night of Friday September 22 to Saturday September 23 in Saut-d’Eau, in the Center department. Vehicles and homes were also set on fire.
Two days after the attack, the mayor of Saut-d’Eau “ describes a city trying to recover “, writing Rezo Nodwes, “with families starting to return to their homes”. The information site says “ citizen mobilization which is already being organized with cleaning operations initiated by residents “.
On the security side, Rezo Nodwes indicates that police patrols “have intensified in strategic neighborhoods of the municipality “. But for the moment, still no information on the arrest of the alleged perpetrators of the massacre. These would be armed men from Canaan and Titanyen. According to the mayor of Saut-d’Eau, interviewed by The Nouvellistethe assault demonstrates “the desire of bandits to control the entire Central Plateau », an area until now relatively spared from gangs.
Bolivia: Evo Morales announces his candidacy for the 2025 presidential election
In Bolivia, the former left-wing president Evo Morales announced on Sunday September 24 his intention to run for a new mandate in 2025. The former head of state at the same time attacked his successor, the current president Luis Arce. Evo Morales accuses him of wanting to exclude him from politics, in particular by wrongly implicating him in corruption cases.
Evo Morales felt obliged » to present his candidacy, in his words. A candidacy announced “ hastily, without primaries “, REMARK Los Tiempos. But for the candidate, it is above all a demand from the population and a response to attacks from the right. Arguments described by the opposition as simple “ pretexts » to run for the election, recalls Los Tiempos.
The announcement of his candidacy comes as the MAS, the movement towards socialism, is more divided than ever. EvoMorales continues to denounce “ an alleged “black plan” against him and his entourage “, explain The Razon. He accuses the government of Luis Arce of wanting to harm him, even though the latter also comes from the MAS. SO ” between accusations and counter-accusations, the crisis within the ruling party is worsening “, summary The Razon.
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