Violence shook Port-au-Prince on Wednesday March 1 for the third day in a row. ” Until late at nightreports Alterpress the sounds of bullets continued to ring in the anguished ears of many people “. The shootings, explains the site, “appear to have been provoked by criminal gangs who wanted to increase their swathes of territory”. Alterpress describes a capital immersed in a mixture of panic and tension “, but the information, specifies the newspaper, is still difficult to gather” with locals forced into hiding and limited means of communication due to lack of electricity.
Giant blackout in Argentina
In Argentina, The Nation looks back on the gigantic breakdown which affected Wednesday March 1st “ about 40% of the country’s total electricity demand and impacted more than six million households “. According to the newspaper, around 4 p.m., when the thermometer in Buenos Aires exceeded 35 degrees, a fire broke out near high-voltage lines and led to cascading incidents until the Atucha 1 nuclear power plant was de-energized. as a precaution.
This Thursday, Pagina 12, which follows the situation hour by hour on its site welcomes a return to normal in most of the country, but notes that at 11:00 GMT, 43,000 homes were still without electricity. The site specifies that the Minister of Economy, Sergio Massa asked ” to investigate, prosecute and, if necessary, arrest those responsible for very serious acts “, while expressing his” certainty on the premeditation of the fire.
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” War between Trump and DeSantis inevitable and imminent »
In the United States, part of the American press dwells on the Cpac, the annual meeting of the conservatives which opened on March 1 with the Republican primaries in sight for the presidential election of 2024. “Donald Trump is ready for a show of love “, REMARK Politico who notes that the room should be, in the coming days, “ filled with fanatics” of the former American president. But the site notes that the event has everything a crucial test of political strength by Donald Trump since many party leaders are conspicuous by their absence, starting with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Which makes the editorialist say washington post that “war between Trump and DeSantis is inevitable and imminent “.
Who will win the Republican primary for the 2024 presidential election? Advantage to Donald Trump for the moment in the polls, but beware, warns the journalist: Ron DeSantis – who is not yet an official candidate – is already emerging as the second choice among Republican sympathizers.
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Bolsonaro among the American conservatives. Before a return to Brazil?
The big meeting of the conservatives should have a distinguished guest since shortly before Donald Trump’s speech on Saturday March 4, Jaïr Bolsonaro must also speak. The former Brazilian president has been a refugee in the United States since his defeat against Lula two months ago. But is his exile about to end? The newspaper O Globo understands that Jair Bolsonaro could return to Brazil next week. ” A consensus exists among his closest allies “, writes the daily, even if” it is clear that with Jaïr Bolsonaro everything can change from one moment to another “.
A month of survival in the Amazon rainforest
In Bolivia, a face is on the front page of all the televisions in the country. That of Jhonatan Acosta, lost alone in the depths of the Amazon rainforest for 31 days. RedUnoTv looks back at the end of his ordeal. On the images of the report, the 30-year-old young man appears very weakened, almost unable to walk when the emergency services take care of him.
In an interview at the Unitel channel, Jhonatan Acosta explains that he got lost on January 25, during a hunting trip with four friends and says that he survived thanks to his knowledge of the forest. ” I had to consume insects and eat worms”, he explains and specifies that he was forced to drink water collected in his boots – when it was not his own urine for lack of precipitation. ” It’s no longer a dreamhe confides, I have indeed returned, I can now smile again »
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