Tag: Americas
the Congress is back in a new configuration
The American Congress returns on January 3 with a new configuration: the Democrats keep the Senate, but the Republicans take control of the House of Representatives with a slim majority,…
Jobs, business, sun, lifestyle, taxation… Why Florida attracts like a magnet
Alligators, mosquitoes and only 1 million Americans. This is what Florida looked like 100 years ago, a suffocating and almost unlivable state, then largely covered by the Everglades swamp. But…
In Brazil, Lula faces an almost impossible mission: to reconcile a country fractured in two
This is the historic image that remains of Lula’s investiture ceremony in Brazil. The president from the Workers’ Party (PT), elected last October with nearly 50.90% of the vote against…
the border with Colombia is now fully reopened
Venezuela and Colombia completed the reopening of their common border on Sunday January 1 by restoring the last crossing that was still closed, the Coronel Atanasio Girardot bridge linking the…
Brazilians bid farewell to legendary footballer Pelé
Santos (Brazil) (AFP) – Brazilians bid farewell to the legendary Pelé on Monday, four days after his death at the age of 82, during a 24-hour public vigil at the…
Prime Minister Ariel Henry promises elections soon
This Sunday, January 1, was Haiti’s national holiday, but the country is very far from experiencing a festive climate. Kidnappings, rapes and murders committed by gangs daily mourn families. A…
the crowd invades Brasilia, Lula sworn in as president for a third term
Several tens of thousands of Lula sympathizers dressed in red invaded the center of Brasilia this Sunday, January 1 at midday, a few hours before the historic leader of the…
emotion and relief in Brasilia for the investiture of Lula
Lula is to be sworn in as President of Brazil this Sunday, January 1. For the occasion, left-wing activists flock to Brasilia. In the capital, the hotels are packed. After…
Dr. Fauci, face of the fight against the pandemic, retires
America’s most famous doctor is retiring. At 82, Anthony Fauci ended Saturday, December 31, his last day as a federal employee. The man who had become the face of the…
China, Cuba, Central African Republic… These events that shook up international news on January 1
Since its creation on May 16, 1953, L’Express has covered the highlights of national and international news every week. Opening the archives of our newspaper means traveling through 70 years…