Tag: Americas
Canada lifts abstinence period for gay men wishing to donate blood
Canada announced Thursday, April 28 that it will now be possible for gay men to donate blood. For the moment, this was forbidden to them if they had not observed…
Menthol cigarettes soon to be banned in the United States?
The Food and Drug Administration, the US drug authority, launched a process this week to ban menthol cigarettes. The dossier concerns both public health and the racial question. With our…
risking his life transporting an injured person to the hospital
Since Sunday, April 24, suburbs in the northeast of the Haitian capital have been the scene of a real war between two gangs for control of this area called the…
President Guillermo Lasso dismisses his government after series of resignations
Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso has called for the resignation of all ministers from his government, three weeks from the end of his first year in office. An attempt to regain…
The United States, France and more than 50 countries are committed to a free Internet
The United States and 55 other countries launched a joint initiative on April 28 to ensure a safe and free internet. With the signing of this charter called “Declaration for…
In Minnesota, an investigation finds “widespread racial discrimination” in the police
Two years after the death of George Floyd, an investigation concludes that the murder of the African-American by the white policeman Derek Chauvin is part of a context of ”…
Joe Biden asks Congress for $33 billion ‘to help Ukraine defend itself’
US President Joe Biden asked Congress on Thursday April 28 for a $33 billion budget extension intended mainly to deliver more military aid to kyiv. The United States cannot afford…
judge paves way for lawsuit against ex-president Alvaro Uribe
Ultra-conservative former president Alvaro Uribe is to stand trial on charges of bribery and subordination of witnesses. The legal saga dates back to 2012. A left-wing senator, Ivan Cepeda, accuses…
The United States will lift Title 42 allowing the deportation of migrants
In the United States, a battle continues to rage over immigration issues, particularly on the southern border. The lifting scheduled for May 23 of a regulation used by the Trump…
the re-election of Emmanuel Macron seen by the press of the Americas
The results of the second round of the French presidential election are making a place almost everywhere on the front pages of the continent, from Globe and Mail in Canada…