Tag: Americas
Joe Biden’s Democracy Summit
US President Joe Biden brings together this Thursday, December 9 and for two days a hundred countries for a “summit for democracy”. But if ” Biden wants to strengthen democracy…
a wind of change is blowing in the “Pablo Escobar” district of Medellín
In Colombia, the authorities in Medellín want to change the image of the neighborhood named after the country’s most famous drug trafficker, Pablo Escobar, 27 years after his death. Instead…
tensions between Kamala Harris’ team and the Biden administration
What’s going on around Kamala Harris? For several days, observers of American political life have suspected tensions between the vice-president’s teams and the rest of the American administration. With our…
The American Congress avoids a “shutdown” in the United States
The US federal government will be able to continue operating beyond this Friday evening. The elected representatives of Congress reached an agreement to finance it and avoid a “shutdown”. It…
UN and AU condemn “segregation” affecting some countries in southern Africa
Together, the UN and the African Union (AU) condemned yesterday, Wednesday, December 1, the “segregation” to which certain countries of southern Africa are subject since the discovery of the Omicron…
In Honduras, Xiomara Castro, woman of the left, will cross the gates of power
For the first time in its history, Honduras, a small country in Central America, will be ruled by a leftist woman. The victory last Sunday of Xiomara Castro, the wife…
massive mobilization to help Kevin Strickland, exonerated after 43 years in prison
In the United States, Kevin Strickland was exonerated and released from prison Tuesday, November 24 after having spent 43 years of his life there. But the Missouri justice system, which…
General elections in Honduras polarized and exhausted in the face of violence
Nearly 5.2 million Hondurans are called to the polls this Sunday, November 28, for the general elections. Thirteen candidates are running for the succession of President Juan Orlando Hernandez, suspected…
Black Friday breaks sales records, mainly online
The Friday after Thanksgiving in the United States is D-Day for shopping: Black Friday. And after the peaks of the Coronavirus pandemic, 2021 broke the sales record. With our correspondent…
General election in Honduras after campaign plagued by violence
This Sunday, November 28, Hondurans are being called to the polls for general elections: they must elect their mayors, their deputies and their president. Juan Orlando Hernandez does not represent…