Tag: Americas
US debt: how Republicans and Democrats reached an agreement
It’s a relief for the White House. The elected members of the House of Representatives adopted on Wednesday by a very large majority the text aimed at raising the debt…
US Presidential 2024: “Kamala Harris is about to play the role of her life”
With cascading declarations of candidacy on the Republican side – Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Halley, Tim Scott, Vivek Ramaswamy, Asa Hutchinson, Larry Elder – the American presidential campaign is…
Faced with the water crisis, Uruguayans forced to drink water… more salty
The South American country is currently experiencing the worst drought since records began in 1949. A historic lack of rainfall is straining freshwater supplies and severely affecting water supply and…
in Alberta, the climate issue remains the big forgotten of the local election campaign
Voters in Alberta, the Canadian province where around fifty fires are still raging, go to the polls on Monday to elect their government and choose their deputy. The big absentee…
Debt in the United States: an agreement in principle reached to avoid bankruptcy
The bankruptcy of the United States could finally be avoided: the American president and the Republican leader announced that they had signed on Saturday, May 27, after tough negotiations, an…
the economic crisis hinders women’s access to menstrual hygiene
In Haiti, it is difficult for young girls to have good menstrual hygiene due to the lack of access to sanitary pads. Indeed, prices have risen sharply, as has the…
the date of a possible default in payment postponed to June 5
The United States is giving itself a little more time for debt ceiling negotiations and avoiding a default. According to the latest estimate from the US Treasury, in the absence…
Mexico announces agreement with China and South Korea against fentanyl trafficking
Mexico announced this Friday, May 26, an agreement with China and South Korea to fight against the importation of fentanyl, a synthetic drug which causes tens of thousands of overdoses…
ex-policeman sentenced to maximum sentence for femicide
In Ecuador, an ex-policeman was sentenced Thursday, May 26 to nearly 35 years in prison for the murder of his wife. The case had made all the more noise as…
disappearance of a family who wanted to join the United States by the Darien
A new migratory drama mourns Venezuela. A mother has alerted the media after the disappearance of her daughter, her son-in-law and their two children. All four have started crossing the…