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(Moscow) Belarus criticized, on Tuesday, the new sanctions approved by the West, accusing them of wanting to overthrow the regime of Alexander Lukashenko, allied with Russia. Posted Aug 10, 2021 at 9:26 AM A year after the disputed presidential elections in Belarus and the crackdown against the historic protest movement that followed, Washington tightened US sanctions in force since 2006 on Monday, expanding them in particular to include several key sectors of the Belarusian economy. In addition to a long list of state officials, these measures target companies, entities and businessmen who act as “governors” of the system, according to…

New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo, accused of sexual harassment by several women, announced his resignation on Tuesday, a week after an indictment was reported on the case. • Read also – Andrew Cuomo: Wandering hands and corruption? “Under the circumstances, the best way to help you is to withdraw,” said Andrew Cuomo, who also offered a “profound apology” to women who were “offended” by his actions. Listen to the American political column by Luc Laliberte, blogger at Journal de Montreal et de Quebec on QUB Radio: Andrew Cuomo, 63, governor in office since 2011 and re-elected in 2014 and…

Seoul | North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s sister, Kim Yo Jong, criticized Seoul’s “treacherous” stance on Tuesday over joint South Korea-US military exercises, warning the two allies that they face serious security threats. Kim Yo Jong, one of her brother’s closest advisers, denounced the “dangerous” military exercises conducted by Seoul and Washington this month, which Pyongyang considers a repeat of the North’s invasion. “I take this opportunity to express my deep regret for the perfidious treatment of the South Korean authorities,” she said in a statement issued by the official KCNA news agency. The South Korean and US militaries…

Washington | US authorities pledged, Monday, to review documents investigating the September 11, 2001 attacks, which can be declassified, a frequent request from some families who now blame Joe Biden for not fulfilling their promises of transparency in this area. . In a document sent Monday to judges in New York, the FBI explained that it had “decided to re-examine” the privilege it has based in the past not to disclose certain sensitive documents, in order to “identify additional information that may be appropriate for advertising.” The Federal Police added that it would “disseminate this information gradually and as soon…

(Pefki) In the heat and thick suffocating fumes, firefighters delivered on Monday at 7NS A day of consecutive fierce battle against the fire of Evia Island, 200 km east of Athens, the most destructive of the fires still affecting Greece and Turkey. Posted Aug 9, 2021 at 6:53 am Updated at 8:04 AM Alexandros Cotes France media agency While most of the fires that broke out nearly two weeks ago or quietly on Monday have settled in Greece and Turkey, northern Evia, Greece’s second largest island, remains an apocalyptic panorama. The AFP team found that the coastal village of Pefki…

(Paris) Bars, restaurants, cinemas, hospitals, transport: The health passport entered the daily life of the French on Monday, after being ratified almost entirely by the Constitutional Council and despite a street protest. Posted Aug 8, 2021 at 10:11 PM Antonio Rodriguez France media agency On the eve of its entry into force, the government wanted to be reassuring, noting that there would be a first week of tolerance and penetration for this new tool. Already required in culture venues since July 21, it takes the form of a QR code that must be presented for lunch in a restaurant or…

Several months ago, Donald Trump increased his public appearances and political rallies, fueling rumors of a run for the 2024 election. • Read also: Trump is trying to block his tax returns from being sent to Congress • Read also: Presidency 2020: ‘Just say the elections were corrupt and I’ll take care of the rest’ • Read also: COVID-19: Donald Trump encourages Americans to get vaccinated Well, according to former White House spokesman Sean Spicer, Trump will run in the next presidential election. In an interview with Washington ExaminerTrump, who served as director of communications during Donald Trump’s presidency, says…

GOUVES, GREECE | Des milliers d’habitants désespérés de l’île grecque d’Eubée en flammes observaient comme des «morts-vivants» dimanche le brasier qui consumait leurs villages et leurs terres, au 12e jour d’une cen vague de force d’êt in Turkey. While most of the fires were under control in Turkey on Sunday, the disaster on the island of Epoya, the second largest in Greece, remained the most worrying in the country. “From what we can see, the fire is not close to being under control,” the mayor of Mantodi in Evia told Sky TV. In the grip of fires for six days,…

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Sunday ordered relief supplies to be sent to the country’s flood-affected areas, from which about 5,000 people have been evacuated. Pictures broadcast by the official KCTV channel, Saturday, showed houses that were flooded to roof level, as well as bridges apparently damaged due to the heavy rain. The channel reported that “hundreds of hectares of farmland” had inundated in South Hamgyong Province, damaging roads and homes after dams collapsed. The bad weather comes after Kim Jong-un admitted in June that his country was facing a “stressed food situation”. He ordered supplies and financial…

(Fort Lauderdale) The outbreak of COVID-19 in the United States exceeded 100,000 new confirmed daily infections on Saturday, an event that was recently surpassed during a winter wave driven by a highly contagious delta variant and a poor vaccination rate in the south of the country. Posted August 7, 2021 at 7:59 PM. Health officials fear that the number of cases, hospitalizations and deaths will continue to rise if more Americans are not vaccinated. Nationally, 50% of the population is fully immunized and more than 70% of adults have received at least one dose. “Our models show that if we…