Author: Cole Hanson

Tallest tower and wider fountain: Dubai this week set a new world record for the world’s deepest diving pool, as the Gulf emirate seeks to attract new tourists amid the outbreak of the pandemic. France Press agency With its doors wide open to international visitors from July 2020, the city regularly showcases new pharaonic attractions among its skyscrapers and other artificial islands. France Press agency “It is a 60m deep pool, 15m deeper than any other swimming pool in the world and twice its size,” said Jarrod Jablonski, Director of Deep Dive Dubai, which runs the project. He added that…

Global Affairs Canada reported, Saturday evening, that the body of another Canadian was found at the site of the building that collapsed on June 24 in Surfside, Florida. • Read also: Florida: At least 86 dead in collapsed building, 43 missing • Read also: Florida cat found: At least 79 dead in collapsed building • Read also: 60 confirmed deaths two weeks after Florida building collapse Global Affairs Canada can confirm that the remains of two Canadian nationals were found at the site. “Two other Canadian citizens are still missing,” department spokesman Grantley Franklin said in an evening email to…

The Haitian diaspora in Quebec is still in shock over the assassination of President Jovenel Moise, which took place on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday. • Read also: Haiti is preparing for the worst • Read also: Haiti: Martine Moyes, widow of the assassinated president, wants to continue her husband’s “battle” According to some, the hope for a better future in Haiti requires the mass return of many of the people who left the country in order to bring back a certain set of experiences and rebuild the country. “Once there’s security, I’m ready to go,” the Haitian native…

Haitians began storming the few shops still open for stocking in the next few days, fearing an already tense climate change. • Read also: Investigation into the assassination of the Haitian president: “There is an impression of a snake under the rock” • Read also: The assassination of the president: the mystery remains unsolved, and Haiti asks Washington to send troops Félix Séguin, envoy e spécial de TVA Nouvelles en Haïti, se trouve dans la perle des Antilles depuis un peu plus de 24 h, et il constate déjà l’instabilité qui règne depuis l’exécution du président Jovenel du au ïté…

An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck the eastern coast of the Indonesian island of Celebes on Saturday, the American Institute of Geophysics said. • Read also: Magnitude 4.7 earthquake in western Cuba, some buildings evacuated • Read also: Magnitude 6.0 earthquake shakes Peruvian capital • Read also: An explosion of a magnitude 3.9 earthquake in the Atlantic Ocean No tsunami warning was issued and no damage was reported immediately. The strong earthquake hit 258 km northeast of the city of Manado, in the north of the island. Its depth was 68 kilometers. Indonesia regularly experiences earthquakes or volcanic eruptions, due…

(Kabul) The Taliban announced, on Friday, that it now controls 85% of the territory of Afghanistan, including two important border sites with Iran and Turkmenistan, after two months of a comprehensive attack against the Kabul forces in favor of the withdrawal of the US army, almost completely. Posted on Jul 9, 2021 at 6:43 am Updated at 12:24 Othman Sharifi France media agency During a press conference in Moscow, Shahabuddin Dilawar, a representative of the Taliban, confirmed that about 250 districts out of 398 districts in the country are now in the hands of the rebels, but these allegations could…

(Port-au-Prince) Investigations continued in Port-au-Prince Friday into the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise, adding to the mystery over the identity of the shepherds who sent the armed commando of 28 attackers, consisting of 26 Colombians and a Colombian. American people of Haitian descent. Posted on Jul 9, 2021 at 11:25am Robenson GEFFRARD with Daxia ROJAS in Washington and Amelie Barron in Paris France media agency The country’s police said Thursday evening during a press conference, that 17 people, including 15 Colombians and two Americans, were arrested for their involvement in the killing of President Moyes, which was riddled with…

(New York) Several subway stations were flooded and major arteries were severed Thursday in New York, with more flooding looming Friday with the expected storm arrival. Elsa. Posted on July 8, 2021 at 11:24 PM Between 5 and 10 cm of water fell in a series of thunderstorms over New York and surrounding areas Thursday afternoon, the National Weather Service (NWS) said, “causing widespread flash floods in certain places.” Metro users posted video images of some of the submerged stations on Twitter, particularly impressive at Station 157.e North Manhattan Street. We see people with waist-deep water, somehow crossing a black…

(Budapest) On Thursday, in front of the Hungarian Parliament, activists inflated a huge, 10-meter-high, LGBT rainbow-colored balloon. They have promised to lead a civil disobedience campaign against a new law they see as discriminatory and which they say raises questions about the values ​​the European Union stands for, of which Hungary is a part. Posted on Jul 8, 2021 at 2:05 PM Justin Spike News agency A Hungarian law, which went into effect on Thursday, forbids the provision of any content to minors that represents homosexuality or transgenderism. Critics say the law is intended to marginalize and stigmatize the LGBT…

(Geneva) The United States on Thursday expressed grave concern over reports that China is significantly enhancing its nuclear arsenal, and called on Beijing for dialogue to avoid a new arms race. Posted on Jul 8, 2021 at 10:47am Updated at 11:23 am “It is in everyone’s interest that the nuclear powers discuss directly with each other how to reduce nuclear risks and (how to) avoid miscalculation,” US Ambassador Robert Wood told reporters. The United States at the Geneva Disarmament Conference. He was responding to press reports last week that China was building more than 100 new silos for intercontinental ballistic…