Author: Cole Hanson

In the French archipelago of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, the only road connecting the north and south of Miquelon Island was cut off overnight from Wednesday to Thursday as the road collapsed under the influence of high tide, local newspapers reported. . The road is about thirty kilometers long and was built on a fragile strip of land that connects the village of Miquelon and its 600 inhabitants, to its southern neighbor, Langlid, and was washed away by the waves. The only road link that allows travel to Miquelon Island from north to south after being cut, Langled residents have to…

On Tuesday, Haitian journalists’ associations denounced the statements made by President Juvenel Moise the previous day, in which the disputed head of state spoke of members of a gang “disguised” as representatives of the media. Also read: The Haitian Foreign Minister said: “We must find a way out of the crisis.” “Gangs often disguise themselves as protesters and journalists to attack police officers on duty,” said Mr. Moyes, who was speaking before the United Nations Security Council. For press advocates, these remarks risk exposing journalists to potential police brutality. “The head of state justifies and presumes all the police brutality…

(United Nations) Model Natalia Vodianova on Wednesday became the Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations agency responsible for sexual and reproductive health issues, in order to put an end to prejudices about women’s bodies. Posted February 24, 2021 at 3:00 PM. France Media “Society’s relationship with menstruation and women’s health has been a taboo for a very long time,” said Natalia Vodianova during a press conference. The model, who lives in Paris, argued: “It is our responsibility to redefine what is considered cultural normal.” “Courses are a natural bodily function. As a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Population Fund,…

Computer security experts said Tuesday that the masterminds of the massive cyber attack targeting nearly 18,000 companies in the United States in 2020 were “disciplined and focused,” citing the need to share information about current threats. Also read: A bomber is a victim of a cyber attack Also read: Information hacked: Canada Revenue Agency forced to lock accounts Also read: 3 North Koreans accused of massive piracy over several years The attack began in March, as hackers took advantage of an update of surveillance software developed by SolarWinds in Texas, used by tens of thousands of companies and governments around…

Work began last summer at a bar in Seville, southern Spain, illuminating a perfectly preserved 12th-century hammam. Guests can now enjoy a drink while admiring Islamic paintings and motifs. The star-shaped porthole appeared after the first hammer blows. Alvaro Jimenez, the archaeologist assigned to help start work on this protected area due to its proximity to Seville Cathedral, said he did not expect this “at all”. This was followed by 87 lighthouses, stars, and other eights drawing a starry sky at this Arabic-style bar called Giralda – like the old minaret of the Seville Mosque – which has been undergoing…

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has backed his Australian counterpart in its fight against Facebook, which decided to remove the news from its platform last week. The two prime ministers agreed “to continue coordinating their work to address the online damage and to ensure that the revenues of the web giants are shared more equitably with the creators and the media,” Mr. Trudeau said in a press release on Tuesday. As part of negotiations with the Australian state, Facebook decided to ban its Australian users from sharing news last week. This negotiation strategy was aimed at punishing the government, which had…

Official media reported, Tuesday, that a man sat on an electricity pole conducting sit-ins, causing a major blackout in China, leaving thousands of homes dark. The unusual scene occurred Sunday night in the southwest of the country in Chengdu, a huge metropolis with a population of about 16.5 million, according to the newspaper. People’s Daily. The most mind-boggling behavior ever! A man has been found conducting sit-ins on an overhead power line in southwestern China in Chengdu, resulting in widespread power outages, affecting tens of thousands of residents. The police arrested the man. pic.twitter.com/Dl3DDc7qOXPeople’s Daily, China (PDChina) February 22, 2021…

(Sydney) Facebook announced on Tuesday that it will lift “in the coming days” the Australian ban on news content, after the government agreed to amend the law aimed at forcing tech giants to pay the media to resume their news. . Posted February 22, 2021 at 11:37 pm Updated February 23, 2021 at 12:25 am France Media Australian Finance Minister Josh Frydenberg and Facebook Australia’s managing director Will Easton said they had reached a compromise on one of the key points in this text that the sector giants in the US vehemently oppose. With these changes, Easton said, “we can…

A frozen lake becomes a helipad: It’s not possible every winter, but this season it’s cold enough for planes to land on Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire. The runway is about 800 meters long and can only open when the ice is at least 30 cm thick, explains Paul La Rochelle, director of this airport – the only ice airport certified by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the US air transport agency. “We don’t drive our trucks yet if we don’t have 30 cm of ice. If we have 22 cm there, 30 cm there, 25 cm but somewhere else, we…

In the middle of the animal-watching session, a photographer was surprised by the encounter of a yellow and white king penguin, a rare phenomenon in nature. Yves Adams, a man from Belgium, was leading an expedition in December 2019 to South Georgia Island, in the South Atlantic Ocean, when he made this strange discovery. “Never seen before,” according to the British daily The Independent. Mr. Adams, on his Instagram account, described the animal as suffering from leucism, a genetic mutation not to be confused with albinism, which causes the bird’s melamine to not be deposited in its feathers, thus changing…