Author: Cole Hanson

The Burmese army confirmed, on Saturday, its respect for the constitution, reflecting the statements of its commander in chief that raised fears of a coup. Also read: Burma: The international community warns of a coup «Tatmadaw [nom officiel des forces armées birmanes] Respect the current constitution […] On Saturday, the army said in a statement clarifying that its commander in chief had been misunderstood, “and we will respect the law by defending it.” “The organizations and the media misinterpreted the commander’s speech and framed it from their point of view,” the Burmese military continues. For several weeks, the powerful Burmese…

(Warsaw) We are far from the tropics of Warsaw, however, a large palm tree that happily dominates the heart of the Polish capital has risen to the rank of its iconography, an art installation that its inhabitants cherish. Posted on Jan 30, 2021 at 7:00 am Anna Maria JacobekFrance Media “It is like a strange creature from an unknown world.” Sebastian Sichoki, curator of the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw and a curator of the artificial plant, says, “It is like something falling from the sky.” Erected 18 years ago on a central roundabout, the large palm tree releases…

Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Friday that New York restaurants, which have been unable to serve indoor customers since mid-December, should be able to reopen their doors on Valentine’s Day on February 14, thanks to the pandemic’s subsidence. Cuomo said New York has seen signs of a downturn in the epidemic since early January, when the epidemic hit a new peak, fueled by the holiday season. According to the governor’s figures, the test-positive rate in New York has now decreased to 4.9% from 7.1% in early January. “You can reserve a table now, plan your dinner, and marry someone off on…

Donald Trump’s departure from Maralago is very recent, and if it is too early to gauge the repercussions of his presidency for the Republican Party, some indications are pointing here and there. Earlier this week, there were reports in a handful of US publications of a relatively large number of defections among party members. Due to the anger over the attack on the Capitol and the position of the leaders of the political formation in the face of the president’s statements, tens of thousands of members prefer to leave. This wave is unprecedented and The Hill has determined that it…

(Beijing) China announced, on Friday, that it will no longer recognize the special passports granted by Britain to some Hong Kong citizens, after London’s decision to extend their residency rights on British soil. Posted on January 29, 2021 at 6:31 am France Media On Sunday, London announced the entry into force of an extended residence permit linked to a passport, in response to China’s imposition last year of a national security law restricting freedoms in the former British colony. Hong Kong citizens who hold a British overseas passport (“BNO”), a document inherited from handover to China in 1997, will now…

(Washington) On Thursday, the new US President Joe Biden authorized the United States again to fund foreign organizations that provide or promote abortion services, which is a cautious first step in this mined area. Posted on January 28, 2021 at 10:00 am Updated 16:02 Charlotte PlantiffFrance Media On the eve of the annual mobilization of anti-abortion activists, the Democrat repealed “Mexico’s law” that prohibited the provision of federal funds to any international NGO that provides, even if it is advice, on voluntary termination of pregnancy (IVG). A political milestone for decades, this rule was introduced by the Republican administration of…

(Washington) – Three teenagers suspected of intentionally starting a fire that killed a Senegalese family last summer, including two children, were arrested in Colorado on Wednesday, according to local authorities. Posted on January 28, 2021 at 10:42 am France Media We detained three minors for this crime. Police in Denver, the capital of Colorado, said the suspects, two of them 16 and 15, had been arrested “in Jefferson County. The three suspects, who are men who know each other but are not related, will face several charges, including premeditated murder, attempted premeditated murder, and arson. The killing of five Deol…

Rescue services said an Australian survived a crocodile attack after he managed to jaw a crocodile in northern Australia on Thursday. Authorities said the 44-year-old was bathing in a park near the Queensland tourist town of Cairns when he was bitten by a reptile. “Suddenly he felt something embracing his head, he knew it was a crocodile,” said Paul Sweeney, who works for the Queensland Rescue Service. He put his hands in (the crocodile’s) jaw to release his head, and when he did, his jaw closed on his left forefinger. ” Mr. Sweeney explained that he was then forced to…

The indictment for Ty Garbin stemmed from an investigation that was revealed last October. Then the authorities indicated that they had done so Thwarted a plot orchestrated by the militiamen Right-wingers opposed the governor’s containment measures to combat the pandemic. Federal prosecutors charged six individuals, and their Michigan counterparts charged eight other men with domestic terrorism. The latter is accused of helping the other six. Most of them were identified as part of an anti-government militia called the Wolverine Watchmen. Under the agreement reached with the prosecutors, Tai Garbin must work with the investigators against the other five indicted federal…

(New York) A pro-Trump “influencer” was arrested Wednesday on charges of spreading false information on Twitter in 2016 to suppress thousands of votes for Hillary Clinton in the presidential election against the New Yorker mogul. Posted on January 27, 2021 at 5:10 pm France Media According to the indictment released on Wednesday, Douglas Mackie, 31, better known by the pen name Ricky Vaughn, posted a series of messages on Twitter in the weeks leading up to the presidential election on November 8, 2016, encouraging thousands of voters for Hillary Clinton to post the vote in simple text. Thus he made…