Author: Cole Hanson

A senior Pentagon official said that the rainy weather in Donbass may be in the interests of the Ukrainian army against Russian forces, which continue to prepare for their offensive in this region of eastern Ukraine and want to achieve tangible goals in the coming weeks. • Read also: Ukraine rejects Moscow’s accusations of bombing border villages • Read also: Humanitarian evacuation corridors reopen after suspension • Read also: Russian governor accuses Ukraine of bombing border village This senior official who asked noted that with the regular rain that has been hitting the Donbass River for several days and which…

World Health Organization officials said Thursday that COVID-19 is far from a pandemic and could cause “major epidemics.” • Read also: Hospital treatment is still on the rise • Read also: Cannabis use among adults, declining among minors • Read also: Pfizer chief doesn’t rule out getting a multivariate vaccine in the fall “We are still in the middle of this pandemic, and we all wish it weren’t, but we are not in an endemic stage,” said Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO’s coronavirus response officer. During a question and answer session on social media, she announced that she herself had contracted…

Kyiv announced that 30 Ukrainians were released, Thursday, in a new prisoner exchange with Russia, five days after the release of 12 Ukrainian soldiers and 14 civilians. • Read also: Two Ukrainian pilots detained since early March released • Read also: “Major” sanctions have now been imposed in Ukraine, the important thing is to implement them • Read also: More than 4.7 million refugees have fled Ukraine By order of President Volodymyr Zelensky, today a fourth exchange of prisoners took place. Five officers and 17 soldiers were exchanged, as well as eight civilians, including a woman,” Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister…

Montreal Canadiens head coach Martin St Louis still has to deal with the interim driver’s mark, but his goals are very clear: he wants the title permanently. During his pre-game morning press conference against the Columbus Blue Jackets, the coach answered a question about it. The Habs still had nine games to play before the end of the season before the evening game, and although many observers expect St. Louis to return to lead the team in 2022-2023, all remains to be confirmed by general manager Kent Hughes. and Executive Vice President of Hockey Operations Jeff Gorton. And it’s time…

Socialist candidate for mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, came first. With 1.75% of the vote, she had the worst result in her party’s history in a presidential election. In 2017, Socialist Party candidate Benoit Hamon had already suffered a humiliating defeat with only 6.36% of the vote. We will see if the results of the upcoming legislative elections will be similar to the results of the presidential elections. The Socialist Party is betting on its survival. Is a credible government still possible? Certainly not with François Hollande, who is said to have dreamed of making CountAs the French say. He…

On Tuesday, US authorities warned of the continuing increase in cases of several sexually transmitted diseases in the United States in 2020, during the Covid-19 pandemic. • Read also: The spread of sexually transmitted diseases is getting worse • Read also: The amazing benefits of COVID-19 The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted an upward trend already observed a decade ago, against the backdrop of declining public funding, according to Jonathan Mermin, author of a report for the US Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC). The incidence of gonorrhea and syphilis (primary and secondary stages) increased by 10% and 7%, respectively,…

On Tuesday, Taiwan’s military released a guide for civilians to teach them how to behave in the event of a Chinese invasion of the island, including storing food and finding shelter during the bombing. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has raised concerns in Taiwan, which the Chinese communist regime views as a rebellious province that must be reunited by force if necessary. The 28-page guide contains information that “can be used by the general public as an emergency guide in the event of a military crisis or natural disaster,” a spokesperson for Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense said at a press conference.…

Downing Street announced on Tuesday that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will be fined for breaching anti-COVID rules in parties in circles of power in 2020 and 2021, leading to immediate calls for his resignation. • Read also: Partigate: Boris Johnson apologizes and criticizes his ‘leadership errors’ His finance minister, Rishi Sunak, will also be fined for partisan crimes in the circles of power in 2020 and 2021, a scandal known as “Partigit”, which has rocked the government. Britons at the time were asked to drastically reduce their social interactions to combat the spread of COVID-19. “The prime minister and…

The World Health Organization (WHO) is monitoring two new subvariants of the highly transmissible Omicron strain of coronavirus, to assess whether it is more contagious or dangerous. • Read also: 85 more hospitalizations in Quebec • Read also: The fourth dose is available for ages 60 and over The BA.4 and BA.5 thus become the new ‘watchdog’ variables on a global scale. The World Health Organization said on Monday that BA.1 and BA.2 for their part now dominate the world. The World Health Organization explained that it began tracking them because of “additional mutations that need further study to understand…

After weeks of campaigning with a second-round goal, Eric Zemmour (Payback!) won with just 7% of the vote. At the Mutualité de Paris, his supporters did not hide their disappointment. Seven percent. This is the percentage of voters who chose Eric Zemmour, in fourth but far from the top three, Emmanuel Macron (27.6%), Marine Le Pen (23.4%) and Jean-Luc Mélenchon (22%). At the Maison de la Mutualité in Paris on Sunday evening, before the first estimates, supporters of the candidate had little hope. It has to be said that Eric Zemmour has been in a free fall in the polls…