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(Seoul) North Korea fired two new ballistic missiles on Friday, according to the South Korean military, marking the third weapons test by Pyongyang since early 2022 despite new US sanctions. Posted at 6:29 am Catherine Barton France media agency The launches follow Washington’s decision to impose new financial sanctions on five North Korean nationals, following previous tests of hypersonic missiles. After the announcement, Pyongyang promised Friday not to give up its “right to self-defense.” South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said short-range ballistic missile projectiles were fired Friday toward the eastern Korean peninsula. The launch took place at 2:41 p.m.…

The United Nations said, on Thursday, that poor countries last month refused to receive about 100 million doses of the Covid vaccine because its expiration date is approaching. • Read also: French teachers on the street against school health protocols • Read also: Covid-19: Biden doubles free tests to a billion • Read also: Greece: Fine for non-vaccinators over 60 years old The World Health Organization has repeatedly accused rich countries of getting vaccinated and of giving poor countries only short-lived vaccines. A “moral stigma” for the World Health Organization. At the end of December, Nigeria burned more than a…

Boris Johnson has taken aim at calls to resign from the ranks of his majority, as he struggles to stay at the helm of the British government after being responsible for his attendance at a Downing Street party in full confinement in 2020. • Read also: Boris Johnson admits he attended the party during lockdown and apologizes • Read also: England reduced the isolation of positive people to five days Already overshadowed by a series of other scandals, the 57-year-old Conservative leader apologized to Parliament on Wednesday for attending a party on May 20, 2020 in the gardens of his…

(Moscow) – The Kremlin on Thursday denounced the adoption of US sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin in the event of Ukraine’s aggression “crossing the line”, after presenting a project in this direction. Posted at 6:38 am Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov denounced that “sanctions against a head of state are a measure that would go too far and would be tantamount to a breakdown in relations.” He noted that the US Democratic senators’ proposal “does not facilitate a constructive atmosphere for the Russian-Western talks” taking place this week on easing tensions over Ukraine. Leading Democratic senators on Wednesday unveiled…

Donald Trump himself declared on Wednesday his opposition to any obligation to give a vaccine against Covid-19, while recommending vaccination, during a rare interview with US public radio that ended abruptly by repeating his baseless accusations of a “rigged” election. “Vaccines, I recommend taking them, but I think it should be an individual choice,” said the former Republican president of National Radio NPR, an unusual choice for a 70-year-old who is used to media preservatives. Donald Trump, who remains a pivotal figure on the American right, has strongly criticized the idea of ​​compulsory vaccination, an option championed by the administration…

Norwegian health authorities said Wednesday that the risks of hospitalizations related to COVID are 69% lower with Omicron than with Delta, confirming indications that this alternative appears to be less risky. • Read also: France: Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 still rising • Read also: Omicron variant: CEGEP delays start to February “Preliminary analysis of Norwegian data indicates that the risk of hospitalization with COVID as the main cause is 69% lower with the Omicron variant compared to infection with the delta variant,” the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) wrote in its weekly report. The Omicron variant was found in…

(Washington) Donald Trump himself declared his opposition to any obligation to vaccinate against COVID-19, while recommending vaccination, during a rare interview with US public radio that ended abruptly by repeating his baseless accusations of a “rigged” election. Posted at 10:11 am “Vaccines, I recommend taking them, but I think it should be an individual choice,” the former Republican president told NPR, an unusual choice for a 70-year-old accustomed to preservatives and the media. Donald Trump, who remains a pivotal figure on the American right, has strongly criticized the idea of ​​compulsory vaccination, an option championed by the administration of his…

When Horacio Arruda spoke at the beginning of the pandemic, accompanied by Prime Minister François Legault and the downtrodden Minister of Health, Danielle McCann, Quebecers quickly noticed the colorful figure. • Read also: By his resignation, Horacio Arruda has become the perfect scapegoat • Read also: Dr. Arruda’s good and bad moves, according to Mario Dumont • Read also: Arruda’s successor: The opposition wants to participate in the selection of his replacement But with the province mired in the ravages of COVID-19, Quebec’s director of public health appears to have taken up less space in the press, and even in…

Canadians can now travel to more than 180 countries without the need for a visa, according to the latest Henley Passports ranking of the most powerful passports, which finds a growing gap between citizens of different countries when it comes to freedom of travel. • Read also: Delays in testing make it difficult for Canadians to travel The results of the Henley Passport Index, which was created 17 years ago, show that the number of destinations that can be reached without a prior visa has increased significantly in recent years. In 2006, an individual could visit an average of 57…

Washington | The journey is symbolically fraught and politically fraught: Joe Biden promised Tuesday in Georgia to do his best to reform US electoral law, in order to protect the access of minorities, especially African Americans, to the polls. • Read also: Ukraine: Moscow says it is not planning any attack and wants to continue talks with Washington • Read also: Soaked in Omicron variant: Texas flock to tests To do so, a senior White House official said, the president is expected to formally support a controversial gambit that would break the Republican opposition barrier in the Senate. “I will…