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Sorry, your browser does not support videos (Washington) Many motorists were stranded Tuesday morning on a highway in the northeastern United States, some spending nearly 20 hours in their cars after a winter storm that blanketed the area and brought heavy snowfall. Posted Jan 4, 2022 at 9:46 am Updated at 10:51 AM. An 86-kilometre section of Interstate I-95 leading to Washington, DC, was closed Tuesday, as authorities tried to block roads due to stumps, crippled trucks, snowpacks and more icy patches. Press related to photos Car and truck drivers are stranded on a snow-covered highway that leads to Washington.…

The fire broke out for the second day in a row at the South African Parliament in Cape Town, as firefighters battled a new enemy on Monday night: strong winds that ignited violent flames that were under control several hours ago. • Read also: South African Parliament destroyed by fire Late in the evening, emergency services had no idea how long it would take to get through the fire, which suddenly resumed just before 5 p.m. (3:00 p.m. GMT) without causing any casualties. A thick plume of smoke sounded the alarm, and within a few minutes, flames were billowing from…

(Paris) Examination of the bill converting a health passport into a vaccine passport was the subject of a sudden comment by the assembly on Monday evening, after a majority of MPs voted by a show of hands against continuing discussions after midnight. Posted on Jan 3, 2022 at 4:14 pm Updated at 19:04 Il reviendra à la conférence des présidents de groupes parlementaires du Palais Bourbon d’inscrire la suite de l’examen du texte à l’agenda de l’Assemblée, mais ce coup de théâtre va faire dérailler le calendoption du textdé paris d Parliament. This extremely rare decision sparked a raucous delight…

On Monday, the Iranian diplomat said that Iran is not close to recognizing the Taliban state in Afghanistan, and urged the new gentlemen of the neighboring country to seek to win the trust of the international community. • Read also: Iran announces missile launch in nuclear talks • Read also: Two killed in Tuesday’s Israeli strikes in Syria “Today, we have not at all reached the point of recognition [les talibans]. Nous espérons que l’organe directeur de l’Afghanistan s’orientera, avec ses actions, vers une direction qui pourra permettre une reconnaissance internationale», an indiqué le porte-parole du ministère iranien des Affaires…

Authorities dismissed officials, Sunday, from the northern Chinese city of Xi’an, where the number of coronavirus cases fell after 12 days of confinement, according to official figures released on Monday. • Read also: China welcomes the decrease in the number of cases in the city of Xi’an On Sunday evening, local authorities announced the dismissal of two senior representatives of the Communist Party from Yanta District from their posts in order to “strengthen the epidemic prevention and control work” in the district. .. And last month, dozens of officials have already been punished for “inaccuracies in epidemic prevention and control.”…

(Cape Town) Dozens of firefighters fought back all day, but on Sunday, after dark, the violent blaze that devastated much of South Africa’s parliament in Cape Town and for which a suspect was arrested was not brought under control. Posted Jan 2, 2022 at 7:23 am Updated at 15:55 All day long, thick clouds of black smoke covered the historic building with a white and red Victorian facade, known to all South Africans. Flames rose from the rooftops, but no injuries were reported. It is scheduled to meet the heads of the parliament and the government on Monday to determine…

A herd of wild elephants – an endangered species – stormed a wildlife park in Bangladesh and officials warned Sunday that they threaten the safety of visitors and other animals. A herd of at least 13 elephants demolished a concrete wall this week to enter Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park, north of Cox’s Bazar resort. “They were very restless and frightened and acted as if they were trapped,” said the responsible appearance of Islam in the park. “Now they are very dangerous to other animals and our visitors.” The park is home to more than 1,300 animals, including Bengal tigers,…

In the face of the new wave of the Omicron variant that has exploded the number of COVID-19 infections, more and more governments around the world are being forced to relax rules to isolate patients and their relatives to avoid economic paralysis. • Read also: More than 2,600 flights canceled in the US due to Omicron and the weather • Read also: British Health Minister calls for “living with” the virus Omicron’s severe infection — and its impressive procession of layoffs and quarantines — weighs heavily on the company’s regulation, even if, for the time being, the acceleration of pollution…

Europe is currently the epicenter of the Covid-19 epidemic, and has exceeded 100 million cases since the virus was discovered in December 2019, or more than a third of the world’s total pollution, according to an AFP count. • Read also: Rise continues in Quebec, record cases in Ontario The 100,074,753 contamination cases identified in the European region (52 countries and territories, from the Atlantic coast to Azerbaijan, through Russia) account for more than a third of the 28,827,983 cases detected worldwide since the start of the pandemic. With more than 4.9 million infections recorded in the past seven days…

Joe Biden will call Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday after warning his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin this week against any attempt to invade the country. • Read also: An exchange of warnings between Biden and Putin over Ukraine “I have clearly said to President Putin that we will take tough sanctions and that we will increase our presence in Europe, among our NATO allies,” the US president announced his interrogation Friday in his phone conversation the day before with Mr. Putin. “We were clear: He can’t, I repeat, he can’t invade Ukraine,” he told reporters at the exit of…