Author: Cole Hanson

(New York) An atheist has been elected president of Harvard Chapelins, the first for this prestigious American university founded by Puritan settlers near Boston. Posted on Aug 27, 2021 at 2:38 pm Greg Epstein, 44, announced his election on his Twitter account Thursday, saying he was “gratified and honored” with the appointment. Epstein, Harvard’s “humanist chaplain” since 2005, will chair an organization of more than 40 people representing nearly two dozen religions, beliefs, and spiritual movements. A 2019 survey showed that 21% of Harvard students said they were atheists (refusing to comment on the existence of a god) and 16%…

(Havana) Hurricane Ida It made landfall Friday evening on the southwest coast of Cuba, with heavy winds and rain, before returning to Louisiana where it could go from Category 1 to 4 and become “extremely dangerous.” Posted on Aug 27, 2021 at 5:50 PM Updated at 21:01 Rigoberto Diaz France media agency Around 8:30 PM Ida The Cuban Meteorological Institute (INSMET) said that Cuban soil hit the village of La Coloma, in the province of Pinar del Rio (west), with winds of 130 km / h. It is moving northwest at a speed of 24 km/h. The hurricane had previously…

three reformers The Afghans who worked for them Journalism I managed to flee the country by plane in recent days. They recount their agonizing journey between Taliban checkpoints, the chaos outside Kabul airport, and the plight of their compatriots still grappling with bombs in hopes of finding a seat on a plane. Posted on Aug 27, 2021 at 5:00 AM Vincent Laroche Journalism The call came on August 16, the day after the Taliban entered Kabul. Qais’s employer asked him and his family to come to a meeting point where the buses were waiting for them. They had a chance…

The Afghanistan dossier emerged Thursday in the election campaign after announcing the end of the Canadian Armed Forces mission in Kabul, a news that opposition parties have sharply criticized. • Read also: Horror in Afghanistan: At least 13 killed, 52 wounded in attack • Read also: Afghanistan: Canada halts evacuations Minutes after his government’s announcement and the explosion near Kabul airport, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was bombarded with questions during a trip to Quebec. I understand how difficult it is for the people still in Afghanistan, but I know we are not stopping today. “We will continue to work with…

Yes sureFrench President Emmanuel Macron answered the question posed by journalists during the G7 summit in Wales in June. With all smiles on the US president’s side, the French head of state seemed convinced that Joe Biden had come to reassure his allies. After four years of difficult relations under the Trump administration, the United States has vowed to once again prioritize pluralism and traditional alliances. A few weeks later, it was the turn of the US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, a French-speaking who grew up in Paris, for a tour of Europe. America has no better friend in…

(Washington) The commander of US forces, Wednesday, in Europe, General Todd Walters, revealed a little Afghan girl who was born on a US military plane that evacuated her parents to the base in Ramstein, Germany, and her name is Reach, the code name of the device. Posted August 25, 2021 at 6:08 pm On a full Saturday flight from Qatar, the pregnant woman started feeling cramps. Immediately after landing in Ramstein, the US military helped the Afghan woman deliver her baby on board before she was taken with her newborn to a nearby hospital. Each USAF aircraft has its own…

(Grand Rapids) A man upset about state health restrictions was sentenced to just over six years in prison Wednesday for plotting the kidnapping of Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Posted on Aug 25, 2021 at 6:22 PM David Eggert and Ed White News agency T Garbin admitted his role in the alleged scheme a few weeks after his arrest last fall. He is one of six men indicted by a federal court, but he is the only one to plead guilty so far. It was a major victory for prosecutors as they try to prove the development of an astonishing conspiracy…

More than five tons of dead fish have been collected over the past 10 days from the surface of the Lesser Sea, a salt lake in southeastern Spain. The old tourist paradise is dying, deprived of oxygen due to agricultural nitrate pollution. Images of dying fish, their mouths practically out of the water trying to suck in some air as dead mates piled by the thousands in baskets on the sand, grabbed Spanish headlines. On Monday, the seventh day of the massacre, regional authorities estimated the amount recovered at 4.5 to 5 tons, but dead fish have continued to appear…

Los Angeles | Former New York state governor Andrew Cuomo, who resigned after being accused of sexual harassment, was stripped of an Emmy award Tuesday that rewarded his televised briefings during the early months of the pandemic. • Read also: The gay prime minister of the United States openly declares that he has become a father • Read also: Sexual harassment: In the age of #metoo, the generational excuse seems to have lived • Read also: Andrew Cuomo, accused of sexual harassment, has announced his resignation The Democrat, who has been in office since 2011, in 2020 earned the status…

We’ll be there for bigger financial commitments, because that’s what Canadians expect, for us to keep fighting for a better Afghanistan and continue to stay there for Afghans fleeing for a better Afghanistan., did he say. According to the World Food Program (bamWorld Food Program), Afghanistan would be threatened with a humanitarian catastrophe if the UN fails to raise US$200 million ($253 million Canadian) by September. Without this budget, the World Food Program will start running out of food aid for Afghanistan next month. If Justin Trudeau says he’s ready to continue providing humanitarian aid, he’s saying he wants to…