Devastating flood in Nepal-Tibet, death of Dolly Parton, tornado in France: the week in pictures
In the news Asia-Pacific A look back at the highlights of the week’s news and the most striking images: a devastating flood in Nepal and Tibet, the death of icon Dolly Parton, a tornado in the south of France and the World Humanoid Robot Games in…
Moses Itauma problem highlighted by four-weight world champion after brutal knockout loss
Moses Itauma has been advised to learn from his devastating knockout loss to Filip Hrgovic and harness his speed to become a world champion. Itauma, 21, was impressing throughout his world IBF world heavyweight title fight against the experienced and…
“It’s our plan B if it becomes less safe to live in the United States”: worried about the political situation, Americans rush to Canadian citizenship
A treasure in the heart of Montreal. Between the walls of the National Library and Archives of Quebec (BAnQ), the silence testifies to the solemnity of the place. The memory of the Canadian province rests here. Old maps, parish registers, legal acts and…
Iceland. Referendum on the European Union: Icelanders reject a resumption of accession negotiations
Iceland will not resume negotiations for membership of the European Union: the “no” vote won this Sunday, the day after the referendum on this burning issue on the island. According to the final results of a referendum published this Sunday…
Record drought, loss of harvests… Panama and El Salvador on alert against El Niño
Panama and El Salvador declared themselves in a state of alert on Tuesday August 25 in the face of the El Niño climatic phenomenon, announced as a record and which has already forced a reduction in Panama Canal traffic. El Niño is a natural phenomenon…
Flood in Nepal-Tibet: nearly 3,000 missing, search for survivors continues
Rescuers continue the search on Saturday August 29 to find survivors after the deadly flood which hit a region of the Himalayas on Wednesday, on the border between Nepal and the Chinese province of Tibet. According to official reports which are still…
Former Lakers Champion Takes A Shot At Deandre Ayton In The Wake Of Walker Kessler Trade
The Los Angeles Lakers suffered a big loss this summer with the departure of LeBron James. In one singular moment, they lost one of their most valuable and important players with no clear or obvious replacement. Fortunately, the Lakers followed it up…
Far-right British polemicist Milo Yiannopoulos arrested by ICE, US immigration police
Milo Yiannopoulos at the Straight Pride Parade in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, August 31, 2019. BRIAN SNYDER/REUTERS Champion of white nationalism in the United States, far-right British polemicist Milo Yiannopoulos, who praised the action of…
Norway. Norway, in mourning, enters a new era under Haakon VIII
Norway opened a new page in its history this Saturday with King Haakon VIII, who delivered a speech in memory of his father Harald, a unifying figure who remained on the throne for 35 years. “We are in mourning, but at the same time, seeing that so many…
Washington announces taking control of 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil
The agreement should double the oil reserves of the United States according to Donald Trump. Washington and Caracas announced on Friday August 28 that they had concluded a “historic” oil agreement, which will see the United States take…
