The Russian opposition is calling on its supporters to take to the streets Saturday in Moscow to demand free elections, defying the authorities who have increased threats and pressure this week by imprisoning all leaders of the protest. The protest, unauthorized, will run almost without leaders since the convictions have multiplied since the protest last weekend in the Russian capital, ... Read More »
The young man left on a hike with a friend on Thursday, heading for the glacier lake of La Mariande, at an altitude of 2,604 meters. They had planned to camp there that evening and, for some unknown reason, according to the CRS de l'Alpe-d'Huez, they had separated during the day, continuing the path on their own. But Thursday night, ... Read More »
At 5:20 pm, a Civil Security Tracker pilot tragically lost his life while bravely fighting the ongoing fire ", said in a statement the prefecture of Gard. A tracker is a water bomber with a capacity of 3,600 liters smaller than the Canadair, and even if such accidents are rare, the emotion they provoke is immense. Source link Read More »
Accused by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro of exaggerating the extent of deforestation in the Amazon to play the game of NGOs, Ricardo Galvao, the director of a public body of reference in this area, announced that he would finally be dismissed. "What I said about the president caused discomfort, so I will be sackedthe director of the National Institute of ... Read More »
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, August 2, 2019 – Jonathan Ernst / AP / SIPA The United States announced on Friday the development of new conventional missiles hours after it had signed with Russia the death of the emblematic INF treaty on the intermediate forces, seeming to justify the fears of a revival of the arms race. After six ... Read More »
US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross will outline, at a conference in Lima next week, Washington's plans to help rebuild Venezuela after Nicolás Maduro leaves power, a senior government official said Friday. In addition to Ross, United States national security adviser John Bolton will travel to Lima. In the meeting with executives of infrastructure companies held in Brasilia, Ross stressed ... Read More »
The brightest point is Jupiter – Peter Komka / AP / SIPA The Star Night 2019 runs until August 4 and a weather, with clear skies over most of the country, should allow amateur astronomers to observe many celestial bodies. This year, the Perseids, dusts of the solar system that enter the earth's atmosphere by creating luminous features, will be ... Read More »
A man was shot dead in the night from Friday to Saturday, rue Théophile-Guillou in Saint-Herblain. (Google screen capture view) An 18-year-old man was shot dead while he was in a building lobby in Saint-Herblain (Loire-Atlantique) on the night of Friday to Saturday. Gun shot around 1 am Théophile-Guillou street in Saint-Herblain. The 18-year-old victim in a building hall was ... Read More »
High risk day in Nantes. Several calls to protest in homage to Steve Maia Caniço and against police violence were launched without the support of the family, while the city center was banned gatherings. THE ESSENTIAL NANTES. Two gatherings are planned: the first, "For Steve – against police violence", at 11 am on the island of Nantes, near the place ... Read More »
Protesters in Hong Kong are using lasers to avoid being detected by face recognition cameras used by police. Through this technology, the authorities identify those who participate in the pro-democracy protests, which began in early June, and then prosecute and imprison them. This Thursday, dozens of people appeared before the justice accused of having participated in "riots" during the demonstrations ... Read More »
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