Cherry blossoms are an iconic sign of spring and draw crowds of photo-happy visitors annually to parks and streets around the world. But in the age of the COVID-19 pandemic where governments are encouraging citizens to stay home to reduce the spread of the coronavirus, what passes for physical distancing looks different depending on the […]
Click:confetti machines Public health officials are now advising Canadians to wear non-medical masks in public to protect others. It is increasingly clear that pre-symptomatic and asymptomatic COVID-19 patients can spread the novel coronavirus more often than previously thought, said Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s chief public health officer, Monday. A non-medical, cloth mask, such as a […]
PHILADELPHIA — Meek Mill’s legal saga is finally coming to an end, as the Philadelphia rapper had all but one charge dropped in his ongoing court proceedings. Meek Mill, whose legal name is Robert Rihmeek Williams, pleaded guilty to a gun charge. All other charges filed against him have been dropped, authorities said. The 32-year-old […]
WASHINGTON, DC — Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire testified before the House Intelligence Committee on Thursday, his testimony being the latest chapter in a scandal enveloping the Trump administration that prompted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to call for an official impeachment inquiry of President Trump even though she had resisted the prospect in […]
Le projet de l’architecte italien Renzo Piano a été retenu, mardi 18 décembre, pour le nouveau pont de Gênes (Italie), qui doit remplacer le viaduc Morandi dont l’effondrement avait fait 43 morts en août. “Nous [lui] avons demandé de suivre le projet pour garantir qu’il respectera l’idée originale”, a déclaré le maire de la ville, cité dans un […]
Huit ans après le début de la révolution, est-ce que l’économie tunisienne va mieux ? Sous Ben Ali en 2010, la croissance du PIB était de 3,5%. L’an dernier, elle n’atteignait que 2%. Pas mieux pour le chômage qui est passé de 13% en 2010 à 15,3% en 2018. Il y a aussi la fuite […]
Le premier teaser du “Moi, moche et méchant 2” de Pierre Coffin et Chris Renaud est en ligne. Pas encore de Gru, mais ses impayables âmes damnées sont déjà là. Minions + Beach Boys =… Moi, moche et méchant 2, de Pierre Coffin et Chris Renaud, avec les voix de Steve Carell, Al Pacino, Kristen […]
Emmanuel Macron has thrown down a gauntlet to the bureaucrats in Brussels. By nominating Thierry Breton, the chief executive of the tech giant Atos, as France’s European commissioner, the defiant French president is signaling he still intends to put his country’s industrial ambitions front and center in EU policymaking. Macron suffered a crushing defeat early this […]
It was also a highly choreographed show of unity as the new EU leaders prepare to start directing the bloc’s response to its multiple ongoing challenges | Kenzo TribouillardAFP via Getty Images Four presidents kick off EU’s new leadership cycle New chiefs of Commission, Council, Parliament and Central Bank present united front. By David M. […]
Donald Tusk is poised to swap one tricky European presidency for another. After five years as European Council president, the former Polish prime minister is now the unchallenged candidate to lead the European People’s Party, the center-right political family that has dominated the EU for more than 40 years. In some ways, running the EPP […]