The New Popular Front has for the first time agreed on the figure of Lucie Castets, whom it would like to see appointed Prime Minister. This close friend of Anne Hidalgo, who works at Paris City Hall, is presented as a “leader of associative struggles for the defense and promotion of public services”. The 37-year-old … Read more
New York, United States | AFP | Thursday 07/18/2024 – Comedian Bob Newhart, who made his mark on American television in the 1960s and 1970s and recently played the character of Professor Proton in the series “The Big Bang Theory”, has died at the age of 94, his agent announced Thursday. Bob Newhart died at … Read more
Russia affirmed yesterday that it would be willing to collaborate with any US president, as long as they were open to “a fair dialogue and mutual respect.” This statement was signed by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during a press conference at the UN. “We are prepared to work with any American leader who is … Read more
Dr. Ali Zentner, a diabetes and obesity specialist at Revolution Medical Clinic in Vancouver, has started a petition urging the inclusion of weight management medications in British Columbia’s drug plan. These medications include semaglutide and liraglutide, better known by the brand names Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro, manufactured by Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly, among others. … Read more
Noumea, France | AFP | Sunday 07/14/2024 – The president of the Southern Province and leader of the Loyalists, Sonia Backès, pleaded Sunday for a separation of the Caledonian provinces, judging, in a particularly virulent speech towards the independentists, that the “common destiny has failed”. In this speech broadcast live on social networks on the … Read more
Paris, France | AFP | Wednesday 07/10/2024 – MP Sacha Houlié, who was a member of the left wing of the presidential camp, will not “sit” in the Renaissance group, he said on Wednesday, explaining that he was “working” on the constitution of another group ranging from “the social right to the socialist left”. “Clearly, … Read more
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Friday 05/07/2024 – New British Prime Minister Keir Starmer began forming his government on Friday following promising to “rebuild” the United Kingdom, whose political page is turning with the return of Labour to power. This is the first time since 2010 that Labour (centre-left) will lead the country, following … Read more
2024-06-29 06:38:17 In early June, Boeing transported two astronauts aboard its Starliner spacecraft to the ISS. Mission completed for this new area taxi, of which it was the primary manned flight. However technical irregularities at the moment are stopping the crew from returning to Earth, and delays are rising. The 2 astronauts arrived on the … Read more