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In Hong Kong, in the midst of a health crisis, a birthday party embarrasses the authorities
Carrie Lam, Hong Kong chief executive, announces new restrictive measures to fight the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, in Hong Kong on January 5, 2022. DANIEL SUEN / AFP The 170 guests of…
In the midst of energy crisis, Kosovo bans cryptocurrency mining
Fanny Dufour January 07, 2022 at 12:15 p.m. 41 Following numerous power shortages in the country, Kosovo has banned the mining of crypto-currencies on its territory. The ban is part…
India: in the midst of an omicron wave, Modi torpedoing NGOs
Humanitarian Article reserved for subscribers The populist government has withdrawn the licenses of nearly 6,000 associations allowing them to receive donations from abroad. A policy which increases the repression of…
Las Vegas: the tech show opens to the public, in the midst of the Covid outbreak
At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, January 10, 2020 (AFP / Archives / Robyn Beck) The 2022 edition of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) opens this week…
The euro, 20 years old and still in the midst of a teenage crisis
The flaws in the design of the single currency still undermine the foundations of the euro area. The remedies are known but are not unanimous. The euro is 20 years…
In the midst of nuclear talks, Iran announces rocket launch
The announcement comes this Thursday, as negotiations to save the Iran nuclear deal have been relaunched. Iran said Thursday, December 30, that it had launched a rocket carrying three space…
Presidential: how will the ballot take place in the midst of a pandemic?
Alexandre Chauveau, edited by Solène Delinger 3:03 p.m., December 30, 2021, modified at 3.33 p.m., December 30, 2021 The epidemic resumption upsets the democratic game. While France broke a new…
In the midst of the confectioner’s truce, in a very low volume of trade, the Cac 40 has returned to close to its November record. On Wall Street, despite the decline of airlines, the S&P 500 is reaching new highs.
The Paris Bourse extended its rebound from last week, supported by new S&P 500 records on Wall Street. At the end of a very empty session, in this period of…
Campaigning in the midst of the Covid wave: the American example
In 2020, the epidemic had forced Joe Biden and Donald Trump to adopt opposing strategies. The outgoing president had tried, in vain, to profit from it. Joe Biden and Donald…
In the midst of debacle, the Turkish lira falls by half in 2021
Posted on Dec 16, 2019 2021 at 12:13Updated Dec 16, 2019 2021 at 16:20 Can a political leader destroy his currency? The Turkish lira, down 6% on Thursday, has lost…
French MPs visit Taiwan in the midst of the referendum campaign
The French delegation led by François de Rugy, president of the “study group with an international vocation on questions linked to the expansion of the Taiwanese economy”, during its visit…
In the midst of a debacle, Boris Johnson loses his Brexit minister
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson at a press conference on the Covid-19 vaccination in London on December 15, 2021 (POOL / AFP / Tolga Akmen) Boris Johnson is definitely experiencing…