China goes online to mock 'beautiful sight' of US Capitol chaos
AFP - China - 07/01/2021
Ho ho ho and 'good to go': Fauci gives Santa virus vaccine
AFP - USA - 20/12/2020
Santa Claus can safely deliver gifts to good girls and boys on Christmas, after a special visitor went all the way to the North Pole to deliver a coronavirus vaccine.
Anthony Fauci, the top infectious disease official in the United States, said Saturday he personally…
US authorizes Moderna as second Covid-19 vaccine
AFP - USA - 19/12/2020
The United States on Friday authorized Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, as the country grapples with a brutal winter surge that is killing over 2,500 people a day.
The US is the first nation to authorize the two-dose regimen, now the second vaccine to…
US senator calls for immediate US aid to Mozambique
Lusa - United States - 19/12/2020
US Senator Bob Menendez argues that the United States should provide immediate assistance to Mozambique against the terrorist insurgency, focused on respect for human rights, improving civil-military relations and the effectiveness of social services
Bob Menendez, Senator…
Thousands of Trump supporters again rally in Washington
AFP - USA - 13/12/2020
Thousands of red-hatted protesters filled Washington streets Saturday to support Donald Trump’s baseless claims of election fraud, undeterred by the US Supreme Court’s rejection of what may have been his last chance to overturn the results
Thousands gathered…
'Zodiac Killer' message decoded after more than 50 years
AFP - USA - 12/12/2020
A team of cryptography enthusiasts announced Friday they had successfully cracked one of the coded messages sent over 50 years ago by the “Zodiac Killer,” who terrorized northern California in the late 1960s and remains unidentified
The message was sent in…
US approves Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine
AFP - USA - 12/12/2020
The US green lighted the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine late Friday, paving the way for its imminent rollout across the country, with President Donald Trump promising the first immunizations would take place “in less than 24 hours.”
“I am authorizing…
Man will be executed for abusing and killing 2-year-old daughter
Istoé - Brazil - 09/12/2020
Convicted of torture, sexually abusing and killing his two-year-old daughter, Alfred Bourgeois, 55, is due to be executed on Friday (11). The man was convicted by the United States court in 2004.
According to the sentence, Bourgeois tortured and sexually molested his…
USA classifies China as greatest threat to freedom since World War II
Lusa - Portugal - 04/12/2020
The head of the American intelligence services today classified China as the “greatest threat to democracy and freedom in the world since World War II”, at a time of rapid deterioration in the bilateral relationship.
“The People’s Republic of China…
US sanctions Chinese, Russian firms over Iran dealings
AFP - USA - 28/11/2020
The US on Friday announced economic sanctions on Chinese and Russian companies that Washington said had supported the development of Iran’s missile program
The four firms, accused of “transferring sensitive technology and items to Iran’s missile…
LA shuts restaurants as virus surges, but Europe eases lockdowns
AFP - United States - 25/11/2020
A restaurant dining ban in Los Angeles was due to come into force Wednesday as officials warned Americans to stay home for the Thanksgiving holiday, while parts of Europe eyed looser lockdowns over the festive season.
The three-week order in America’s second-biggest…
