World leaders’ African failure
World leaders’ African failure Europe must take the lead in ensuring that aid arrives to the millions of people starving in Africa’s Sahel region. European Voice By Kirsty Hughes 6/30/10, 10:15 PM CET Updated 4/12/14, 7:47 PM CET At the twin G8 and G20 summits in Canada this weekend, the world’s leaders made no mention…
Parliament committee to study EU spending
Parliament committee to study EU spending MEPs given 12 months ‘to define the Parliament’s political priorities’. European Voice By Constant Brand 6/16/10, 12:28 PM CET Updated 4/12/14, 7:42 PM CET The European Parliament today set up a 50-member committee to study spending priorities for the European Union after its current 2007-13 financial programme. Jutta Haug,…
Row over green status of oil from tar sands
Row over green status of oil from tar sands MEPs say they will challenge Commission over environmental status of fossil fuel. European Voice By Jennifer Rankin 6/30/10, 10:07 PM CET Updated 4/12/14, 7:47 PM CET Oil from tar sands could be accorded the same environmental status as oil from less-polluting, conventional fossil fuel under EU…
People Showing COVID-19 Symptoms Will Be Denied Air, Train Travel: Trudeau
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that as of noon Monday, boarding of domestic flights and trains will be denied to people showing any symptoms related to COVID-19. He said all Canadians are being asked to remain home as much as possible in an effort to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus, but…
Trudeau Promises Small, Medium Businesses A 75% Wage Subsidy Amid COVID-19 Crisis
The federal government is promising a 75 per cent wage subsidy for qualifying small and medium-sized businesses to help them survive the COVID-19 crisis and keep their workers on the payroll. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the measure Friday at a press conference outside his Ottawa residence, saying his government recognizes that it needs to…
China Donates Medical Supplies To Canada To Fight COVID-19: Embassy
China has donated medical supplies to help Canada fight the novel coronavirus, according to a tweet from the Chinese Embassy on Saturday. The donation includes 30,000 medical masks, 10,000 sets of protective clothing, 10,000 goggles and 50,000 pairs of gloves, the embassy said, adding N-95 masks would also be sent. Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne…
Beware Text Scam About Emergency Response Benefit, Trudeau Says
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is warning Canadians that scammers are sending text messages purporting to be from the federal government offering cash to address the COVID-19 crisis. “I’m sorry to say there appears to be a text scam going around on the new Emergency Response Benefit,” Trudeau said, at his daily press conference outside his…
Rihanna, Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston ,Victoria Beckham, Michael Schumacher: le résumé people du 3 au 7 août 2009
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Les violences de Boko Haram font “écho à des événements survenus au début du XXe siècle”
Le groupe Boko Haram est devenu si puissant ces derniers mois que des soldats tchadiens ont été envoyés en renforts fin février dans la région des monts Mandara, à la frontière entre le Nigéria et le nord du Cameroun. Début mars, des agences humanitaires s’alarmaient par ailleurs du retour forcé de milliers de Nigérians, sommés…
Paris, la ville la plus chère du monde ? On vous décrypte l’étude de “The Economist”
Un nouveau titre pour Paris. La capitale française est classée ex aequo avec Singapour et Hong Kong en tête des métropoles les plus chères du monde, dans une enquête publiée mardi 19 mars par le journal britannique The Economist (article en anglais). C’est “la première fois en trente ans d’enquêtes que trois métropoles partagent le titre de ville la plus…