Jordanian authorities arrested around 20 people on Saturday and restricted the movement of ex-Prince Hamza bin Hussein in a context that the authorities described as “a threat to the stability of the country”, reported the American newspaper The Washington Post. The Jordanian armed forces also demanded, in a statement issued by the official news agency, … Read more
In a corner of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the tears of the Filipina Angèle Pernecita reveal the fervor which takes Jerusalem away at Easter. The temple, considered one of the holiest places in Christianity, closed for the first time in a hundred years on the Christian holiday in 2020. A year later, Israel … Read more
One of the most repeated discursive elements of the government of Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) is austerity. They never miss an opportunity to remind us how much they save on salaries, suppliers, gasoline and general administrative expenses. AMLO’s economic zeal carries over into his personal life: he likes to show off his worn shoes, … Read more
The mummies of 22 kings and queens of ancient Egypt are the protagonists of a parade this Saturday (3), as they are taken from the Cairo Museum to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, south of the capital, which will open this Sunday (4). The procession was organized in chronological order, with each mummy on … Read more
Gemma Hickey, 44, needed surgery on her breasts. I wanted to delete them. “I had been taking testosterone for a little over a year, so even though my breasts hadn’t been removed until then, my appearance was masculine,” he says. He’s a transsexual who, in that year, 2017, was still going through the gender reassignment … Read more
She spends the nights alone, sleeping in a 1.4 meter by 2.4 meter tent balanced on her car using stakes. He often eats his meals in parking lots. She has only seen her daughter and grandchildren once in the past six months, her husband not once. A 56-year-old retiree from central China’s Henan Province, Su … Read more
Dozens of people celebrated and danced this Friday (2) on a beach near the center of Barcelona, Spain. Many participants were maskless or did not respect social distancing, thus questioning the restrictions enacted to contain Covid-19 in Catalonia. The makeshift party took place on Barceloneta beach and police said they warned those in attendance that … Read more
Signing up for a Covid-19 vaccine has become a ritual filled with expectation – but also frustration – for many Americans. Several states are expanding the groups eligible for vaccination without being able to meet everyone on time. Thus, they warn governors and health authorities, even those who are already able to receive the vaccine … Read more
Argentine President Alberto Fernández announced on Saturday (3) that he had tested positive for Covid-19 during an examination carried out after feeling symptoms compatible with the disease. “After showing a fever record of 37.3 ° and a slight headache, I tested positive for antigen,” Fernández said via his Twitter account. He said he is waiting … Read more
While, Thursday 1st, the caustic Chancellor Sergei Lavrov saw the Washington-Moscow relations at the bottom of the well, his boss, Vladimir Poutine, calculated the political dividends of the videoconference which had taken place two days before, with Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron. The Kremlin movements saved the diplomatic concept of the European Common House, the … Read more