A Chinese engineer was sentenced to eight years in prison in the United States on Wednesday (January 25th) for providing Beijing with information on the profiles of American experts for the purpose of recruiting them. Arriving in 2013 on American soil on a student visa, Ji Chaoqun was accused of identifying American scientists and engineers … Read more
A large number of Eritrean soldiers left two towns in Ethiopia’s Tigray region where they supported the Ethiopian army for two years in its conflict against Tigrayan rebels, residents told AFP. According to these testimonies, since Friday afternoon, troops have left the towns of Shire and Adwa for an unknown destination. Soldiers were still present … Read more
The US mobile operator T-Mobile announced on Thursday 19 January that it had fallen victim to a computer hack that affected 37 million customers’ data. The company realized on January 5 that a “malicious actor” had managed to infiltrate its computer system and was in the process of extracting information without being authorized to do … Read more
The Venezuelan embassy in Washington, whose staff supported the opponent Juan Guaidó, announced on Friday, January 6, its closure after the Venezuelan opposition officially ended “provisional government” of the latter. Juan Guaidó declared himself interim president in January 2019 and received broad international support. The Venezuelan diplomats then stationed in the US capital, loyal to … Read more
The US Senate passed on Thursday, December 15, a text that provided for the funding of federal services until December 23, after the House of Representatives, which had done the same on Wednesday, thus for a week pushed the specter of a paralysis of state, federal government, the famous “shutdown”. The senators voted in favor … Read more
The Washington City Attorney has filed a complaint against Amazon, which he accuses of misusing tips intended for independent delivery people, according to a press release from the judge published Wednesday, Dec. 7. The e-commerce giant is accused of using those tips to pay a portion of the amounts it owed those couriers. Already in … Read more
Life insurance contracts registered a net inflow of 0.5 billion euros in September, three times less than in the same month last year, according to figures released on Friday by France Assureurs. However, it is slightly better than the month of August 2022, when life insurance had registered a net outflow: The amounts paid out … Read more
Assurances du Crédit Mutuel and Allianz France announced on Friday in a joint press release a partnership to offer products to companies, especially to farmers, to the chagrin of the self-employed who distribute contracts and fear competition from banks. Specifically, the Crédit Mutuel banks, of which every third French company is a customer, with the … Read more
Lawyers in gowns and wigs demanding an increase in their remuneration to snail operations on the roads for the drop in fuel prices, British inflation gave rise to new demonstrations on Monday. Read alsoModerna to build RNA vaccine research and production facility in UK Historic strike last month in the UK Against a background of … Read more
Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, donated 5.04 million shares of his company Tesla to philanthropy in November, indicates a stock market document released Monday evening, without specifying to whom. Read alsoWhy Elon Musk panics the stock market That’s $5.7 billion at closing prices on the days the donations were made, $4.4 billion … Read more
A first portrait of patients affected by the current outbreak of monkeypox cases is emerging, according to statistics from the World Health Organization (WHO). The most common profile is that of a man under 40, living in Europe, having sex with men, with rashes all over his body and fever. This is only a crude … Read more
The activist came out of his silence on Tuesday to criticize LFI for not having allowed him to defend himself against the accusations and to demand “a fair and equitable procedure”. The lawyers of journalist Taha Bouhafs denounce a procedure “outside the law”, carried out by the Committee for the Monitoring of Sexual and Sexist … Read more
Lawyer Emmanuel Pierrat was sentenced on Thursday, for suspicion of harassment, to a two-month ban on practicing after a disciplinary hearing with the Paris Bar Council, learned the AFP Tuesday, July 5 from a source familiar with the matter. Contacted, the lawyer did not respond immediately. His counsel, Me Jean-Didier Belot, indicated that he had … Read more
Prosecuted for defamation by the magistrate Philippe Courroye for his book “The Wall of Cons“, Philippe Bilger was released, Tuesday, June 21, by the 6th chamber of the criminal court of Lyon, specializing in press affairs. Read alsoPhilippe Bilger: “We are witnesses to the total disintegration of justice” The judges considered that the former Advocate … Read more
The American Medicines Agency (FDA) authorized on Monday June 13 a drug against a severe form of alopecia, a disease causing hair loss or body hair and affecting more than 300,000 people each year in the United States. Read alsoAlopecia: hair loss affects many women Baricitinib is the first oral tablet to fight this condition, … Read more