A few months ago, Jude Kofie, 11, discovered a piano in the family cellar and since he put his hands on it, he plays by ear and improvises with disconcerting…
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United States: confidential documents dating back to the vice-presidency of Joe Biden found in Washington
by Dispatchesby DispatchesThey were discovered in a “locked cupboard” on the premises of a think tank, a legal adviser to Joe Biden reported Monday evening. US President Joe Biden on January 9,…
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Two demonstrators hanged in Iran, a 6-year-old boy opens fire in his school in the United States… around the world of info
by Dispatchesby DispatchesIn Iran, two more protesters have been hanged as demonstrations persist. In the United States, a 6-year-old schoolboy opened fire on his mistress, seriously injuring her. On Iranian television, a…
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United States: divided, the Republicans fail to elect the speaker of the House of Representatives in the first round
by Dispatchesby DispatchesThe favorite, Kevin McCarthy, collected only 203 votes out of the 218 necessary. The Republican Party is torn between a moderate wing and a Trumpist fringe.Kevin McCarthy (in the center)…
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United States: Ex-cryptocurrency tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty to fraud in New York
by Dispatchesby DispatchesThe former boss of the FTX platform has pleaded not guilty to the eight counts brought against him. He is suspected of having used funds deposited by customers on the…
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Colombia: National Liberation Army guerrillas deny ceasefire with government
by Dispatchesby DispatchesThe Colombian government announced on Sunday that it had concluded a six-month “bilateral” ceasefire with the main armed groups operating in the country.National Liberation Army guerrilla commanders meet with members…
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Freezing temperatures, blizzard, cut roads: the impressive damage of the “cyclonic bomb” which paralyzes the United States
by Dispatchesby DispatchesThe winter storm has already killed 22 people in the United States. The cold weather continued to disrupt the Christmas weekend in the country, prompting the cancellation of thousands of…
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Venezuela: Juan Guaido, the main opponent of the power in place, is let go by a majority of his supporters
by Dispatchesby DispatchesAmong Venezuelan opponents, a majority emerges to demand the end of the “interim government” of Juan Guaido. Four years after its self-proclamation, this system seems to have weakened without achieving…
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United States: a magnitude 6.4 earthquake recorded off California, 60,000 homes without electricity
by Dispatchesby DispatchesThe shock, relatively shallow, occurred about forty kilometers southwest of the port town of Eureka. A magnitude 6.4 earthquake occurred on the morning of Tuesday, Dec. 20, off the northern…
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COP15 biodiversity: near Montreal, a fish unique in the world “threatened by a large port” on the St. Lawrence
by Dispatchesby DispatchesOn the occasion of the United Nations conference for biodiversity in Montreal,This is the case of the copper redhorse, a fish that only exists in the Canadian province.The copper redhorse…