India suspension bridge collapse Roman DialoNovember 5, 202205 views The authorities estimated that 500 people were on the building when it gave way, raising fears of a much heavier toll. Rescuers carry out search operations after the collapse of… Read more
India: what we know about the collapse of a suspension bridge which killed at least 137 people Roman DialoNovember 5, 202203 views An investigation has been opened to determine the causes of the tragedy, which occurred during a religious holiday. Rescue operations in the aftermath of the collapse of the bridge in… Read more
China: an iPhone factory, confined after cases of Covid-19, offers bonuses to employees to encourage them to stay Roman DialoNovember 2, 202204 views This gigantic production site, in central China, has been confined since mid-October after the detection of an outbreak of Sars-CoV-2. An iPhone factory in Dongguan (China), July 20, 2022. (JADE… Read more
War in Ukraine: Russia blocks transport of Ukrainian grain Roman DialoNovember 2, 202204 views On Saturday October 29, Russia announced to suspend the agreement which allowed the export of Ukrainian cereals. A decision that could have serious food consequences on several African countries. Ships… Read more
“We will have the chance to die quickly”: in Ukraine, these soldiers in fear of a Russian nuclear attack Roman DialoOctober 31, 202203 views Russia allows the use of nuclear weapons to repel the Ukrainian counter-offensive led in the region of Kherson, in the south-east of the country. Bluff or real threat? The soldiers… Read more
Ukraine: “Russia is forced to review all the logistics of its foreign trade and for this Turkey has an important role”, explains a specialist Roman DialoOctober 31, 202206 views David Teurtrie, lecturer in political science at the Catholic Institute of Higher Studies, also explains that Western sanctions are having a lesser than expected impact on the Russian economy. Russian… Read more
Eurozapping: the huge profits of the oil giant Shell outrage the British Roman DialoOctober 31, 202203 views Like every day, the 11 p.m. news takes a tour of the news broadcast by European television channels. It’s Eurozapping on Thursday, October 27. In the United Kingdom, the staggering… Read more
Presidential election in Brazil: Lula wins by a short margin (50.9%) in the second round against outgoing president Jair Bolsonaro Roman DialoOctober 31, 202202 views Elected on Sunday, the one who has already been in power from 2003 to 2010 will lead a deeply divided country after the mandate of his far-right rival. Left-wing candidate… Read more
Presidential in Brazil: from prison to the election, Lula has come back from (very) far to challenge Jair Bolsonaro Roman DialoOctober 31, 202203 views Former Brazilian President Lula da Silva in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on October 9, 2022. (IVAN ABREU / SOPA IMAGES / SIPA) In the last presidential election, in 2018, the former… Read more
Election in Brazil: a campaign of fake news and disinformation, in the Bolsonaro camp as in that of the supporters of Lula Roman DialoOctober 29, 202203 views Two days before the second round of the presidential election in Brazil, one observation: lies and fake news have literally flooded the debates of the campaign, in particular under the… Read more