” We were faced with a second exogenous economic shock in six years .” Jean-Marie Ogandaga, Minister of the Economy, Prospective and Development Programming of Gabon, thus summarizes the impact of Covid-19 this year on his country during a visit to Paris last week. The pandemic has not had a strong health impact in Gabon, with only 54 officially […]
Turkey returns controversial ship to eastern Mediterranean
The episode is likely to rekindle tensions between Greece and Turkey. The Turkish exploration vessel Oruc Reis will be in the eastern Mediterranean “from October 12 to 20” in the area where it was in August and September, the Turkish navy announced on Sunday. It will operate activities in the region, including south of the Greek island […]
Recovery plan in the United States: umpteenth volte-face of the White House
Nearly 11 million Americans are unemployed, 25 million have seen their incomes plummet, while many SMEs face cash flow problems and large companies have started to lay off massively. But no new massive recovery plan has yet been validated at the national level. Failing to see its global aid proposal validated, the White House on Sunday carried out […]
LIVE Covid-19: 17% of positive tests in Ile-de-France, a level “never reached”
The pandemic continues to spread around the world. More than 37 million people have been infected with the coronavirus and more than a million have died since the end of December. After the United States, the most bereaved country in the world with more than 200,000 dead, follow Brazil (150,488), India (108,334), Mexico (83,507) and the United […]
Covid-19: virus can persist for up to 28 days on smartphones and banknotes
In a new study unveiled on Monday, researchers at CSIRO, Australia’s largest federal research agency, have found that the virus that causes Covid-19 can survive and remain dangerous for up to 28 days on many surfaces of life. standard, such as smartphones, banknotes or self-service checkout screens in supermarkets. So far, studies, notably carried out […]
Northern Cyprus: the nationalist candidate leads the first round of the presidential election
Residents of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), self-proclaimed and recognized by Turkey alone, were called to vote on Sunday to elect their leader. According to the first estimates of the Electoral Council, the candidate supported by Turkey, Ersin Tatar , came in first with 32.46% of the vote, followed by the outgoing “president” Mustafa Akinci , at odds with […]
US oil drilling rig in operation increases for 4 consecutive weeks: Baker Hughes
The number of US oil and gas drilling rigs in operation for the week up to 9th, announced by energy service company Baker Hughes, has increased for the first time since June 2018 for the fourth straight week. Producers have resumed drilling after crude oil prices have been hovering around $ 40 a barrel for […]
US stock market this week: Focusing on corporate financial results, improvement in business performance
According to analysts’ forecasts of Refinitiv’s IBES data, the third quarter financial results of companies adopting the S & P Comprehensive 500 Index are expected to improve from a 21% year-on-year decrease of 21% and a 30.6% decrease in the second quarter. .. It is highly likely that the deterioration in business performance following the […]
US presidential election: Donald Trump returns to campaign
Less than ten days after being detected positive for Covid-19 and five days after being released from the hospital , Donald Trump is back in the countryside. In defiance of medical advice, the American president organized this Saturday a ” peaceful demonstration for law and order “, in front of the White House. He appeared on the balcony of his residence, removing his […]
Kim Jong-un stages a monster missile but avoids provocations
To complicate the work of foreign spy agencies, the North Korean regime waited until the middle of the night on Friday evening to celebrate in a gigantic military parade the 75th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers’ Party. The state channel only airs these patriotic ceremonies on Saturday evening for the rest of the […]