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 […]
LIVE Coronavirus: Russia records record number of new cases
Russia reported on Sunday 13,634 new cases of coronavirus identified in the past 24 hours, a new record for the country. Authorities have reported 149 more deaths. In France, the epidemic is accelerating with nearly 27,000 new cases identified on Saturday.
Kyrgyzstan: President regains control after serious political crisis
Kyrgyzstan’s President Sooronbay Jeenbekov consolidated his power on Saturday by sacking several senior security officials in the country and re-detaining his main opponent, former President Almazbek Atambayev. Kyrgyzstan, which hosts a Russian military air base and serves as a hub for trade with neighboring China, has been in turmoil since October 4, the date of a […]
Elections in the US: early voting accelerates in Philadelphia
The image burns in Donald Trump’s eyes: long lines of voters, the overwhelming majority Democrats, gather daily in front of the mayor of Philadelphia to exercise their right to vote early in the presidential elections on November 3. Despite the fact that the polls where the votes are cast are guarded day and night by police, […]
Europe begins to close in the face of the second wave of COVID-19
Spain Large traffic jams in Madrid with police controls deployed at the exits of the city. The Spanish Government has ended the tug of war with the Madrid region by declaring a 15-day state of alarm in the capital to reduce Covid-19 infection rates after the second worst figure of this second was recorded on Friday […]
COVID-19: European countries reduce leisure activities with closures and new restrictions
The European Commission proposed to provide more than 132 million euros to Germany, Ireland, Greece, Spain, Croatia, Hungary and Portugal as an advance payment of the European Union (EU) Solidarity Fund to help with the health emergency caused by the pandemic of COVID-19. Community sources specified that 16.8 million euros would correspond to Spain. This […]