Presidente dos Estados Unidos decidiu retirar as tropas norte-americanas ainda presentes no Afeganistão até à data emblemática de 11 de setembro, falhando o prazo de 1 de maio estabelecido em fevereiro de 2019 entre a anterior Administração de Donald Trump e os talibãs.
O governo russo alega que as tropas que concentrou junto à fronteira com a Ucrânia e a península da Crimeia são regulares rotinas de supervisão militar. Contudo, a NATO avisou o Kremlin para parar com o que classifica de comportamento agressivo. Tendo em conta a anexação de território ucraniano em 2014, há temores sobre novas incursões, mas um analista militar russo independente, Alexander Golts, desvaloriza o caso como sendo mera tática política: "Não creio que a Rússia esteja a planear iniciar uma guerra, mas antes a chantagar os países ocidentais com a ameaça de uma eventual guerra".
Asians and Asian Americans are facing increased discrimination linked to the spread of the novel coronavirus, impacting businesses as well as individuals. In New York City's Chinatown, restaurant owner Rose Wu says business has dropped significantly since the coronavirus outbreak.
Katie Wright speaks about the last time she spoke to her son, Daunte Wright, before he was fatally shot by a police officer during a traffic stop in Minneapolis.
"La priorité numéro une absolue" pour les pays émergents et en développement est d'avoir accès aux vaccins pour leur population, a insisté mardi l'économiste en chef du FMI, soulignant que le retard dans la vaccination contre le Covid-19 était le principal risque pour l'économie mondiale toute entière.
Die USA wollen ihren Truppenabzug aus Afghanistan deutlich später als von Ex-Präsident Donald Trump geplant vollziehen. Regierungskreise in Wahingon berichten, Präsident Joe Biden wolle den Rückzug spätestens am 11. September abschließen, dem 20 Jahrestag der Terroranschläge von New York und Washington.
El último documental del realizador ruso Victor Kossakovsky es toda una apuesta: hacer que el público experimente la convivencia con una cerda y los animales de la granja. Una inmersión total para un resultado tan impresionante como conmovedor, con una técnica de vanguardia y una preparación meticulosa para captar estos momentos únicos.
The defense has begun its case at Derek Chauvin's trial. Chauvin's attorney sought to bolster suggestions that the officers' actions were influenced by what they perceived as a hostile crowd shouting at Chauvin to get off George Floyd's neck.
Österreichs Gesundheitsminister Rudolf Anschober tritt zurück. Sobald wie möglich sollte ein Nachfolger gefunden werden. Der 60-Jährige erklärte auf einer Presskonferenz in Wien, er sei überlastet und habe Kreislaufprobleme. Schon in den Wochen zuvor hatte Anschober wegen gesundheitlicher Probleme Termnie abgesagt.
San Francisco International Airport and United Airlines have become the first in the United States to trial a low-touch, biometric-enabled airport experience from check-in to boarding for domestic travelers on select flights. (April 13)
The prime minister of Canada Tuesday said the country is still "on track" to receiving its first shipment of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine by the end of April, but he is monitoring developments in the United States "closely." (April 13)
El Fondo Monetario Internacional espera una recuperación económica más sólida en 2021 gracias a las actuales campañas de vacunación contra la COVID-19. Pero advierte sobre la existencia de enormes retos ante los diferentes ritmos de inmunización de la población en el mundo.
