When Colombians on Sunday elected their first leftist president ever, they also voted for their country’s first Black vice-president. Francia Marquez, a Black single mother who worked as a maid before challenging international mining interests as a fiery environmentalist, now becomes Colombia’s first Black female vice-president. Her victory marks a turning point in a country plagued by
Issued on: 18/06/2022 – 13:14 Deep tech, or technology based on scientific research and discoveries, is taking up more space at major innovation conferences like VivaTech, which takes place in Paris until June 18. In France, this approach is seen as particularly relevant to the problems of the 21st century, with the increase in epidemics
The French parliamentary election first-round on Sunday put Emmanuel Macron’s centrist Ensemble group barely ahead of the leftist coalition NUPES under firebrand Jean-Luc Mélenchon – a disappointing result for the freshly re-elected president. But Macron’s centrist alliance is expected to get a second-round boost as swing voters rally to moderates – while a relatively strong performance
Burkinis have been a long-standing catalyst for dispute in France, calling societal attitudes towards Islam and feminism into question. Rule changes in Grenoble’s swimming pools suggest that opposition to the garment could be receding. With summer opening times for municipal swimming pools soon to come, Grenoble’s town hall will vote on May 16 on potential
Italy will host the final of the 66th Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday evening with one country notably absent: Russia was excluded from the competition in February following its invasion of Ukraine. Despite the competition organisers’ insistence that the contest is a non-political event, the conflict in Europe looks set to dominate the public vote. Bets are already
Emmanuel Macron pulled off an impressive feat as he became the first French president in 20 years to win a second term in office – in face of fierce antipathy amongst large numbers of voters on the left and, in even bigger numbers, to his right. Macron will have to navigate this enmity as he
Economic policy has taken something of a back seat in a French presidential campaign initially focused on cultural and identity issues, then overshadowed by the war in Ukraine. But as the country prepares for the April 10 first round, the various candidates are offering different visions of France’s economic future. The French economy performed better
Many of their fellow EU members, nevertheless, hailed the choice. Instead of trying to oppose EU funds being conditional on respect for the guideline of law, they should respect individualss rights and clean up their act,” Amnesty International said in a statement. Womens rights groups in specific, consisting of the Centre for Reproductive Rights and
Some 35 LGBT professional athletes are completing in this years winter season Games in Beijing– a record for any Olympics.The summertime video games in Tokyo, held simply six months ago due to Covid hold-ups, also saw new ground being broken for transgender and non-binary professional athletes. While not all transgender professional athletes go through surgical
Brand names such as Coca-Cola, Airbnb and Visa have paid millions to sponsor the Winter Games, which began Friday in Beijing. In doing so, rights groups state they are endorsing human rights infractions, including the detention of countless Uighur Muslims. The Winter Olympics lasts for simply 17 days, the spotlight on companies that run in
