A Jewish military officer wrongfully convicted of treason. A years-long psychodrama that permanently polarized an entire society—communities, friends, even families ... A divide that only grew with time ... It only radicalized from there a few years later, and the Dreyfus affair was the moment when what was left of the social fabric definitively unraveled ... ....
President-elect Joe Biden has tapped PennsylvaniaHealth SecretaryRachel Levine to be his assistant secretary of health, leaving her poised to become the first openly transgender federal official to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate. A pediatrician and former Pennsylvania physician general, Levine was appointed to her current post by Democratic Gov ... ....
The Ugandan government has accused the US of trying to “subvert” the country’s highly contested elections, after Washington’s envoy attempted to visit opposition leader Bobi Wine, who has been placed under house arrest. The attempted visit by US AmbassadorNatalie E ... READ MORE ... The unsuccessful attempt to visit Wine was undertaken by Brown on Monday....
Mexican PresidentAndres Manuel Lopez Obrador has urged the US to make major reforms to its immigration policy as thousands of migrants were blocked by police in neighbouring Guatemala. Mr Lopez Obrador said he was hopeful that President-elect Joe Biden would agree to work with Mexico and other countries on the issue ... That is what I hope." ... ....
A court in Thailand on Tuesday sentenced a former civil servant to a record prison term of 43 years and six months for breaching the country's strict law on insulting or defaming the monarchy, lawyers said. A woman identified only by her first name Anchan, right, talks to her friend as she arrives at the BangkokCriminal Court in Bangkok. Source... ....
The USGovernment has formally lodged an appeal against the decision to block Julian Assange’s extradition. On January 4, District JudgeVanessa Baraitser ruled that the WikiLeaks founder should not to be sent to the US, citing a real risk of suicide ... Earlier this month, Assange’s partner StellaMoris said ... ....
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) � Turkey on Tuesday slapped advertising bans on Twitter, Periscope and Pinterest over their non-compliance with a controversial new law that requires social media platforms to appoint legal representatives in the country ...Sayan added ... There was no immediate comment from Twitter and Pinterest over the advertising ban ... ....
Bitcoin (BTC) price is recovering ground after dropping to low $30,000s as the price action consolidates near the highs. Fundamental analysis. Options market yielding bullish signals. The crypto options market suggests there is a chance that BTC exceeds $50,000 by the end of January ... Furthermore, U.S ...Technical analysis. Consolidation pattern ... Summary ... ....
Demonstrators in Tunisia protested for the fourth-consecutive day against the worsening social and economic crisis in the country as the president showed up at one rally and told them to stop. Blocking streets and setting barricades on fire on Monday, demonstrators clashed with police who responded by firing tear gas ... Demonstrators shouted ...
The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the recent military exercises in Iran were a show of the country’s deterrent power and served as a warning to enemies against any miscalculation in dealing with the Islamic Republic... Iran's IRGC kicks off missile, drone exercises in massive military drills ... www.presstv.ir ... ....