Quand Jim Yong Kim appelle la population à la patience

Thu, 08 Nov 2012 07:47:00 +0100lenouvelliste (fr)

Le président de la Banque mondiale (BM), Jim Yong Kim, a bouclé sa visite de quarante-huit heures en Haïti le mercredi 7 novembre 2012. Au salon diplomatique, avant de prendre un vol commercial vers New York, il a couvert l’administration Martelly/Lamothe de compliments, de roses.

Barack Obama face à l'évolution du pouvoir politique des Afro-américains

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 12:49:00 +0100afiavi (fr)

Certains en concluent que les Etats-Unis sont en train de devenir une société « post-raciale ». Les mêmes personnes s'interrogent sur la fin “des black politics.” Dans un article du New York Times du 6 août 2008 intitulé « Is Obama the End of Black Politics ? », l'auteur soutient qu'une nouvelle....

In North Jersey, a desperate search for gasoline

Fri, 02 Nov 2012 15:56:00 +0100usaToday (en)

It was a familiar scene throughout suburban towns of North Jersey: long lines, short tempers, little fuel.

In North Jersey, a desperate search for gasoline

Thu, 01 Nov 2012 22:42:00 +0100usaToday (en)

It was a familiar scene throughout suburban towns of North Jersey: long lines, short tempers, little fuel.

Les remous de l'actualité du jeudi 1er au dimanche 4 novembre 2012

Thu, 01 Nov 2012 08:03:00 +0100lenouvelliste (fr)

Le gouvernement décrète l'état d’urgence en Haïti Le président Michel Joseph Martelly et le Premier ministre Laurent Salvador Lamothe ont décidé de décréter l’état d’urgence sur toute l’étendue du territoire national, pour une période d’un mois, à compter de la publication de l’arrêté en date du 30 octobre 2012.

Towers of Doom Trap New York’s Shut-Ins in Sandy Blackout

Thu, 01 Nov 2012 06:41:00 +0100bloomberg (en)

For Rosa Reyes, 75, going from her 18th-floor New York apartment to the street is no longer an option after Sandy’s hurricane-force winds cut power, and with it, elevator service, days ago. “I can’t go down no stairs because I’m disabled,” Reyes said, leaning on a wooden cane and pointing to her knee.

Hurricane Sandy: Life without power

Thu, 01 Nov 2012 01:32:00 +0100csmonitor (en)

On Wednesday night 44 million in the Northeast still had no power. The scale of destruction brought by Hurricane Sandy has been beyond anything power companies have dealt with before.

Limited NYC train service to resume after Sandy

Wed, 31 Oct 2012 18:30:00 +0100CBSnews (en)

Gov. Andrew Cuomo says limited subway service will resume on Thursday as a slowed, darkened NYC begins to stir to life

Elections américaines : « Le président se préoccupe des gens, sincèrement »

Tue, 30 Oct 2012 17:17:00 +0100leparisien (fr)

SÉRIE. L’homme qui sera élu à la Maison-Blanche dirigera un pays de 300 millions d’habitants, grand comme 17 fois la France. Un monde, avec ses réussites, ses misères…Et, toujours, une foi...

Rosa forms off Mexico

Tue, 30 Oct 2012 17:17:00 +0100upi (en)

MIAMI, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Tropical Storm Rosa Tuesday started churning the waters off Mexico but was not expected to pose a threat, forecasters said.

Obama warns big, powerful Hurricane Sandy could cause fatalities

Mon, 29 Oct 2012 20:23:00 +0100HindustanTimes (en)

US President Barack Obama warned today that Hurricane Sandy was a powerful storm that could cause deaths, and said his concern for now was the safety of Americans and not next week's election.Obama declares emergency

Hurricane Sandy sinks HMS Bounty

Mon, 29 Oct 2012 16:52:00 +0100ruvr-en (en)

The tall ship HMS Bounty was sunk by Hurricane Sandy off North Carolina Monday. The Coast Guard rescued 14 members of the crew, while two remain missing.

US East Coast grinds to a halt as Hurricane Sandy nears

Mon, 29 Oct 2012 16:33:00 +0100HindustanTimes (en)

Hurricane Sandy strengthened as it turned toward the US East Coast today, bringing major cities from New York to Washington to a standstill amid warnings of life-threatening storm surges. Prez Obama declares emergency

Hurricane Sandy strengthens as it nears US coast, Wall St shut

Mon, 29 Oct 2012 15:46:00 +0100HindustanTimes (en)

Hurricane Sandy, the monster storm bearing down on the East Coast, strengthened today after hundreds of thousands moved to higher ground, public transport shut down and the stock market suffered its first weather-related closure in 27 years.