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by Amelie Baron Port-au-Prince, Haiti(AFP) — Michel Martelly ended his presidential term Sunday without handing power to a successor, in an electoral crisis highlighting Haiti’s long struggle to keep democracy on track in the 30 years since the Duvalier dictatorship ended. Martelly was able to leave office thanks to a last-minute agreement hours before to install a transitional government after prolonged protests that sometimes turned violent. “During its long road to the promised land, […]
Two New York police officers were shot on Thursday (February 4) at a public housing project and are in a stable condition, and one suspect is dead, authorities said. Three Housing Authority officers were patrolling stairwells at the Melrose Houses in the Bronx when they ran into two men. One of them pulled out a gun and opened fire, officials said at a news conference. One of the officers was grazed in the head and […]
Democrat Hillary Clinton went on the attack against rival Bernie Sanders on Thursday (February 4) in their most contentious presidential debate yet, questioning whether his ambitious proposals were viable and saying it was unfair to question her liberal credentials. Sanders fought back repeatedly, accusing Clinton of representing the political establishment during a debate that featured sharp differences over healthcare, college tuition funding and efforts to rein in Wall Street. The intensity of the exchanges reflected […]
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio proposed a retirement plan for private-sector workers and a new light rail system in his State of the City speech on Thursday (February 4), while indicating that social inequality was decreasing under his administration. The Democratic mayor of the United States’ biggest city has been in office for a little over two years. He came to power promising to narrow the inequality gap that he said had created “a […]
Haiti’s president promised on Thursday (February 4( to leave power in three days’ time despite having no replacement after a botched election, as opposition protests intensified and politicians squabbled over who should lead an interim government. President Michel Martelly had earlier warned he would not step aside without an established succession plan, enraging protesters who have marched almost daily in the capital Port-au-Prince over the past two weeks. Haiti’s constitution requires Martelly to leave office […]
(Reuters) — The Los Angeles (L.A.) County Department of Public Health held a news conference on Wednesday (February 3) during which officials named objectives that the country should adopt as precautionary measures against the Zika virus. “We can see that with aggressive efforts to try to control the virus and control the factor in other locations, it is continuing to spread,” Jeffrey Gunzenhauser Los Angeles (L.A.) County Interim Health Officer, said. “Our focus needs […]
Representing CELAC (The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States), the Ecuadorian and Venezuelan foreign ministers met with opposition parties on Tuesday (February 02) as the international community seeks to resolve political deadlock in the Caribbean nation after presidential elections were cancelled late last month amidst violence and accusations of fraud. Government supporters took to the streets as Haiti’s opposition rejected a proposal by outgoing President Michel Martelly to form a temporary government to organise […]
Donald Trump, the New York businessman seeking the Republican U.S. presidential nomination, said on Tuesday (February 2) he felt “a tinge” of disappointment after losing to Texas Senator Ted Cruz in the Iowa caucuses. Asked before a rally in Milford, New Hampshire on Tuesday (February 2) evening if he planned to change his campaign strategy, Trump told a news conference he felt confident in his methods, but he was adding more town hall-style events. When […]
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (PNA/Xinhua) — The first locally transmitted case of Zika virus in the United States has been reported in a county in Texas, the county’s health department said Tuesday. Dallas County Health and Human Services said in a statement that the patient was infected with the virus after having sexual contact with an ill individual who returned from a country where Zika virus is present. For medical confidentiality and personal privacy reasons, the […]
(Reuters) — The Iowa caucus offered tough lessons for some presidential hopefuls on Monday (February 1), jolting the campaigns of both political novice Donald Trump and seasoned candidate Hillary Clinton. Republican presidential candidate Trump, who led most polls of Iowa Republicans, at times by double digits, watched conservative Ted Cruz win. “We finished second. And I want to tell you something, I’m just honored, I’m really honored,” Trump told supporters at a rally in West […]
(Reuters) — New Yorkers in Times Square on Tuesday (February 2) had mixed hopes for who they’d like to see as president, but few were surprised by the outcome of the Iowa caucus. Republican Senator Ted Cruz beat billionaire Donald Trump in Iowa on Monday (February 1) while on the Democratic side, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton won by a razor-thin margin against U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, the closest in Iowa […]
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton celebrated as she held a slim lead over rival Bernie Sanders in Iowa’s Democratic presidential nominating contest on Monday (February 1). “Wow, what a night, an unbelievable night!” she exclaimed as she took the stage at a Des Moines rally, alongside her husband, former president Bill Clinton, and daughter Chelsea Clinton. “This has been an incredible honor to campaign across Iowa with so many of you to make the […]
