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Protest: A pillars of democracy

This spotlight is a form of protest which is primarily a way to re-approve that protests are legal, democratic and that exists everywhere.

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Report from Rome: Lion XIV travels to South America to start a 12-day tour

Pope Leo XIV began his tour of South America on November 6. It will land in Uruguay, where it will remain until November 8; from there it will move to Argentina, until 11, and then to Peru, the country that has long hosted it as a bishop and in which it was nationalized. The visit will take place between politics, meetings with victims of sexual abuse of priests and artificial intelligence. Report from our correspondent, Irene Savio.

At least two dead and 23 injured by a regional bus accident in eastern France

A bus of an interurban transport line carrying 43 people, including 15 minors, left the road and against a tree in Lent, a small municipality in the department of Ain, east of France. According to the authorities, a 7-year-old girl and an 18-year-old girl died in the sinister and 23 others were injured, three of them seriously. An investigation is under way to determine why the vehicle came out of a road that was "well maintained."

The fall of Ueno Bank is shaking the Paraguayan financial system: where did the money go?

Ueno Bank's intervention in Paraguay raises questions about the fate of the deposits of millions of users and the return of their savings. The Deposit Guarantee Fund provides resources to respond to those affected, but there are legal limits of up to $37,000 per person. This uncertainty is compounded by about $850 million in public funds that were deposited with the entity, of which some $380 million would be from the Social Security Institute (IPS). The recovery of resources will also depend on possible embargoes and the sale of

Gavin Newsom commutes the death penalty of 548 people in California

In a letter issued on 5 November, Gavin Newsom, governor of California, announced the commutation of the death penalty of 548 people for life imprisonment. Newsom has been opposed to the death penalty for years and, in 2019, decreed a moratorium on executions in his state. However, the California Constitution requires the approval of the State Supreme Court to grant clemency when a person has been convicted of a serious crime on more than one occasion. The measure of Newsom would represent the greatest act of clemency in the history of the United States.

France: This is how the day of protests against the increase in the cost of living

The last meeting point for the protesters in Paris was the National Square. The march took place from the Republic Square and brought together students, trade unions, yellow vests, among other groups. The general strike was called to protest the increase in the cost of living. Most of the mobilizations were conducted peacefully, although some riots were recorded. This is how the day of November 5 was lived.

Medicine, conscience and commitment

Rendezvous with rapper Medina on the occasion of the release of his collection of titles "Children of Destiny", which will be released on December 11. It will be followed by a French tour, notably on 11 and 12 June at the Salle Pleyel in Paris. Back on Medina's positions, his commitments through art and his humanitarian actions.

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