GLOBAL DIARY
“We will carry out a full review and investigation into the events that took place at Wembley Stadium before and during the UEFA EURO 2020 final” ~ ALEKSANDER CEFERIN, PRESIDENT OF UEFA
FRENCH PROTESTS AGAINST VACCINE More than a hundred thousand people marched across France on July 16th to protest against President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to force vaccination of health workers and require a COVID-19 free certificate to enter places such as restaurants and cinemas. Macron announced sweeping measures to fight a rapid surge in coronavirus infections, which protesters say infringe the freedom of choice of those who do not want the vaccination. The interior ministry said 137 marches took place across the country, gathering nearly 114,000 people, of which 18,000 were in Paris. The measures had already prompted smaller demonstrations earlier this week, forcing police to use tear gas to disperse protesters.
HAITIAN PRESIDENT JOVENEL MOISE ASSASSINATED IN HIS HOME
a.m. and that his wife Martine Moise was also wounded and taken to hospital. Acting Prime Minister Claude Joseph, who is now leading the country, declared a state of siege in Haiti and closed the Port au Prince international airport. The assassination was carried out by a “well-coordinated” commando group with “foreign elements,” AFP news agency reported, citing interim Prime Minister Joseph.
The president of Haiti, Jovenel Moise, 53, was shot and killed in his private residence, the interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph announced. The president’s residence said in a statement that the attack occurred on July 7th around 1
RICHARD BRANSON SOARS TO SPACE ABOARD VIRGIN GALACTIC FLIGHT British billionaire Richard Branson soared more than 80 kilometres above the New Mexico desert aboard his Virgin Galactic rocket plane and safely returned in the vehicle’s first fully crewed test flight to space, a symbolic milestone for a venture he started 17 years ago. Branson, one of six Virgin Galactic Holding Inc (SPCE.N) employees strapped in for the ride, has touted the mission as a precursor to a new era of space tourism, with the company he founded in 2004 poised to begin commercial operations next year. “We’re here to make space more accessible to all,” an exuberant Branson, 70, said shortly after embracing his grandchildren following the flight. “Welcome to the dawn of a new space age.”
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