In the spotlight: first sanctions against Russia, first warning from Biden to Putin
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The first US sanctions against a dozen senior Russian officials have been announced by the US administration.
They follow the poisoning of the opponent Alaxeï Navalny.
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The press welcomes the joint action of Europe and the United States against Russia "
who have joined forces to fight back against the Kremlin
", welcomes
El Pais
"
a synchronization between Washington and Brussels which had been lost during the four years of Donald Trump's tenure
”.
And the Spanish daily detailed the sanctions against a dozen senior Russian officials, "
sanctions
[admittedly]
limited and targeted,
" said
El Pais
explaining that "
Biden did not take action against Putin himself or the oligarchs who support the regime, in order to curb an escalation of tension
”.
“
These are largely symbolic sanctions
,” the
Washington Post
also notes
, but which constitute “
a strong signal from the Biden administration.
Six weeks after taking office, the US president does not seek to restore relations with Russia like his predecessors did
, the
Post
points out
,
but warns Putin against human rights violations and efforts destabilization of Europe
”.
For the
New York Times
, these first sanctions are moreover "
only a step while Washington is already examining other measures against the Kremlin
".
"
The test could take place in the coming weeks
, estimates the daily,
when the administration should announce its response to the SolarWinds cyberattack
."
Russian hackers are believed to have infiltrated nine government agencies and more than 100 US companies, stealing data and installing "
backdoors
" in their computer networks.
UK accused of failing to send thousands of convictions to EU
This is a
Guardian
headline scoop
, which reveals that the UK has failed to notify EU countries of thousands of convictions, “
nearly 113,000 convictions were missed over a period of 8 years
”, details the daily with among them“
109 killers, 81 rapists who have (therefore) not been reported to their country of origin in Europe
”.
The
Guardian points
to "
a massive computer failure and cover-up
" by the UK Home Office that could "
have put lives at risk
" by leaving European countries "
potentially blind as to whether those convicted of crimes in the United States. United Kingdom had since returned to their own country
”.
A scandal "
all the more embarrassing
", further argues the
Guardian
"
after Brexit and the loss of access to EU databases, when British police forces often rely on goodwill to continue to cooperate in the sharing of information
”.
Chinese MP proposes lifelong ban on artists who use drugs
A proposal that could be studied at the end of the week during the great parliamentary session, explains the
Global Times
, which points out that there are more than two million drug users in China among whom "
expatriates, foreign students and artists
”.
Quoted by the nationalist daily, deputy Zhu believes "
that celebrities who take drugs set a bad example and affect the psychological health of young people who constitute the main audience of shows
".
A lifetime ban on these artists "
could curb the increase in drug abuse in the entertainment industry
", therefore believes the Chinese parliamentarian.
China has for the moment "
no law concerning the restrictions of employment of drugged artists
", underlines again the
Global Times
, which specifies that certain Chinese cities like "
Shanghai have already put in place regulations to limit the access of these delinquents to the cultural market
”.
Researchers read a sealed letter since the 17th century, without even opening it
A world first, enthuses the press, from the
Guardian
to the
New York Times
, who explain that "
thanks to computer algorithms and an X-ray scanner used in dental health
", a team of international researchers managed "
to read without open it the contents of a letter sealed in 1697, during the Renaissance
”.
This technique, which is called “
unlocking
”, virtual unfolding, could also be used in a large number of fields.
"
To monitor bone health in people with osteoporosis or to check for defects in undeployed parachutes."
The potential for applications is enormous
”.
As for the contents of the famous sealed letter, it was a request for a death certificate written by a Frenchman named Jacques Sennacques, a letter addressed to a trader in the Netherlands.
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