The situation in Italy worries and the inhabitants of the small town of Codogno, from where the virus left in the country, feel abandoned. The Italian newspaper La Republicca went there, alongside those who cross the roadblocks to survive, despite the bans.
For its part, La Stampa compares the Covid-19 to the Spanish flu. The daily newspaper in the Turin region of Italy does not hesitate to take out the figures to convince: " The death rate reached 20% during the Great War, today's infections are 3%" . The development of health care and the absence of a pandemic are also mentioned to reassure Italians.
In the United States, more than two years after the first accusations of the #MeToo wave, the former Hollywood producer was convicted of sexual assault and rape. He faces up to 29 years in prison, but not life imprisonment, as jurors exonerated him of the circumstance of "predator" behavior. It is therefore a " mixed verdict " according to NPR radio, while other American media are delighted with such a turning point in the judgment of sexual assaults.
The New York Times recalls that of the 90 women who accused the former superproducer of harassment and sexual abuse, only six were able to testify at the trial. "The law must change, " say the journalists, and in particular the limitation period which they hope to see extended or eliminated.
Finally, the global Seed Vault, the world's largest seed reserve located in the Arctic, must now house 60,000 seeds to preserve biodiversity in the face of climatic perils. This "Noah's Ark" plant built in 2008 protects the seeds of all continents while many plants have disappeared from the planets, reminds us the British daily newspaper The Guardian , including 93% of fruits and vegetables in the United States.
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