In the News: After the funeral of George Floyd, the fight continues in the United States

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"  It is not because George Floyd was buried that the pressure should be released,  " said Rev. Al Sharpton on Tuesday at the funeral in Houston. And it is also the message of the Democratic candidate for the White House, Joe Biden. In a column published today in the columns of the national daily USA Today , the former vice-president of Barack Obama recalls the words he said yesterday in a video broadcast during the ceremony: "  The hour of racial justice  " came, "  we can no longer turn away from the racism that hurts our souls  " explains the Democratic candidate and future adversary of Donald Trump. " For too long, black Americans have lived with one knee on their neck,  ”he explains, referring to institutional violence, but also to daily injustices. "  No one should be subjected to this kind of discrimination, ever,  " reads the pages of USA Today .

One of the main demands is to end discrimination and police violence. And on this issue, things seem to be moving a bit according to the Washington Post . Elected Democrats on Monday tabled a major bill to reform the police and several other local and national bills are also under consideration. This includes transparency and updating standards for the use of force. A dossier that puts pressure on elected Republican officials explains the Politico review . Because if Conservative elected officials say they are ready to make changes, they will not take the plunge until President Donald Trump gives their assent.

But there is a fundamental problem in this file that even reforms will not change overnight explains the Washington Post . This is the issue of funding law enforcement and community services, which involves social assistance. Now it is not a question of investing more in the police, explains the daily, but of better distributing resources in all areas, which will have an impact on communities, explains the Washington Post, which calls for reflection.

Express burials in Nicaragua for Covid-19 deaths

Nicaragua is also facing the Covid-19 epidemic, although the authorities are trying to minimize its impact. And proof that they want to keep as much silence as possible about this pandemic: express night burials are increasing, explains the Ecuadorian daily El Comercio . As soon as night falls details the newspaper, lines of hearses and cars appear in front of the entrance to the cemeteries. Burials that follow with only three family members authorized by ceremony. This is how the victims of this virus are buried, even though hospitals officially attribute these deaths to "  atypical pneumonia  ". Nicaragua is facing a severe epidemic because the authorities have taken no action. However, according to the daily La Prensa , if four simple measures had been put in place, the situation would be very different. It involves setting up a screening test, identifying the contacts of sick people, setting up a general quarantine and finally deciding on social distancing measures.

The consequences of the coronavirus on the Mexican economy

According to the OECD, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the Mexican economy will contract by 7.5% due to the fall in oil prices, the fall in tourism and the implementation of measures containment, can we read in the pages of El Universal . A figure that could be revised upwards if by chance the country were to face a second epidemic wave (the fall would be around 8.6%). The OECD anticipates a recovery in 2021, but a slow recovery which, if measures are not put in place as soon as possible, will not allow the country to recover quickly. The OECD therefore calls for measures to support employment and businesses and aid for families whose income is falling.

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