In the spotlight: police protests in Argentina
Police officers from the province of Buenos Aires demonstrate to demand an increase in their wages and better working conditions in La Matanza, province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, September 9, 2020. JUAN MABROMATA / AFP
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The protests of police officers in the province of Buenos Aires continue and tension is mounting despite the promise of a salary increase.
This movement "
took the government by surprise
" Monday, explains
Clarin
.
Officers and their families are demonstrating across the province.
Above all, they are asking for salary increases and increased reimbursements for the cost of maintaining their uniform.
The Argentinian newspaper explains that the police have lost some bonuses, such as the one they received when securing shows and sporting events.
These have been canceled due to the pandemic.
Can this police mobilization pose security problems?
The Argentine authorities argue the opposite.
But according to
La Nacion
, “
at the demonstration sites, you can see patrol cars that are not where they should be.
This situation occurs at a time when crime is hitting the suburbs hard, insecurity becoming the biggest concern of Argentines in this period of quarantine
”.
This increase in insecurity led the government to “
launch, last week, a plan to fight crime in Buenos Aires
”.
38 billion dollars have been allocated to "
the construction of prisons and the purchase of equipment for the police
".
But no information on the salaries of the police, which precipitated them in the street, according to
La Nacion
.
United States
: cyberattack and big bugs for back to school
In American newspapers: school bags and masks.
The schoolchildren went back to school on Tuesday.
In some states, schools have reopened normally.
But for millions of young Americans, it was at home, in front of the computer that classes resumed, which caused a lot of problems, says the
New York Times
.
"
Ransom note attack
" forced a Connecticut school to cancel the first day of class.
"
A website crash left 200,000 students in Houston,
" Texas.
The newspaper notes problems to connect in North Carolina, in Philadelphia ...
For the
New York Times
, "
the 13,000 school districts in the country
" are faced with a lack of guidance from local and federal authorities.
“
Rather than receiving best practice recommendations and coordinated purchasing plans, districts large and small have been largely left to fend for themselves while taking on the enormous challenge of finding learning platforms. virtual and to sign contracts in a few months
”, regrets the American daily.
.
150 Catholic schools shut down
The new coronavirus is straining the budgets of many establishments.
According to the
New York Times
, around 150 Catholic schools have closed since March across the United States.
20 closed in New York, 9 in Boston.
These establishments were "
already facing a drop in funding
".
After a peak in the 1960s, enrollment is declining as the percentage of practicing Catholics has declined;
many parents also lost their jobs during the pandemic and can no longer afford school fees.
In addition, "
when churches closed their doors to curb the spread of the virus, it dried up the donations
" which normally feed parish schools.
The Panama Canal affected by global warming
It is an important axis of world maritime trade.
The Panama Canal, which connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean, is seeing its level affected by climate change.
The Panama Canal Administration (ACP) will make the second largest investment in its history - some $ 2 billion - in an attempt to ensure the long-term water supply of the canal and therefore its functioning.
La Estrella de Panama
recalls that "
last year, the canal basin experienced its fifth driest year in 70 years, which brought the level of artificial lakes below average
".
"
The canal has put in place measures such as a royalty on fresh water
", explains the Panamanian newspaper, which made it possible "
to maintain a stable draft despite the lack of rain in 2019
".
But that will not be enough.
The ACP therefore launched a call for tenders to set up a new water management system, which could see the light of day in 2025.
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