On the front page: Ghislaine Maxwell condemned, "a victory for the #Metoo movement"
Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted of a series of sex crimes, including that of trafficking underage girls.
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Ghislaine Maxwell convicted of a series of sex crimes, including that of trafficking in young girls, is on the front page of the American press. The
Miami Herald
welcomes the court's decision. The women who had accused Jeffrey Epstein were ignored and their voices silenced. "
They have finally been heard,
" headlines the Florida newspaper. Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyers are not happy with the verdict and let it be known in the
Washington Post
:
"
We are convinced that our client is innocent, that's why we appealed
", explains one of them to the newspaper.
The
Washington Post
also publishes the press release of one of the victims, Annie Farmer, who says she is very happy that the mechanism of Ghislaine Maxwell's predatory behavior has been recognized by justice.
For the
New York Times
, the verdict represents an important victory for the #Metoo movement.
It means that facilitators of those who commit sex crimes can also be prosecuted.
The cases of Jeffrey Epstein, Harry Weinstein or Bill Cosby show that these men have benefited from the complicity of those around them.
Of those who knew, who helped them and covered them.
Today, these accomplices are no longer immune from justice, welcomes the
New York Times.
Bolsonaro criticized for his attitude to the floods in Bahia
In Bahia, Brazil, the situation is still very critical.
The south of that state continues to be flooded after weeks of heavy rains.
Last still provisional assessment: 24 people died and more than 90,000 homeless.
Faced with this natural disaster, the behavior of President Jair Bolsonaro sparked a controversy.
It's on the front page of
Folha de Sao Paulo
.
The newspaper shows a photo of President Jair Bolsonaro jet skiing during his Christmas vacation in sunny Santa Catarina state in the south of the country.
"
It is far from the tragedy of Bahia
"
,
written
Folha de Sao Paulo
.
According to the daily, the president's behavior provokes the discomfort of his relatives, but especially the anger of Brazilians.
Under the hashtag "
#BolsonaroVagabundo
"
(
"
Bolsonaro good for nothing)
, many denounce on social networks the fact that Jair Bolsonaro indulges in the pleasures of the beach while a large-scale natural disaster is hitting the northeast of the country.
According to the governor of Bahia, Rui Costa, the president thus shows his contempt for human life.
This governor had turned to Argentina for emergency aid.
The neighboring country agreed to send rescue workers, equipment and psychologists, but was met with a clear refusal from Jair Bolsonaro.
The Brazilian president did not authorize this humanitarian aid coming from Argentina.
"
It won't be necessary,
" he said, quoted by
Carta Capital
.
Bolivia faces rise in Covid-19 cases
The significant increase in cases in the country has forced the Bolivian government to declare a state of health emergency.
More than 6,000 new infections for the single day of this Wednesday, December 29.
"
It's a new record
", headlines the newspaper
Correo del Sur
.
Who is responsible for this health situation?
For the party in power, the culprit is the opposition, writes the daily
El Diario.
The MAS accuses its political opponents of having contributed to the circulation of the virus with the demonstrations organized last November against the health measures of the government.
Quebec: the virus, the new normal
Quebec hospitals are worried about the spread of the Omicron variant, but the political authorities want to be reassuring.
"
We will have to learn to live with the virus
", had already declared the Minister of Health last September.
Last Tuesday, December 28, he announced that employees with Covid-19 could return to work, provided they were asymptomatic.
According to the newspaper
Le Devoir
, this "
tolerance to the virus
" contrasts with the measures that were in force a year ago.
On December 29, 2020, Quebec recorded more than 2,000 new cases compared to approximately 13,000 today.
But non-essential businesses were closed, and no indoor gatherings were allowed.
According to François Audet, director of the Institut d'études internationales de Montréal, this change in position comes "
at the right time."
There is no such thing as a lasting crisis
,
explains this expert,
as long as it lasts, it becomes the norm.
"
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