Fifteen people charged over Capitol violence as police release images to public
Most have been charged with illegal entry into restricted buildings of Congress and violent or disorderly conduct. By AFP Saturday 9 Jan 2021, 12:22 PM Jan 9th 2021, 12:22 PM 39,070 Views 71 Comments
Image: Shutterstock/Alex Gakos
Image: Shutterstock/Alex Gakos
THE US JUSTICE Department has announced that it has charged 15 people involved in the assault on Congress, including one man accused of possessing bombs made to act like “homemade napalm.”
However, Ken Kohl, a federal prosecutor with the Washington US attorney’s office, said they did not expect to charge anyone with “incitement” or “insurrection” in Wednesday’s violence, amid calls for legal action against President Donald Trump, his lawyer Rudy Giuliani and others for en
French president Emmanuel Macron stable after Covid-19 infection
Macron is working in self-isolation from an official residence outside Paris. By AFP Saturday 19 Dec 2020, 2:40 PM Dec 19th 2020, 2:40 PM 20,243 Views 9 Comments
Image: Shutterstock/Alex Gakos
Image: Shutterstock/Alex Gakos
FRENCH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL Macron, who has tested positive for Covid-19, is in stable condition, according to a statement from his office.
Macron, who is working in self-isolation from an official residence outside Paris, “is still presenting the same symptoms of the Covid-19 illness (fatigue, coughing, stiffness)”, said the brief statement, signed by his doctor.
Yesterday, Macron had promised to provide a daily update and, for the time, posted on social media a short video message filmed on his own phone.Speaking of the general si