Q24N (Apa) — The Paris Olympics are set to go down in history as the worst opening ceremony in sporting history. It all started with the forced displacement of homeless and unregistered people from the areas where the competitions and the opening ceremony will be held in Paris in preparation […]
Daily Archives: July 27, 2024
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French bishops complained on Saturday about the “scenes of derision and mockery of Christianity” during the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games which has upset some conservatives and has drawn mixed reviews. The opening had offered “wonderful moments of beauty, joy, rich emotions, and was universally praised,” a statement from […]
El gasto total acumulado del Gobierno de la República al mes de mayo creció en ¢290.334 millones en comparación con el mismo periodo del año anterior, alcanzando así los ¢3,7 billones (millones de millones). Esta partida equivale al 7,6% del producto interno bruto (PIB) del país, cifra que aumentó en […]
QCOSTARICA.COM — In the framework of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the participation of former Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla stands out not only as a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), but also for her recent meeting with a sports legend. Chinchilla, who became the first Costa Rican […]
Q24N — A parody of the Last Supper during Friday’s opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics sparked a backlash, including from Bishop Robert Barron of Minnesota. Drag queens parodied Leonardo da Vinci’s rendition of the Last Supper, Jesus Christ’s final meal with his disciples. In a video post on […]
The international organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) denounced on Friday the disappearance, for two weeks, of Nicaraguan journalist Fabiola Tercero, amid a “wave of repression against the opposition press” in Nicaragua by Daniel Ortega’s government. Tercero has been “whereabouts unknown” since July 12 when “police forcibly entered” her home in […]
A Bold Statement or Just Plain Insanity? The opening ceremony of the Olympics has always been a spectacle, a chance for the host country to showcase its culture and send a message to the world. This year, however, the message was loud and clear – and it wasn’t exactly what […]