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He headed the delegation of international personalities who signed the Declaration of Aiete in 2011, a manifesto that led to ETA's announcement of the definitive cessation of its armed activity. The former Secretary General of the UN and Nobel Peace Prize winner in 2001, the Ghanaian Kofi Annan, died today, August 18, 2018, at the age of 80, according to his family. His relatives have posted a message on Annan's official Twitter account, stating that the death occurred after receiving treatment for a disease in a hospital in Switzerland. For now, the family has not wanted to reveal the illness suffered by the former president of the United Nations and has asked for "privacy in this moment of mourning." "With great sadness, the Annan family and the Kofi Annan Foundation announce that Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary General and Nobel Peace Prize winner, went peacefully this Saturday, August 18, after a short illness," they explained. your close friends "His wife, Nane, and their children, Kojo, Ama and Nina, were by his side during his last days," the message adds. It is with immense sadness that the Annan family and the Kofi Annan Foundation announce that Kofi Annan, former Secretary General of the United Nations and Nobel Peace Laureate, passed away peacefully on Saturday 18th August after a short illness ... Active until your last days Annan remained active until his last days, leading the delegation of the NGO The Elders, founded by Nelson Mandela, who visited Zimbabwe during the electoral process at the end of July. The first sub-Saharan leader of the UN entered the organization in 1962 and was promoted in its ranks until reaching the general secretariat in 1997, a role he would perform until 2006. His time at the head of the main international organization was marked by his program to reform the institution and by his support for the international community's support to Africa and the fight against AIDS. In 2001 he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize along with the UN for "his work for a better organized and more peaceful world". Active in the peace conference of Aiete Precisely, Kofi Annan led the arrival of the six international personalities who signed the Declaration of Aiete in 2011, a key manifesto in the resolution of the Basque conflict and that led to ETA's announcement of the definitive cessation of its armed activity. Along with Kofi Annan, they participated in the summit of Aiete in Donostia / San Sebastian, Gerry Adams, Bertie Ahern, Jonathan Powell, Gro Harmel Brundtland and Pierre Joxe.

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Since August 8, a vaccination campaign against Ebola is underway to stop the spread of the disease. A new outbreak of Ebola has been declared in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This virus is affecting two provinces of this country. There are currently 51 confirmed cases and 44 deaths, according to the latest balance sheet offered by the Congolese Ministry of Health. The Congolese authorities announced on 1 August a new outbreak of the virulent disease in the town of Mangina, in the province of North Kivu. Now, the virus has spread to the Ituri province. Since August 8, a vaccination campaign against Ebola is underway to stop the spread of the disease. For its part, Doctors Without Borders has since this Tuesday, August 14, with a treatment center in Mangina. In total, there are 37 patients hospitalized in the center and among them 31 have been confirmed infected with the virus. "Among our patients we have several colleagues from the Congolese health service in the area," Médecins Sans Frontières emergency program coordinator Gwenola Seroux said in a statement. "They were the first to respond and some were exposed to the virus," he said. On the other hand, the health organization is also working in Ituri. They are visiting health centers to establish isolation rooms in case of need, initiate surveillance activities and work with community toilets to alert people about Ebola. In addition, there is active conflict in the North Kivu area. Therefore, the Director General of WHO, Tedros Adhenom Ghebreyesus, has called on the warring parties in this area of Congo "a cessation of hostilities because the virus is dangerous for everyone, do not choose between this group or that." Likewise, it has requested the help of the international community to obtain "access to inaccessible areas".

Promoted by 'The Boston Globe', the initiative has had a massive following ranging from local headlines to the powerful 'The New York Times'. More than 300 newspapers of the United States have allied to publish this Thursday editorials in which they defend the freedom of press and respond to the reproaches against the means of the president, Donald Trump, who has not hesitated to cross out of 'fake news' any information criticism with your Government. Promoted by 'The Boston Globe', the initiative has had a massive following ranging from local headlines to the powerful 'The New York Times'. Between the companies that have been added they appear some of states where Trump prevailed in the presidential elections of 2016. According to the text published by 'The Boston Globe', the president has waged "a sustained assault on the free press" since he arrived at the White House in January 2017, despite the fact that the "greatness" of the United States depends on that the media can "tell the truth to the powerful". "Labeling the press as 'enemy of the people' is as anti-American as it is dangerous for the civic pact we have shared for more than two centuries," the editorial laments. The newspapers that have joined this mobilization respond to messages such as one published in February on Twitter by Trump and in which it charges directly against 'The New York Times' and the networks NBC, ABC, CBS and CNN. "The media of the 'fake news' are not my enemy, they are the enemy of the American people," he proclaimed then.

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In addition, the Minister of Transport has requested the resignation of the executives of the highway concessionaire. There are already 39 people killed by the collapse. The Italian Transport Minister, Danilo Toninelli, has demanded on Wednesday the resignation of the top management of Autostrade per l'Italia, the concessionaire of the A10 motorway and the Morandi bridge that collapsed in Genoa, has raised the possibility of withdrawing the grant and study the possibility of a fine of up to 150 million euros. Meanwhile, according to the latest balance sheet offered by Interior Minister Matteo Salvini, there are already 39 deaths due to the bridge collapsing, including three children aged 8, 12 and 13 years. In addition, there are 16 injured, twelve of whom are in critical condition. The rescue efforts, in which a thousand troops participate, still continue. "First of all the managers of Autostrade per l'Italia must resign," Toninelli said in a message posted on his Facebook profile, after expressing his "anger because in a civilized country you can not die because of a collapsing bridge " The minister, member of the 5 Star Movement, has stressed that those responsible for "this unjustifiable tragedy must be punished" and has lashed out against the companies that manage the Italian motorways, "to which we disbursed the most expensive tolls in Europe while they pay concessions at shameful prices. " "They collect billions, pay in taxes a few million and do not even perform the maintenance that would be necessary in bridges and roads," lamented the Minister of Transport, announcing that he has activated "all procedures for the eventual revocation of the concessions, and to start fines of up to 150 million euros ". ITALY "If they are not able to manage our highways, the State will," said Toninelli. The transport minister has also promised that the coalition government will set in motion "a true 'Marshall Plan' to secure infrastructures, many of which were built in the 60s and 70s." The deputy prime minister and leader of the League, Matteo Salvini, has defended on his part that "the revocation of concessions is the minimum that can be expected" after what happened and that those responsible are identified. "Someone did not do what he had to do," he stressed, denouncing that it is one of the most expensive motorways in Italy and questioning that there were no signs that something like this could happen. Also, in statements to the Sky network, he has maintained that the "Government has the obligation to radiograph and control all public works in the country," including those of private management, and invest in making them safe. Concern about infrastructure The Deputy Minister of Infrastructure, Edoardo Rixi, has announced that "the entire Morandi bridge will be demolished with serious repercussions for traffic and problems for citizens". However, he pointed out that another alternative is already being worked on. The infrastructure, one kilometer long and 45 meters high (90 meters pillars) was built in the decade of the 60s and had been reformed in recent years. Currently, Autostrade Italia carried out maintenance works on the viaduct.

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The President of the Republic, Nicolás Maduro, declared Monday August 20 as a non-working day, within the framework of the entry into force of the new monetary cone, which highlights the elimination of the five zeros of the currency. "I am going to declare Monday, August 20, a non-working day, so that, as a banking day, it allows the entry of the new monetary cone and the process of increasing adaptation of the operation of the new monetary cone begins," said the head of state. This reconversion, announced on July 26, was scheduled for June 4 and was postponed until August 20. The new monetary cone will be reduced by five zeros and will be anchored to the Petro, a Venezuelan cryptocurrency. The Central Bank of Venezuela began on August 2 the delivery of the new pieces of the monetary cone to the national bank.