READOUT OF PDT JOE BIDEN CALL WITH PDT ZELENSKYY OF UKRAINE

REVITALIZE SUPPORT OVER DONBASS CONFLICT

Responsible Author: Rahma Sophia Rachdi & Jedi Foster | Paris, Washington DC, 04/06/2021, 18:45 Time

USPA NEWS - President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. spoke On 2 April, to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine. President Biden affirmed the United States’ unwavering support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity in the face of Russia’s ongoing aggression in the Donbas and Crimea. He emphasized his administration’s commitment to revitalize our strategic partnership in support of President Zelenskyy’s plan to tackle corruption and implement a reform agenda based on our shared democratic values that delivers justice, security, and prosperity to the people of Ukraine. The leaders agreed these reforms are central to Ukraine’s Euro-Atlantic aspirations. They also discussed the importance of close United States-Ukraine cooperation to contain the COVID-19 pandemic and strengthen democracy in the region.

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MIN OF CULTURE BACHELOT AWARDS THE FRENCH CAPITAL OF CULTURE LABEL

TO THE CITY OF VILLEURBANNE FOR 2022

Responsible Author: Rahma Sophia Rachdi & Jedi Foster | Paris, Washington DC, 04/06/2021, 18:26 Time

USPA NEWS - The national jury appointed by the Minister of Culture, and chaired by Bernard Faivre’Arcier, auditioned the nine municipalities and groupings of municipalities preselected for the first edition of the “French Capital of Culture” label. These nine shortlisted candidates were as follows:
The GrandAngoulême agglomeration community,
The City of Brest,
The City of Laval,
The City of Le Mans,
The City of Metz,
The City of Saint-Paul de la Réunion,
The City of Sète,
The Community of Communes of Val Briard,
The City of Villeurbanne.
Following these hearings, the jury deliberated and transmitted its opinion to Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin, Minister of Culture, who is happy to award the “French Capital of Culture” label for the year 2022 to the city of Villeurbanne.

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DUCASSE SCHOOL UNVEILS ITS 1st MASTERCLASS OF THE CYCLE WITH CHEF ADRIEN CACHOT

THE GUESTS OF ALAIN DUCASSE

Responsible Author: Rahma Sophia Rachdi & Jedi Foster | Paris, Washington DC, 04/06/2021, 18:08 Time

USPA NEWS - Paris Campus has created a series of unprecedented continuous professional training meetings at the DUCASSE School of Cooking: "The guests of Alain Ducasse". This is an opportunity for professional chefs to discover the new campus while learning about the gastronomic universe of these gastronomic personalities. For this first Masterclass, the guest is none other than Adrien Cachot.

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VISA BECOMES THE 1ST MAJOR PAYMENT NETWORK TO SETTLE USD COIN TRANSACTIONS

A STABLECOIN BACKED BY THE US $

Responsible Author: Paris, Washington DC | Paris, Washington DC, 03/31/2021, 00:52 Time

USPA NEWS - By directly accepting USD Coin payments, Visa is building new links between digital and traditional currencies.
Paris, March 30, 2020 - Visa announces an unprecedented breakthrough for the payment industry by bringing traditional digital and fiat currency closer together: now the USD Coin (USDC), a stablecoin backed by the US dollar, can be used to settle * a transaction with Visa on Ethereum - one of the most actively used open source blockchains. Visa is piloting this project with Crypto.com, a Visa partner and one of the world's largest cryptocurrency platforms, and plans to offer USDC to settle to other partners later this year. Supporting digital currencies as a new payment currency marks an important step in Visa's network of networks strategy, which aims to improve all forms of monetary circulation, whether within the Visa network or beyond. By mobilizing its global presence, its partnership logic and trust in its brand, Visa is committed to adding differentiated value to the ecosystem and to making cryptocurrencies safer, more useful and more adaptable to payments.

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