La Paz, September 20 (RHC)-- The Central Bank of Bolivia's (BCB) President Pablo Ramos reported that his country's International Reserves (IR) reached $8.3 billion at the end of the first half of 2019, a figure which equals 19 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).... More
Jakarta, September 20 (RHC)-- In Indonesia, massive forest fires have spread toxic haze over the islands of Sumatra and Borneo, sending residents to hospitals, shutting down airports and closing schools as far away as Singapore and Malaysia. ... More
Caracas, September 19 (RHC)-- The head of the Venezuelan Public Ministry Tarek William Saab said Thursday that an investigation has been opened relating to opposition lawmaker Juan Guaido and his links to 'Los Rastrojos' -- a narco-parliamentary organization operating on the Colombian-Venezuelan border. The top prosecutor also said new images showing Guaido with leaders of the narco-parliamentary organization will be included in his office's probe. ... More
Kabul, September 19 (RHC)-- A U.S. drone strike intended to hit an Islamic State (IS) group hideout in Afghanistan killed at least 30 civilians resting after a day’s labor in the fields, officials said Thursday.... More
United Nations, September 19 (RHC)-- The United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the 2019 Climate Summit, Luis Alfonso de Alba, said Brazil is not on the list of countries that will address the climate summit, which is scheduled to be held in New York on September 23rd.... More
Geneva, September 19 (RHC)-- Amnesty International has strongly condemned the fatal shooting of a Palestinian woman by the Israeli military, saying she “did not pose any immediate danger” to the regime’s forces and that her death underscores the need for international justice.... More
Baghdad, September 19 (RHC)-- The Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs says Baghdad will not join a U.S.-led mission in the Persian Gulf purportedly seeking to protect maritime navigation, warning that such a military force will “complicate the political and security situation” in the Middle East region.... More
Tehran, September 19 (RHC)-- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif warned on Thursday that any attack on the Islamic Republic would lead to an "all-out war." Zarif made the comment to CNN after he was asked what would happen if Iran was attacked by the U.S. and its alli... More
Caracas, September 19 (RHC)-- Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez has welcomed Pastor Javier Bertucci, representing the party Hope for Change, who will join the Agreement of National Dialogue, which was signed earlier this week in hope of resolving the problems that caused the U.S. blockade against Venezuela. ... More
Brasilia, September 19 (RHC)-- Brazil's former President Michel Temer acknowledged that the impeachment of former president Dilma Rousseff, Worker's Party leader, was indeed a coup d'etat.... More
United Nations, September 19 (RHC)-- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says that the world was "losing the race" to avert climate disaster, but that greenhouse gas reduction targets were not out of reach yet.... More
Vienna, September 19 (RHC)-- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has condemned a decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to tighten economic pressure against Tehran, saying Washington once again proved that it deliberately seeks to target innocent people.... More
Ramallah, September 19 (RHC)-- A Palestinian woman was shot dead by Israeli forces this Wednesday at the Qalandiya checkpoint in the West Bank occupied territory, after she allegedly held up a knife, Al Jazeera reported.... More
Washington, September 19 (RHC)-- The U.S. government is being sued by 126 migrant mothers and their children who say that President Donald Trump's administration has violated their rights by implementing an asylum ban at the southern border. ... More
Buenos Aires, September 19 (RHC)-- Mauricio Macri's Vice Presidential Candidate, Miguel Angel Pichetto, referred to hunger and poverty in Argentina as 'an exaggeration' and strongly criticized the Catholic Archbishop of Salta for having talked about poverty.... More
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