Sacramento, September 19 (RHC)-- The Donald Trump White House is preparing to revoke California’s air pollution standards for cars and light trucks, in its latest regulatory rollback of laws aimed at slowing the climate crisis. ... More
Rio de Janiero, September 19 (RHC)-- A former Odebrecht top executive was found dead in his Rio de Janeiro apartment Tuesday night after cutting a deal with state prosecutors to provide confessions and accomplices of the company’s systemic corruption to buy out politicians in return for public works projects. ... More
Quito, September 18 (RHC)-- The National Assembly of Ecuador has approved a report denouncing the Union of South American Nations’ treaty, formalizing the process to definitively leave the regional body known as UNASUR. ... More
Vienna, September 18 (RHC)-- Iran has denounced “ridiculous” allegations raised at the recent general conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) by the UAE “nuclear newcomers” and the Israeli regime.... More
Tel Aviv, September 18 (RHC)-- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has canceled his planned visit to the United Nations General Assembly in New York amid a political deadlock following Tuesday’s general elections.... More
Beijing, September 18 (RHC)-- The Chinese government has reiterated its rejection of any foreign intervention against Venezuela, the latest being the Organization of American States’ attempt to activate the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance (TIAR).... More
Tehran, September 18 (RHC)-- Iran has warned the United States that any action taken against the country over the false accusation that Tehran was behind the recent attacks on Saudi Arabian oil facilities will be met with an immediate response.... More
Washington, September 18 (RHC)-- The Donald Trump administration filed suit Tuesday against NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden over his newly released memoir entitled “Permanent Record,” seeking to block his publisher from forwarding any revenue from book sales.... More
Houston, September 18 (RHC)-- In Texas, Tropical Depression Imelda made landfall south of Houston Tuesday, bringing flash floods with up to 18 inches of rain forecast for parts of the region. ... More
Washington, September 18 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump has named Robert O'Brien as his national security advisor, eight days after the abrupt departure of John Bolton. O'Brien, the State Department's top hostage affairs official, will become Trump's fourth national security advisor, following the departures of Bolton and retired Army Gens. Michael Flynn and H.R. McMaster.... More
Santiago de Chile, September 18 (RHC)-- Chilean Finance Minister Felipe Larrain has called legislation presented by Leftist lawmaker Camila Vallejo to reduce the weekly work hours from 45 to 40 hours “a bad initiative.”... More
La Paz, September 18 (RHC)-- An opinion poll published by the private Bolivian TV channel UNITEL, shows that leftist President Evo Morales has opened up a huge lead against right-wing candidate Carlos Mesa, ahead of upcoming elections on October 20th. The poll also showed that support for Morales has increased in the last month, meaning that if the election were to be held today, Morales would achieve a first-round victory. ... More
Bogota, September 18 (RHC)-- From the beginning of the electoral campaign on July 27 until September 16, political violence in Colombia have left 40 candidates threatened with death, 2 candidates kidnapped, 5 candidates victims of attacks and 7 candidates killed, according to the Mission of Electoral Observation (MOE), an independent platform of social organizations which promotes the exercise of civil and political rights.... More
Riyadh, September 18 (RHC)-- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is now in Saudi Arabia, where he is due to hold talks over a response to an assault on two major oil facilities in the kingdom, as Iran denied any role in the attacks that crippled the world's top oil exporter.... More
Paris, September 18 (RHC)-- Greenhouse gases thrust into the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels are warming Earth's surface more quickly than previously understood, according to new climate models set to replace those used in current UN projections, according to scientists.... More
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