Washington, August 29 (RHC)-- The Donald Trump administration has ended the “Medical Deferred Action” program, which allows immigrants with serious health problems to stay in the U.S. for up to two years beyond the terms of their visas to receive critical treatment. ... More
Washington, August 29 (RHC)-- The Washington Post is reporting Attorney General William Barr is planning a $30,000 holiday party at the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C. The event is reportedly not an official Justice Department party and will be paid for directly by Barr.... More
Boston, August 29 (RHC)-- A 17-year-old Palestinian student who was scheduled to start his freshman year at Harvard University has been denied entry into the U.S. and had his visa revoked. Ismail Ajjawi told The Harvard Crimson he was interrogated by immigration officials upon his arrival at Boston’s Logan Airport. ... More
London, August 28 (RHC)-- The British Queen has approved Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s request of suspending parliament from early September to October 14th. ... More
Miami, August 28 (RHC)-- Weather experts say that Hurricane Dorian has significantly shifted to the east, which is good news for Puerto Rico, but bad news for the U.S. East Coast.... More
London, August 28 (RHC)-- Australian journalist John Pilger has met with imprisoned WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in London's Belmarsh prison. Following his interview with Assange, Pilger tweeted: "Do not forget Julian #Assange. Or you will lose him."... More
Tehran, August 28 (RHC)-- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the Islamic Republic has become the target of an all-out economic and political war by its enemies, but it can and will come out on top in the end.... More
Brasilia, August 28 (RHC)-- At a meeting held in Brasilia on Wednesday, Brazil’s President Jair Bosonaro criticized land reserves allocated to the indigenous peoples and hinted that they are part of a conspiracy to hinder Brazilian economic growth.... More
La Paz, August 28 (RHC)-- Bolivia’s President Evo Morales has announced that the sale of land will be banned in regions affected by the Amazon fires, in order to stop ranchers and agro-capitalists from profiting off the fires once they recede, and so that those areas can be reforested rather than exploited. Morales also announced that fires in one forest area of Bolivia’s Amazon region have been entirely extinguished thanks to the work of the ‘Supertanker.’ ... More
Miami, August 28 (RHC)-- Dorian strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane Wednesday as it blew through Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands and heads toward the U.S. Southeast coast, where it is scheduled to arrive by the weekend.... More
Mexico City, August 28 (RHC)-- African and Haitian migrants repeated Tuesday the peaceful demonstrations they have been holding for a week outside the Siglo XXI migration post in Tapachula in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas.... More
Buenos Aires, August 28 (RHC)-- The Argentinian presidential candidate Alberto Fernandez received on Monday a mission from the International Monetary Fund (MFI) headed by Roberto Cardarelli and Alejandro Werner, the director of the IMF’s Western Hemisphere Department. After a meeting held in Buenos Aires, the "Front for All" (FT) leader publicly established that he is distancing himself from the structural adjustment policies.... More
United Nations, August 28 (RHC)-- The head of a United Nations agency supporting Palestinian refugees, which is under a corruption investigation, said it still needed $150 million in donations to keep it operating until the end of this year.... More
San Juan, August 28 (RHC)-- Puerto Rico is under a state of emergency, ordered by its colonial power in Washington, as Tropical Storm Dorian makes its way through the Caribbean. Forecasters warn heavy rain could cause landslides, heavy flooding and power outages on the island still recovering from Hurricane Maria almost two years ago.... More
Baghdad, August 28 (RHC)-- Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi says his country’s armed forces are fully prepared to respond firmly to any act of aggression launched either from outside or inside Iraq.... More
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