Paris, August 24 (RHC)-- The chief prosecutor in Paris has opened a preliminary inquiry to determine whether late U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein committed any sex crimes on French territory or against any underage French victims, prosecutor Remy Heitz's office said on Friday.... More
Buenos Aires, August 24 (RHC)-- Thousands of climate change activists have held protest rallies in front of Brazil’s consulates around the globe to express their strong dissent against Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro over his alleged inaction on extinguishing raging fires that are devouring the Amazon rainforest, demanding him to protect the world’s largest tropical rainforest.... More
Brasilia, August 24 (RHC)-- Indigenous people in Amazonia say the government of Brazil’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro is encouraging the destruction of forestall areas. ... More
Pyongyang, August 24 (RHC)-- North Korea’s foreign minister has called U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo a “diehard toxin” and “poisonous” to diplomacy between the two countries. Ri Yong-ho said that Pompeo only complicates denuclearisation talks between Washington and Pyongyang.... More
Washington, August 24 (RHC)-- The U.S. Justice Department sent an e-mail to all employees of U.S. immigration courts this week that included a link to an article from a white nationalist website attacking immigration court judges. ... More
Washington, August 24 (RHC)-- In the U.S., former White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders will join Fox News as a paid contributor next month. As Trump’s chief spokesperson, Sanders repeatedly lied about basic facts, belittling members of the White House press corps and even promoting a doctored video to imply that CNN’s Jim Acosta physically assaulted a White House intern.... More
Los Angeles, August 24 (RHC)-- In the United States, Senator Bernie Sanders has proposed a sweeping 10-year, $16 trillion plan that would rapidly transition the U.S. energy sector to renewables in order to mitigate the climate crisis. According to reports, it’s the most ambitious climate plan laid out by any presidential candidate to date. ... More
San Francisco, August 24 (RHC)-- In Fresno, California, the legendary union organizer and civil rights activist Dolores Huerta was arrested along with seven other union members Tuesday as they demanded better pay for 500 home healthcare workers who haven’t had a raise in over a decade. ... More
United Nations, August 23 (RHC)-- The United Nations is calling for the protection of the Amazon amid fears that thousands of fires raging across Brazil are rapidly destroying the world’s largest rainforest and paving the way for a climate catastrophe. ... More
Paris, August 23 (RHC)-- As U.S. President Donald Trump departs for Paris this evening to attend the G-7 summit, Amnesty International is warning that French authorities have severely restricted public assemblies and enhanced judicial measures to arrest and prosecute protesters. ... More
Gaza City, August 23 (RHC)-- Israeli forces have attacked Palestinian protesters gathering at the fence between the besieged Gaza Strip and the occupied territories, leaving more than 70 people injured. The Gazan Health Ministry released the casualty toll on Friday. It said the Israeli forces also wounded three medics.... More
Caracas, August 23 (RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has announced that the #NoMoreTrump (#NoMasTrump) campaign is halfway to its goal with five million signatures already collected for a petition against the United States blockade against his country.... More
Washington, August 22 (RHC)-- In Washington, DC on Capital Hill, the Congressional Budget Office warned that the federal budget deficit is growing faster than predicted and is on course to reach $1 trillion for the first time since the Great Recession. ... More
Mexico City, August 22 (RHC)-- In Mexico, the Zapatista National Liberation Army announced this week that it is extending its leadership of autonomous indigenous zones to 11 more areas in the southern state of Chiapas. Some of the new autonomous communities will be established on land that the Zapatistas took during an uprising in 1994 following the signing of the North American Free Trade Agreement. ... More
Washington, August 22 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump has referred to himself as “The Chosen One” as he discussed ongoing negotiations for a trade deal with China. This was after he retweeted a conspiracy theorist who compared Trump to the king of Israel and said Jews “love him like the second coming of God.” ... More
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