Caracas, July 22 (RHC)-- The president of Venezuela's Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ), Mikel Moreno, has rejected the latest U.S. attack that accused the judge of alleged corruption. And Washington puts a price on the head of Venezuelan Supreme Court president.... More
Washington, July 22 (RHC)-- The director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Carissa Etienne, said during a virtual press briefing on COVID-19 that the pandemic "shows no signs of slowing down" in the Americas region. Almost 900,000 new cases were reported in the last week.... More
Beijing, July 22 (RHC)-- Beijing will respond strongly to the closure of the Asian country's consulate in Houston, Texas by giving its staff 72 hours to leave the country, Bloomberg reports.... More
Washington, July 22 (RHC)-- In the U.S., Florida has reported more than 10,000 new coronavirus cases for the sixth day in a row. Earlier this week, Florida’s largest teachers’ union sued Republican Governor Ron DeSantis to block his order requiring all schools to reopen next month despite the growing pandemic, which has killed nearly 5,200 Floridians.... More
Washington, July 22 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to send more federal troops onto the streets of U.S. cities as outrage mounts over their violent treatment of protesters in Portland, Oregon.... More
Beijing, July 21 (RHC)-- Chinese President Xi Jinping has stressed Palestinians’ right to statehood, saying the so-called two-state solution is the right way out of the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict.... More
Madrid, July 21 (RHC)-- The prevalence of coronavirus in Spain has risen three-fold over the last three weeks as authorities struggle to contain a rash of fresh clusters, mainly in the Catalonia and Aragon regions, Health Ministry data showed on Monday.... More
New York, July 21 (RHC)-- New York state reported the fewest hospitalizations from the coronavirus in four months on Monday just as New York City entered a new phase of reopening, but the progress was eclipsed by the rapid spread of COVID-19 elsewhere in the United States.... More
Geneva, July 21 (RHC)-- African countries need urgent help to build up their health systems as coronavirus continues to spread rapidly, a senior World Health Organization (WHO) official warned.... More
Oakland, July 21 (RHC)-- In the United States, labor organizers for the “Strike for Black Lives” said tens of thousands walked out of work today in over 25 cities in support of the nationwide uprising against racism and police brutality. ... More
Tegucigalpa, July 21 (RHC)-- In Honduras, three Garífuna land defenders were kidnapped over the weekend in the northern coastal town of Triunfo de la Cruz. ... More
Ankara, July 21 (RHC)-- Turkish media is reporting rescue teams have pulled the bodies of 59 refugees from Lake Van in eastern Turkey, following a shipwreck in late June. ... More
New Delhi, July 21 (RHC)-- Heavy floods and landslides from monsoon rains have displaced 4 million people in India’s northeastern state of Assam and in Nepal, with close to 200 reported deaths and dozens of people missing. ... More
Washington, July 21 (RHC)-- The Pentagon has effectively banned the Confederate flag on U.S. military bases. A memo issued by Defense Secretary Mark Esper does not mention Confederate flags directly but calls on the military to “reject divisive symbols” and lists the flags that are authorized. ... More
Indianapolis, July 21 (RHC)-- In Indiana, two white men who were caught on camera attacking a Black man over Fourth of July weekend were charged with battery, intimidation and other crimes. ... More
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