Brasilia, May 5 (RHC)-- At least two journalists covering a protest in Brasilia were verbally and physically attacked, according to local media reports during a rally joined by Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday, who once again showed his unconditional support for hundreds gathered in front of the Presidential Palace of Planalto.... More
New Delhi, May 5 (RHC)-- India has extended its nationwide lockdown, affecting 1.3 billion people, for another two weeks, after reporting a record rate of new coronavirus cases. ... More
Kabul, May 5 (RHC)-- In Afghanistan, health officials warn the new coronavirus could be spreading at an alarming rate, after a small study suggested about a third of residents in the capital Kabul could be infected. ... More
San Diego, May 5 (RHC)-- In immigration news, The San Diego Union-Tribune reports two guards at the privately owned Otay Mesa Detention Center have filed two lawsuits against CoreCivic, alleging the private prison corporation didn’t take the necessary measures to protect their health amid the COVID-19 pandemic and created an environment that was too dangerous for them to do their jobs. ... More
In New York City, cellphone video has gone viral showing police officers aggressively pinning a Black man to the ground as they arrested him, then violently attacking a passerby — also Black — dragging him on the street, punching him and kneeling on his neck, during what was supposed to be a social distancing enforcement action. ... More
Washington, May 5 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo are continuing to criticize China’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak, claiming the virus originated in a Chinese lab. ... More
Caracas, May 5 (RHC)-- The President of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, has revealed details about the maritime armed incursions that sought to destabilize the South American nation. He also denounced that the governments of Colombia and U.S. President Donald Trump participated by supporting the terrorist acts.... More
Caracas, May 5 (RHC)-- Venezuela’s government has frustrated now twice, on Sunday and Monday, mercenaries from illegally trying to enter the country in order to carry out attacks. Among those arrested are former soldiers, mercenaries and U.S. operatives. ... More
Washington, May 5 (RHC)-- There are now over 3.5 million confirmed cases of the coronavirus around the world, with nearly one-quarter of a million reported deaths. The United States makes up close to one-third of confirmed cases and a quarter of known deaths, even though it represents less than 5% of the world’s population. ... More
Paris, May 5 (RHC)-- The Franco-Latin Action Group of Insubordinate France (LFI) acknowledged Venezuela's successful management of the ongoing fight against COVID-19. “It is the only Latin American country that has tested its inhabitants the most and has the lowest pollution rate on the continent” tweeted the organization referring to Venezuela.... More
Brasilia, May 5 (RHC)-- Brazil's right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro attacked Congress and the courts in a speech to hundreds of supporters, as the country's known coronavirus cases rose to more than 100,000 underlining the former army captain's increasing isolation over his response to the pandemic.... More
Caracas, May 4 (RHC)-- The Venezuelan people foiled another terrorist infiltration from neighboring Colombia, putting an end to a second attempt to breach the Bolivarian Republic's territorial integrity. ... More
Kent, May 4 (RHC)-- Monday, May 4th, marks the 50th anniversary of the Kent State shootings. ... More
Tel Aviv, May 4 (RHC)-- Israeli authorities have confiscated a vast tract of private Palestinian land to build a cemetery for settlers in an area of the occupied West Bank, as the Tel Aviv regime presses ahead with land expropriation policies in violation of international law and UN Security Council resolutions.... More
Tehran, May 4 (RHC)-- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has responded to his American counterpart's attempts to push ahead with a scheme to extend a United Nations arms embargo on Iran, saying the “United States of Arms” is pouring weapons all over the globe as it is the world’s top war initiator.... More
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