Washington, March 31 (RHC)-- The coronavirus pandemic continues to ravage the globe with nearly 38,000 known deaths and close to 800,000 confirmed cases. In the United States, the death toll has topped 3,390. Nearly 520 of those deaths were reported Monday -- the highest number in a single day so far.... More
Caracas, March 31 (RHC)-- At a news conference in Caracas Tuesday morning, Venezuelan Attorney General Tarek William Saab announced that a summons has been issued for opposition leader Juan Guaidó to appear before a magistrate on Thursday morning.... More
La Paz, March 31 (RHC)-- Bolivia’s health minister has announced the country's first six deaths due to COVID-19. To date, Bolivia has registered 107 positive cases, according to Aníbal Cruz, the coup government's minister of health.... More
Tehran, March 31 (RHC)-- A major American daily newspaper says U.S. sanctions have hampered Iran's efforts to import medicine and other medical supplies needed to fight the coronavirus pandemic. The U.S. measures have limited Iran’s ability to finance and import essential items, including drugs as well as the raw materials and equipment needed to make medicines domestically, the Washington Post said.... More
Ramallah, March 31 (RHC)-- Israel is intentionally neglecting Palestinian prisoners and denying them minimum health rights amid the coronavirus pandemic, a Palestinian prisoner rights advocacy group says.... More
Brasilia, March 31 (RHC)-- In an unprecedented move, Twitter has yanked two posts by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, in which he takes aim at coronavirus lockdowns as part of his controversial campaign to avoid the shutdown of the economy.... More
Guatemala City, March 31 (RHC)-- A Guatemalan man who was deported from the United States last week has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the Guatemalan Health Ministry announced.... More
Caracas, March 30 (RHC)-- On Monday morning, a HAINAN Airlines flight from Beijing arrived in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, to deliver aid and transport several medical specialists to help fight the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.... More
New York, March 30 (RHC)-- In the U.S., some some states are taking their own measures to stop new cases of the coronavirus from traveling across state lines. Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo announced she will will require all out-of-state visitors to self-quarantine when entering Rhode Island. Earlier, she initially applied the order to just New Yorkers.... More
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Seattle, March 30 (RHC)-- In the U.S., dozens of immigrants at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Washington, have been on hunger strike for several days to protest their continued imprisonment at the for-profit facility, owned by GEO Group. ... More
Rome, March 30 (RHC)-- The former Under Secretary General of the United Nations and former Executive Director of the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime Prevention, Pino Arlacchi, affirmed that Venezuela has never been involved in drug trafficking between the world’s main producer and consumer -- Colombia and the United States.... More
New York, March 30 (RHC)-- Donald Trump has extended federal guidelines on social distancing until April 30th after a top health official warned more than 100,000 people could die from the coronavirus in the United States. The announcement on Sunday evening came as the death toll in hard-hit New York state passed 1,000.... More
Madrid, March 30 (RHC)-- Spain has surpassed China in the total number of confirmed coronavirus infections, as the number of cases rose from 78,797 on Sunday to 85,195 on Monday. The death toll rose by 812 to 7,340.... More
Baghdad, March 30 (RHC)-- In Iraq, U.S. coalition forces withdrew Sunday from a third base as the military continues to consolidate its troops following attacks earlier this month. ... More
Washington, March 30 (RHC)-- Reverend Joseph E. Lowery, civil rights pioneer and co-founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, th SCLC, has died at the age of 98. He passed away of natural causes. ... More
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