Caracas, March 4 (RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro held a meeting with government and opposition members of the national negotiating table at the Miraflores Palace. Following the meeting, Maduro said: “We move forward with a firm and sustained step in the dialogue with the different political sectors of the country that contribute to reaching great agreements in order to strengthen democracy and peace for the Republic." ... More
La Paz, March 4 (RHC)-- The unemployment index in Bolivia has risen in the last trimester of 2019, according to a report of the National Statistical Institute of the South American nation. The institutional figures revealed that the jobless rate increase was 4.48%, which was similar to the period of 2018 with a 4.29 %, under the previous administration. ... More
Seattle, March 4 (RHC)-- The death toll from the coronavirus on U.S. soil has jumped to six people -- all in Washington state -- prompting King County to declare a state of emergency. ... More
Athens, March 3 (RHC)-- In the Mediterranean, a child has died, and another was hospitalized, after a boat with dozens of refugees capsized off the coast of Lesbos, Greece. Another 46 refugees were rescued from the boat. ... More
Tel Aviv, March 3 (RHC)-- In Israel, with most votes counted, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has earned a significant lead over former army chief Benny Gantz in the country’s third election in less than a year. ... More
Bogota, March 3 (RHC)-- The Colombian party Alternative Revolutionary Force of the Common (FARC) has denounced the increasing violence against former members of the rebel forces in a statement issued in Bogota.... More
Buenos Aires, March 3 (RHC)-- The President of Argentina, Alberto Fernández, renewed his government's fight against poverty and unemployment so that they can rebuild the income of those who have less, in addition to strengthening policies to protect women, announcing he will send to congress a project to legalize abortion.... More
Seattle, March 3 (RHC)-- The number of confirmed coronavirus infections continues to grow worldwide. Cases have now been confirmed in at least 65 countries, with the death toll surpassing 3,000.... More
Ottawa, March 3 (RHC)-- Chiefs from the Wet’suwet’en First Nation and Canadian ministers have resumed talks after reaching a draft deal which reportedly affirms certain indigenous land rights amid the ongoing battle against the Coastal GasLink pipeline.... More
New York, March 3 (RHC)-- In the U.S., members of the Cayuga Nation are sounding the alarm after multiple buildings, including a school, were raided and destroyed last weekend in Seneca Falls, New York.... More
Copenhagen, March 3 (RHC)-- Trump’s plan to settle the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will bring anything but peace to the region, former Danish foreign minister and United Nations General Assembly President Mogens Lykketoft told RT, as it only cements apartheid-like conditions for the Palestinians.... More
Portland, March 3 (RHC)-- In a victory for climate activists, a Portland, Oregon, jury refused to convict five Extinction Rebellion members for blocking railroad tracks used to transport oil by Zenith Energy Corporation and other oil companies.... More
San Juan, March 3 (RHC)-- Puerto Rican independence activist Rafael Cancel-Miranda died Monday at the age of 89. He passed away at his residence in Rio Piedras, in the municipality of San Juan, according to his widow, Maria de los Angeles Vazquez, and his youngest son, Rafael Cancel Vazquez.... More
London, March 2 (RHC)-- In Britain, a judge has suspended the extradition hearings for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange until mid-May.... More
Baghdad, March 2 (RHC)-- Explosions have been reported in the heavily fortified Green Zone in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, hosting the U.S. embassy and other foreign diplomatic and military installations. Rockets reportedly fell near the U.S. compound. Several rockets were reportedly launched towards the U.S. embassy in Baghdad on Sunday evening, local media reported.... More
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