Santiago de Chile, June 1 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Chile's largest teachers union announced an indefinite strike on Sunday in protest of a bill currently being discusses in congress. The law, which is part of the educational reform promoted by the government of President Michelle Bachellet, proposes that teachers will reorganize the salary-scale for teachers, while also increases the time that they have to spend in “non-school hours,” including meetings and planning. Teachers who do not fulfill these new rules will be dismissed. ... More
Lima, June 1 (teleSUR-RHC)-- President of the Mexican mining company Southern Copper, Óscar González Rocha, offered to create a $3.2 million fund to compensate farmers, schools and the health sector affected by recent demonstrations against a proposed mining project in the southern region of Arequipa. ... More
Havana, May 30 (RHC), -- The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army (FARC-EP) stated Saturday that the entrance of Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin to the peace talks in Havana will contribute to overcoming many issues.... More
Rome, May 30 (RHC)-- The Italian Navy says it has found the bodies of 11 dead migrants on Europe-bound boats across the Mediterranean Sea, and saved other 570. A statement on Twitter said that the Italian Navy's patrol vessel Bettica rescued 86 migrants from two inflatable boats in the Mediterranean on Friday. It said that the dead bodies were discovered after the rescue operation.... More
Havana, May 30 (RHC) – The Colombian government and FARC guerrillas have begun working together on clearing the country’s landmines, officials said Friday, but their peace talks remain fragile amid a surge in fighting. ... More
Islamabad, May 30 (RHC)-- A group of heavily armed terrorists have shot dead at least 20 passengers and injured several others after taking them hostage from two buses in the troubled southwestern Pakistan. ... More
Sanaa, May 30 (RHC)-- At least 19 people have lost their lives in the latest wave of Saudi airstrikes against the people of Yemen. Some 12 people, mostly women and children, were killed and about 80 others injured on Friday after Saudi fighter jets targeted a residential area and a military base in the northwestern province of Hajjah, the Yemeni al-Masirah TV network reported.... More
Bogotá, May 30 (RHC-PL), -- A clandestine clinic in Cúcuta, North Santander, Colombia selling newborn babies for two thousand dollars, was occupied by the police, said reports from that region Friday.... More
Baghdad, May 29 (RHC)-- At least 10 people have been killed in two separate car bomb attacks targeting two hotels in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. ... More
Bangkok, May 29 (RHC)-- Representatives from countries around the world gathered in Thailand today to discuss the migrant crisis in Southeast Asia. ... More
Zürich, May 29 (RHC) -– Elsewhere in the world, the international soccer organization FIFA resumed its 65th Congress in Zürich on Friday, after a bomb threat was received hours earlier. ... More
United Nations, May 29 (RHC)-- The United Nations has passed a non-binding resolution aimed at curbing the cultural plundering of Iraq by the self-proclaimed Islamic State. ... More
New Delhi, May 29 (Euronews) -– More than 1,800 people have died in India’s heatwave in just one week. Most of the deaths have occurred In central and southern areas where temperatures have soared to nearly 47 degrees Celsius melting some roads. ... More
Santiago de Chile, May 29 (RHC-PRESSTV) -– Chilean riot police have clashed with thousands of students protesting against the government's education policies. ... More
Brussels, May 29 (RHC)-- The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Greece might exit from the eurozone, adding that the possible move will not negatively influence the euro. ... More
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