Montevideo, May 5 (RHC) -- Uruguayan authorities have revealed how marijuana will be produced and sold legally in the country following the approval of the bill last December. Licensed pharmacies will sell the drug for approximately one U.S. dollar a gram with consumers allowed 40g a month.... More
Washington, May 5 (RHC)-- Reports of sexual assault in the U.S. military have increased 50 percent. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said the rise means more victims are choosing to come forward following efforts to address the issue. ... More
Washington, May 5 (RHC)-- The White House has issued a report calling for limits on how U.S. companies like Facebook and Google apply the data they collect on users. In particular, the report expresses concern about how so-called big data could be used to entrench racial or gender inequality if people are denied opportunities based on digital snapshots. ... More
Merida May 3 (RHC). Vital issues to the Caribbean such as climate change, natural disasters, trade and air and maritime links were discussed at two summit conferences just concluded in the Mexican city of Merida. ... More
Cairo, May 3 (RHC) -- At least two people have been killed and dozens more injured in clashes between security forces and protesters in the Egyptian city of Alexandria. According to reports, Egyptians rallied in many cities across the country on Friday in protest against the government’s heavy-handed crackdown on dissent.... More
Kabul, May 3 (RHC), -- Afghan authorities say more than 240 people have died and over 200 others trapped following a massive landslide in Afghanistan’s northeastern Badakhshan Province. ... More
Bogotá, May 3, (RHC), -- A new guerrilla attack on Colombia’s Caño Limon-Coveñas pipeline, out of service since March 25, has caused an oil spill and sparked environmental concerns.... More
Port of Spain, May 3, (RHC), -- The Association of Caribbean States (ACS) and the group of States from Africa, Caribbean and the Pacific (ACP) are to meet this month in Brussels to agree on areas for joint action and strategies to fight climate change.... More
Washington, May 3 (RHC), -- More than 600 suspected gang members have been arrested across the United States after a month-long operation by federal authorities targeting the fast-growing Sureños group, according to a report issued by the Department of Homeland Security.... More
Havana, 02maio (RHC).- Os agricultores colombianos continuam em greve pelo quinto dia consecutivo à espera de retomar o diálogo com o governo.... More
Bogotá, May 2 (RHC), – Colombian farmers entered the fifth day of a national strike on Friday, in a bid to pressure the government to resume negotiations.... More
London, May 2 (RHC)-- A document has surfaced from the Ed Snowden collection showing that British spy chiefs secretly sought “unsupervised” access to the NSA’s vast trove of private communications.... More
Panama City, May 2 (RHC), – Panamanians vote for a new president on Sunday in the closest contest in a generation with opponents of President Ricardo Martinelli seeking to thwart the business tycoon's attempt to maintain an indirect grip on power.... More
Baghdad, May 2 (RHC)-- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has welcomed a high turnout in the country’s parliamentary polls, describing it as a “slap in the face of terrorism.”... More
Bogotá, May 2 (RHC), – A collapse at an illegal gold mine in Colombia has killed three people and left another 13 missing.... More
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