Philadelphia, December 23 (RHC)-- In the United States, an undocumented couple from Jamaica has moved out of a Philadelphia church after living there in sanctuary for over two years to avoid deportation. ... More
Havana, December 23 (RHC)--In preparation for the beginning of the monetary reform in Cuba next January 1, workers will start receiving a cash advance as of this Wednesday.... More
Sanaa, December 23 (RHC)-- A Yemeni health ministry official says 100,000 newborns die every year in the impoverished country due to the ongoing war of aggression and total blockade imposed on Yemen by the Saudi-led military coalition.... More
Havana, December 23 (RHC)-- Thirteen workers were presented with the Honorary Title of Labor Hero of the Republic of Cuba; 15 prestigious scientists were awarded the Lazaro Peña Order of I and III Grade, and four groups received the Labor Feat Medal: the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB), the Pedro Kouri Institute for Tropical Medicine (IPK), the Henry Reeve Contingent and the Finlay Institute of Vaccines.... More
Paris, December 23 (RHC)-- France reopens its borders to passengers from the United Kingdom on Wednesday, ending a blockade intended to stop the spread of a new coronavirus variant, but which has held up thousands of lorries before Christmas.... More
Havana, December 23 (RHC)-- Cuba is reporting its most complex epidemiological situation in nine months of Covid-19 while showing progress in four vaccination candidates. It is also extending the use of the antiviral Nasaferón.... More
Washington, December 22 (RHC)-- Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence held a private meeting with a group of Republican lawmakers, including Congressmember Mo Brooks of Alabama, to discuss ways to overturn the Electoral College results in January. The conspiracy theorist lawyer Sidney Powell was also back at the White House for her third visit in four days.... More
Berlin, December 22 (RHC)-- At a loose end during Germany’s first lockdown, the four Schwaderlapp sisters decided to put their long hours indoors to good use -- by inventing a coronavirus board game that is selling by the thousands.... More
Eugene, December 22 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of Oregon, a group of far-right protesters stormed the statehouse Monday to disrupt a special legislative session. Some of the protesters forced their way into the statehouse, which was closed to the public due to the pandemic. ... More
London, December 22 (RHC)-- The United Kingdom has become increasingly cut off from the outside world since Prime Minister Boris Johnson said a new variant of coronavirus sweeping his country was 70% more contagious. ... More
Washington, December 22 (RHC)-- The top U.S. infectious disease doctor has warned Americans to assume that a more contagious new strain of the COVID-19 virus detected in the United Kingdom is already in the United States. Immunologist Anthony Stephen Fauci told U.S. media on Tuesday it was certainly possible that the new strain was already present in the United States.... More
Tel Aviv, December 22 (RHC)-- An Israeli delegation has headed to Morocco to meet with the king and hammer out a normalization deal, less than a fortnight after the Tel Aviv regime and the North African country agreed to normalize relations in a deal brokered by the outgoing administration of US President Donald Trump.... More
New York, December 22 (RHC)-- A new watchdog report finds New York police officers used excessive force and were unprepared to respond to racial justice protests that rose up this summer following the police killing of George Floyd. ... More
Phoenix, December 22 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of Arizona, members of the San Carlos Apache Nation have called a day of action in opposition to a proposed copper mine in a sacred portion of the Tonto National Forest. The tribe says the planned mine would raze an ancient forest, known as Oak Flat, and contaminate a large swath of southern Arizona.... More
Seattle, December 22 (RHC)-- In the U.S. city of Seattle, police raided and cleared an encampment of unhoused people at a public park over the weekend and arrested over 20 people. Residents of the camp were given just 15 minutes to gather their belongings. ... More
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