Washington, December 22 (RHC)-- The United States recorded more than 200,000 new coronavirus cases and nearly 2,000 COVID-19 deaths on Monday. U.S. hospitalizations hit another world record high, topping 115,000, and 16 states recorded a record number of new deaths. ... More
Washington, December 22 (RHC)-- The United States on Monday issued additional visa restrictions on Chinese officials believed to have engaged in alleged human rights abuses, taking further action against Beijing in the final month of U.S. President Donald Trump’s term.... More
Washington, December 22 (RHC)-- A statue of Confederate General Robert E Lee that has represented Virginia in the United States Capitol for 111 years has been removed. Virginia Governor Ralph Northam said in a statement that workers removed the statue from the National Statuary Hall Collection early Monday morning.... More
Damascus, Dec 22 (RHC) The Syrian Minister of Religious Affairs Mohammed Abdul Sattar Al-Sayyed highlighted Cuba's honorable position towards Syria during the years of war that the Arab nation faces.... More
Havana, December 22 (RHC)-- The Ordering Task will favor the Cuban economy and foreign capital companies, a process that today has a strategy for this new scenario, say Foreign Trade authorities.... More
Havana, December 22 (RHC)-- Canadian tourism companies have retaken the Cuban market with the resumption of flights from the North American country to international tourism destinations in the country's northern keys.... More
Havana, December 22 (RHC)-- Cuba celebrates Tuesday Teacher's Day and remembers the closing of the campaign that in 1961 made the country the first territory free of illiteracy in the Latin American region.... More
Havana, December 22 (RHC)-- The Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodríguez, denounced Monday the implementation of new measures by the U.S. government against Cuba, as part of the economic, commercial and financial blockade that Washington has been imposing on the people of the island for almost 60 years.... More
London, December 22 (RHC)-- Concerns about a new strain of coronavirus in the U.K. drove the British pound to its biggest loss since March, though the currency pared much of the loss after Prime Minister Boris Johnson made another offer to salvage Brexit talks. Sterling tumbled 2.5% to as low as $1.3188 before recovering most of that in New York afternoon, down only 0.4% to $1.3475 as of 3:25 p.m.... More
Tehran, December 22 (RHC)-- Iran has dismissed “irresponsible” remarks by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo regarding a recent rocket attack against the U.S. embassy in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, saying the accusations are meant to stoke tensions and that Washington’s military presence is the “source of instability” in the region.... More
Suva, December 22 (RHC)-- A state of natural disaster has been declared in Fiji after Cyclone Yasa flattened entire villages and killed at least four people, including a 3-month-old baby. ... More
Washington, December 21 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump has called his own former national security adviser “one of the dumbest people in Washington.” Trump took to Twitter Sunday to attack John Bolton over his reaction to report that the president was considering to “rerun” the 2020 presidential election under military supervision, a piece of advice by his first national security adviser, Michael Flynn.... More
New York, December 21 (RHC)-- The net wealth enjoyed by the richest billionaires in the United States has ballooned since the beginning of the pandemic, according to a new report. Meanwhile, millions of households are struggling to put food on the table and pay rent as COVID-19 deaths and infections surge nationwide, underscoring our nation’s vast inequality.... More
Gaza City, December 21 (RHC)-- The Gaza Strip is witnessing a sharp increase in coronavirus infections with thousands of cases being discovered on a daily basis. The Gaza Strip has logged more than 30,000 COVID-19 infections, mostly since late August. Hospitals in the blockaded enclave are running short on intensive care units to treat coronavirus patients... More
Washington, December 21 (RHC)-- The outgoing administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has imposed sanctions on three Nicaraguan officials over their support for President Daniel Ortega's government. The Trump administration has made a series of sanctions announcements since losing to Democrat Joe Biden in the disputed November 3rd election. Biden is scheduled to be sworn in to office on January 20th.... More
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