Barcelona, December 10 (RHC)-- Flames ripped through an abandoned warehouse occupied by scores of immigrant squatters in a Barcelona suburb, killing at least two people and injuring more than 19 overnight. The fire, which sent a huge cloud of smoke into the air, was under control by Thursday morning, but authorities said parts of the building had collapsed and there was a risk the whole structure could fall, complicating rescue efforts.... More
Ramallah, December 10 (RHC)-- A non-governmental human rights organization says Israel uses a lethal firearm to crack down on Palestinian demonstrations despite the regime’s claim to the contrary, and that several children have lost their lives to the weapon.... More
United Nations, December 10 (RHC)-- Syria's top diplomat at the United Nations has reiterated his country’s determination to retake the occupied Golan Heights from the Israeli regime. Bashar al-Jaafari, the permanent ambassador of Syria to the United Nations, slammed the U.S. administration’s policies on the occupied Golan, and said they are no different from British colonialism.... More
Washington, December 10 (RHC)-- As many as 17 U.S. states have backed a lawsuit by Texas to overturn President Donald trump’s election loss by asking the Supreme Court to throw out the voting results in several states.... More
New Delhi, December 10 (RHC)-- India’s Health Ministry has announced that some COVID-19 vaccines are likely to receive licences in the next few weeks and outlined an initial plan to immunise 300 million people.... More
Portland, December 10 (RHC)-- In Portland, Oregon, at least seven people were arrested during a standoff between police and over 100 housing activists who are attempting to reclaim the home of an Indigenous and Black family evicted in September. ... More
Washington, December 10 (RHC)-- The U.S. House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed a $741 billion defense bill with a veto-proof majority. The bill requires military bases be stripped of Confederate names, which Trump has previously said would lead him to veto the package. Trump also threatened to veto if lawmakers don’t crack down on social media companies he claims were biased against him in the election. ... More
Havana, December 9 (RHC)--The Business Forum 'Cuba 2020' concluded Wednesday after two days of promoting the island's exportable offers and the possibilities of foreign investments.... More
Havana, December 9 (RHC)-- The University of Havana today presented the Special Life Symbol Award to the Henry Reeve International Brigades, recognized as an example of Cuba's efforts to increase health cooperation with other nations.... More
Jefferson City, December 9 (RHC)-- Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt says he will support a lawsuit filed by Texas AG challenging the election results in four battleground states. "Election integrity is central to our republic. And I will defend it at every turn. As I have in other cases - I will help lead the effort in support of Texas’ #SCOTUS filing today. Missouri is in the fight," Schmitt wrote on his Twitter account late Tuesday.... More
Havana, December 10 (RHC)--Cuba practices one of the most progressive and comprehensive policies in the field of human rights, a senior official of the foreign ministry said Wednesday.... More
Moscow, December 9 (RHC)-- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says his country and China will not yield to Western pressure or accept a world order that is being led by the United States and its close allies. "The West is trying to, I have no doubts, resurrect the unipolar world order. Such poles as China and Russia are unlikely to be subservient to it,” Russia's Tass news agency quoted Lavrov as saying.... More
Havana, December 9 (RHC)--Cuba and Vietnam ratified Wednesday their will to continue united to face world challenges in the central act the 60th anniversary of establishing bilateral diplomatic relations.... More
Washington, December 9 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump says he will join Texas attorney general in a lawsuit he has filed in the US Supreme Court against the election process in four key states.... More
Nairobi, December 9 (RHC)-- Longtime activist Soren Ambrose has died in Kenya at the age of 57 from complications due to COVID-19. ... More
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