United Nations, November 30 (RHC)-- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has voiced concern about the financial situation of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA), calling on member states to make “urgent contributions” to enable the agency to provide relief to Palestinians.... More


Anchorage, November 30 (RHC)-- In environmental news, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers denied a key permit for the Pebble Mine, likely putting an end to the proposed multibillion-dollar copper and gold mine in Alaska that would have been among the world’s largest.  The project was determined to be “contrary to the public interest” and not in compliance with the Clean Water Act. ... More


Washington, November 30 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump is rushing to complete another hard-line policy toward immigration, as he is ending his time in office -- this time with the help of the conservative Supreme Court.... More


Paris, November 30 (RHC)-- In France, public opposition to a highly contested new security law is mounting after recent high-profile incidents of police violence.  The law would ban the publication of images of police officers and increase police powers. ... More


Ottawa, November 30 (RHC)-- Canada banned the export of some medications to the U.S. before a new rule took effect on Monday, allowing U.S. pharmacists to import Canadian drugs in bulk. ... More


Seattle, November 30 (RHC)-- Thousands of Amazon workers participated in a global action over the weekend to demand fairer wages, hazard pay during the pandemic, and for the retail behemoth to start paying taxes.... More


New York, November 30 (RHC)-- COVID-19 cases continue to surge across the United States, with hospitalizations topping 90,000 for the first time.  Four million new cases were recorded in November, double the record set in October, bringing the U.S. death toll to 267,000. ... More


Washington, November 30 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump acknowledged that the fight to overturn his re-election defeat “probably” won’t reach the Supreme Court, which had been the goal of his legal team.... More


Miami, Nov 30 (RHC)-- A new caravan of cars and bicycles denounced  Sunday on Miami's streets the economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed by the United States on Cuba.... More


Washington, November 30 (RHC)-- The top infectious disease expert in the United States says he expects a spike following the Thanksgiving holiday.  Dr. Anthony Fauci, a member of President Donald Trump’s coronavirus task force, has warned that residents should brace for a “surge upon a surge” of infections following the Thanksgiving holiday.... More


Havana, November 30 (RHC)-- Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez will participate Monday in the Special Meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Ibero-American Conference.... More


Brussels, November 30 (RHC)-- The European Union wants to forge a new alliance with the United States to bury the tensions of the Trump era and meet the challenges posed by China, the Financial Times (FT) newspaper reported, citing a draft plan.... More


Havana, November 30 (RHC)--Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez will participate in a special session of the General Assembly in response to the COVID-19 at the level of Heads of State and Government, to be held will be held December 3 and 4.... More


=Havana, November 30 (RHC)-- Intellectuals and young people agree that domination in social media and external financing is the  US modus operandi to turn  Cuba into one of its main laboratories.... More


Washington, November 30 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump has vowed not to change his mind about what he called “tremendous cheating” in the 2020 presidential election.  "It's not like you're going to change my mind. In other words, my mind will not change in six months. There was tremendous cheating here," Trump told Fox News in his first television interview since Election Day on Sunday.... More


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