New York, November 24 (RHC)-- The bodies of nearly 700 people who died in New York City during the COVID-19 surge in the spring are still stored in freezer trucks, U.S. media reports say. Most of the bodies are of people whose families can’t afford a proper burial or can’t be located.... More
Washington, November 24 (RHC)-- Nurses from the profession’s largest union in the United States have warned of dire stresses on the healthcare system as the country sees a new surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalisations.... More
London, November 24 (RHC)-- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson unveiled a 56-page COVID Winter Plan to Parliament on Monday, effectively replacing the second lockdown with a “tougher” version of the old tiered system of restrictions.... More
Geneva, November 24 (RHC)-- Greenhouse gas concentrations have climbed to a new record in 2019 and rose again this year despite an expected drop in emissions due to COVID-19 lockdowns, the World Meteorological Organization says, warning against complacency.... More
Havana, November 24 (RHC)--In the early hours of this Tuesday, Vice Admiral Julio Cesar Gandarilla Bermejo, Cuba's Minister of the Interior, died from a prolonged illness, reported Granma newspaper.... More
Moscow, November 24 (RHC)-- Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed Tuesday Cuba's great authority in the international arena, noting the strategic nature of relations between the two countries and the development of cooperation in several areas.... More
La Paz, November 24 (RHC)-- A representative of social organizations in the department of Beni, in northern Bolivia, said that they prevented de-facto regime leader Jeanine Áñez from boarding a plane and leaving the country. According to reports, Añez was captured when she at the Jorge Henrich Arauz airport in the city of Trinidad as she tried to go to a border city and then pass through to Brazil.... More
United Nations, November 24 (RHC)-- Iran’s permanent ambassador to the United Nations says the US has violated a binding ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that ordered Washington to lift some of its unilateral sanctions against Tehran.... More
Paris, November 24 (RHC)-- Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has gone on trial on charges of corruption and influence peddling, becoming the first ex-president in France to appear in the dock. Sarkozy, who led France from 2007 to 2012, attended the court in the capital Paris on Monday but declined to make any statement to reporters.... More
Havana, November 23 (RHC)-- Cuba will expand in 2021 Internet connection capacities, the Vice-Minister of Communications, Ana Julia Marine, told Prensa Latina.... More
Washington, November 23 (RHC)-- Emily Murphy, the administrator of the General Services Administration, on Monday formally designated President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. as the apparent winner of the presidential election, providing federal funds and resources to begin a transition and authorizing his advisers to begin coordinating with Trump administration officials.... More
Havana, November 23 (RHC)-- More than two thousand organizations from 162 countries are expected to participate at the International Youth Meeting "Ideas that are banners," which will be in session from this Tuesday until next Thursday virtually, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.... More
Havana, November 23 (RHC)-- Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez and his Spanish counterpart Arancha González reiterated their willingness to promote political dialogue at all levels.... More
Brasilia, November 23 (RHC)-- In Brazil, the killing of a Black man by security guards has set off nationwide protests declaring that Black lives matter. ... More
Kabul, November 23 (RHC)-- In Afghanistan, United Nations data shows over 26,000 children were killed or injured from 2005 to 2019. ... More
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