Vatican City, October 22 (RHC)-- In a shift for the Catholic Church, Pope Francis has endorsed civil unions for same-sex couples. ... More


Tijuana, October 22 (RHC)-- In Mexico, protesters marched near the U.S. border in Tijuana to demand that the Donald Trump administration end its “Remain in Mexico” policy for people seeking asylum in the United States. ... More


Madrid, October 22 (RHC)-- Spain has become the first Western European nation to exceed one million coronavirus cases, while the UK reported 26,688 new infections on Wednesday -- a record for the country.... More


Los Angeles, October 22 (RHC)-- An investigation by The Los Angeles Times has uncovered 265 calls to police reporting physical and sexual violence against asylum seekers inside California’s four privately run immigration prisons — nearly all of which went unprosecuted. ... More


Washington, October 22 (RHC)-- The U.S. Department of Justice has sued the internet giant Google, in a massive antitrust lawsuit that will have major implications for the rest of Big Tech — and could lead to the company’s breakup. ... More


Bogota, October 22 (RHC)-- In Colombia, thousands of trade unionists, teachers and students joined an Indigenous-led national strike Wednesday demanding an end to the killings of social movement leaders and to police violence. ... More


Havana, October 22 (RHC)—The US Blockade on Cuba, according to international law, has been a criminal and genocidal act since its inception almost 60 years ago,  but its extreme reinforcement and cruelty amid the COVID-19 pandemic has no precedent, said Cuban Foreign Minister.... More


Havana, October 22 (RHC)-- The president of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel is leading the third governmental visit to the central province of Villa Clara. He announced on Twitter.... More


Havana, Oct 21 (RHC)-- Cuba is presenting this Thursday the report on the damages caused by the blockade policy exercised for almost 60 years by the United States governments.... More


  Havana, Oct 22 (RHC) The temporary working group of the Cuban Government for the confrontation and control of COVID-19 met in an extraordinary session on Wednesday to analyze the epidemiological situation in the Western province of Pinar del Río,  which is reporting new infections of the disease in six of its 11 municipalities. Havana, Oct 22 (RHC) The temporary working group of the Cuban Government for the confrontation and control of COVID-19 met in an extraordinary session on Wednesday to analyze the epidemiological situation in the Western province of Pinar del Río,  which is reporting new infections of the disease in six of its 11 municipalities.... More


Havana, October 22 (RHC)-- The Council of State met Wednesday night at the Capitol, in a session presided by Esteban Lazo Hernández, with the participation of  President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, and Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz.... More


Brasilia, October 21 (RHC)-- Brazil’s National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) said on Wednesday that a volunteer in a clinical trial of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University has died, but added that the trial would continue.... More


Washington, October 21 (RHC)--  Attorneys in the United States with the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU, working to identify families that were separated at the U.S.-Mexico border say they haven’t been able to find the parents of 545 children in U.S. custody, as most of those parents have already been deported to Central America. ... More


Vatican City, October 21 (RHC)-- Coronavirus cases continue to surge across the European Union as colder weather drives people indoors and pandemic fatigue sets in.  In Germany, some residents of Bavaria were ordered to shelter at home for two weeks in the nation’s first new lockdowns since April.... More


The United States reported more than 60,000 new coronavirus cases and over 900 deaths Tuesday, as a third surge of U.S. infections appears set to rival two previous peaks.... More


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