Kansas City, October 16 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of Missouri, Kansas City housing advocates protesting evictions during the COVID-19 pandemic chained themselves to the front doors of the Jackson County Courthouse in an attempt to shut down the court all day and block eviction hearings.... More
Tegucigalpa, October 16 (RHC)-- In Honduras, environmental activist Arnold Joaquín Morazán Erazo was shot and killed in his home earlier this week, according to local media. He was reportedly one of 32 water defenders targeted and criminalized for protesting an open-pit mine in the community of Guapinol. ... More
Havana, October 16 (RHC)-- Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez denounced the intensification of the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States during the COVID-19 crisis.... More
Matanzas, October 16 (RHC)-- A delegation of the Ministry of Tourism (MINTUR) in the Cuban province of Matanzas, confirmed the arrival of the first flight with foreign tourists to Varadero next October 25th, after reopening the resort to those markets.... More
Havana, October 16 (RHC)-- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel reiterated the importance of food sovereignty, specifically in the country, when the international community celebrates World Food Day on October 16th.... More
Havana, October 16 (RHC)-- The Cuban Ministry of Public Health has reported 56 new cases of COVID-19 at the close of Thursday, for a total of 6,118 diagnosed since March.... More
Havana, October 16 (RHC)-- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel paid tribute on Friday to the leader of the Revolution, Fidel Castro, in front of the monolith that guards his remains in the Santa Ifigenia Heritage Cemetery in the eastern province of Santiago de Cuba.... More
Washington, October 16 (RHC)-- The New York Times reports that during the early days of the pandemic in February, the Trump administration gave wealthy Republican Party donors at the Hoover Institution advance warning about the threat posed by the coronavirus — even as President Donald Trump and White House officials made rosy statements minimizing the threat of COVID-19 to the public.... More
New York, October 16 (RHC)-- The United States reported nearly 60,000 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday — the highest daily toll since August. About 1,000 U.S. residents died of COVID-19 in just 24 hours, bringing the death toll since March to nearly 217,000, still the highest in the world.... More
Tehran, October 16 (RHC)-- Two Iranian government institutions became the targets of massive cyberattacks earlier this week, but the relevant Iranian agencies reacted quickly and repelled them, an official in Tehran has disclosed.... More
Paris, October 16 (RHC)-- France’s government has declared a public health state of emergency over the growing number of COVID-19 cases as the country sees a second-wave surge of the virus. A curfew will also be imposed on several cities, including Paris.... More
Santiago de Cuba, October 15 (RHC)-- Prime Minister Manuel Marrero learned about the alternatives in food production in Santiago de Cuba in order to sustain production in the face of the world crisis by the COVID-19.... More
Brasilia, October 15 (RHC)-- The virtual International Meeting of the São Paulo Forum paid tribute this Thursday to Salvador Allende in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of his victory and of the Popular Unity in Chile after the 1970 elections.... More
Washington, October 15 (RHC)-- Democratic Representative James McGovern denounced Thursday the aggressive policy of the Donald Trump administration against Cuba and said that the Republican leader does not care about the people of the island, but only about getting re-elected.... More
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