Chicago, July 21 (RHC)-- The U.S. city of Chicago reimposed some coronavirus restrictions on Monday and the state of Florida reported more than 10,000 new cases for the sixth day in a row, as the coronavirus pandemic raged across the United States.... More


Cuban National Ballet School student Yasiel Hodelin

Havana, July 21 (RHC) -- The Cuban National Ballet School has highlighted the victory of student Yasiel Hodelin in the seventh International Online Ballet Competition in South Africa (Saibc)... More


Havana, July 21 (RHC)-- The National Director of Epidemiology of the Cuban Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Francisco Duran, reported three new cases detected of COVID-19, for a total of 2,449 positive cases across the island.  ... More


Brussels, July 21 (RHC)-- The European Union managed to reach a deal to boost the bloc's post-pandemic economies after Charles Michel, the president the President of the European Council who was chairing the summit, offered a series of compromises over a 750 billion euro ($858 billion) recovery fund.... More


Havana, July 20 (RHC)-- The 38 collaborators of the Cuban medical brigade that for three months fought against the COVID-19 in Turin, region of Piedmont, Italy, have arrived back to Cuba.... More


Geneva, July 20 (RHC)-- A record number of confirmed coronavirus cases have been recorded around the world, with over one-quarter of a million new cases reported — a first, according to the World Health Organization.  The largest increases were noted in the U.S., Brazil, India and South Africa. Total confirmed cases now top 14.5 million, with over 600,000 deaths.... More


Israel has acknowledged conducting many raids inside Syria since the start of the civil war in 2011.  (Photo: Abir Sultan/EPA)

Damascus, July 20 (RHC)-- Syrian air defenses on Monday intercepted a barrage of missiles fired near the capital Damascus, state media reported, in the latest wave of suspected Israeli attacks.... More


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Washington, July 20 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump is reportedly trying to block billions of dollars for testing and contact tracing as part of an upcoming coronavirus relief bill, as well as funds for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Pentagon and State Department. ... More


Geneva, July 20 (RHC)-- Indigenous communities comprising half a million people around the world are especially vulnerable to the new coronavirus pandemic due to often poor living conditions, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned.... More


London, July 20 (RHC)-- Scientists at Oxford University say their experimental coronavirus vaccine has been shown in an early trial to prompt a protective immune response in hundreds of people who got the shot.... More


Paris, July 20 (RHC)-- People in France will risk a fine of 135 euros ($154) starting Monday for failure to comply with a new decree to wear a mask in public places indoors, the government announced.... More


Barcelona, July 20 (RHC)-- People sunbathed and played in the sea along Barcelona's beaches, ignoring pleas from Catalan authorities for area residents to stay at home as coronavirus cases continued to rise in one of Spain's worst-hit regions.... More


The Ballon d'Or will not be awarded this year for the first time in its 64-year history after the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on the football calendar, organizers France Football magazine said.... More


Kabul, July 20 (RHC)-- Afghanistan reported 60 more coronavirus cases, its lowest daily count over the past three months.  However, the figure came on a day when, according to the Health Ministry, just 194 tests were conducted across the country.... More


Washington, July 20 (RHC)-- The International Monetary Fund is exploring additional tools to provide financing to the world's poorest countries and others hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said.... More


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