Washington, July 18 (RHC)-- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicted that the U.S. economy would shrink 6.6 percent this year, pounded by the coronavirus and the lockdowns meant to contain it.... More
Washington, July 18 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump ruled out a national mandate requiring people to wear face masks despite record rises in new coronavirus infections across the United States.... More
Brussels, July 18 (RHC)-- EU leaders failed to make headway in negotiations over a massive stimulus plan to breathe life into economies ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic, returning to their hotels in Brussels shortly before midnight to rest and try again in the morning.... More
London, July 18 (RHC)-- New research finds a record-breaking heat wave in Siberia is directly linked to greenhouse gas emissions from human activity. The study by the U.K. Met Office finds temperatures in Russia’s Arctic this year were 5 degrees Celsius above historical averages. ... More
Washington, July 18 (RHC)-- After a year-long investigation, U.S. Customs and Border Protection says it has fired four employees — and suspended dozens more without pay — over their participation in a Facebook group filled with racist, homophobic and misogynistic content. ... More
Washington, July 18 (RHC)-- A federal judge in the U.S. has extended a deadline for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE, to release immigrant children in its custody. ... More
Jacksonville, July 18 (RHC)-- In the United States, Republican leaders said they will scale back in-person attendance at the Republican National Convention in Jacksonville next month, as Florida suffers one of the world’s worst outbreaks of COVID-19. ... More
At least 15 women have come forward with allegations of sexual harassment and verbal abuse against several executives and other employees of Washington’s NFL team. ... More
Bogota, July 18 (RHC)-- In Bogotá, Colombia, doctors are demanding a citywide lockdown as a surge of COVID-19 cases overwhelms hospitals. ... More
Washington, July 18 (RHC)-- At the White House, Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said that science should not stand in the way of reopening schools. McEnany said: “You know, the president has said unmistakably that he wants schools to open. And I was just in the Oval talking to him about that. And when he says open, he means open in full, kids being able to attend each and every day at their school. The science should not stand in the way of this.”... More
Detroit, July 18 (RHC)-- In Detroit, Michigan, police arrested 11 people as they blocked school buses in a nonviolent protest demanding the cancellation of in-person classes during the pandemic. ... More
Washington, July 18 (RHC)-- The United States marked a record number of coronavirus cases on Friday for the third consecutive day, notching 77,638 new infections in 24 hours, according to a tally by the Johns Hopkins University.... More
Havana, July 18 (RHC) – The US newspaper Chicago Sun-Times promotes an online concert dedicated to Cuba scheduled for July 18th and 19th... More
Havana, July 18 (RHC)-- The National Director of Epidemiology of the Cuban Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Francisco Duran, reported that there was only one new case detected of COVID-19, for a total of 2,445 positive cases across the island. ... More
Paris, July 18 (RHC)-- In the French capital of Paris, Rose-Marie Lou, a member of the Cuba-Linda association, highlighted the call for the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Cuban doctors who fight against COVID-19 around the world.... More
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