New York, July 14 (RHC)-- More than 930 people working for four private companies that run detention centres for US immigration have tested positive for coronavirus, according to executives speaking at a congressional hearing.... More


St. Louis, July 14 (RHC)-- The coronavirus pandemic and racism could compound the rate of suicide among African-Americans, experts warn.... More


Ramallah, July 14 (RHC)-- Three Palestinian prisoners in an Israeli prison are still on a hunger strike they declared a few weeks ago in protest against the administrative detention, a form of imprisonment in which the individual is never tried and can be held indefinitely in Israeli detention.... More


Ottawa, July 14 (RHC)-- Canada and the U.S. are still in talks on the future of a ban on non-essential travel between the two countries and will have more to say in the coming days, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said.... More


Dallas, July 14 (RHC)-- Southwest Airlines Chief Executive Gary Kelly has told employees the airline needs a dramatic jump in passenger demand or it will be forced to take new steps to reduce staffing.... More


Ottawa, July 14 (RHC)-- Ontario will begin moving most of its health regions into the third stage of its reopening plan from July 17th, Premier Doug Ford has said, as Canada's most populous province lifts lockdowns put in place in March.... More


San Francisco, July 14 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of California, the coronavirus death toll at San Quentin State Prison has reached nine, after two more prisoners died over the weekend.  ... More


Denver, July 14 (RHC)-- In Greeley, Colorado, workers at a JBS meat processing plant held a wildcat strike over the weekend, demanding better pay and safety improvements amid the pandemic. ... More


Washington, July 14 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos are continuing to threaten to cut off federal funding to public schools that refuse to fully reopen in the fall due to the pandemic. ... More


New York, July 14 (RHC)-- In media news, the chief writer at the Fox News Channel show “Tucker Carlson Tonight” has resigned after CNN revealed he had written racist and sexist messages online.... More


Washington, July 14 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump has lashed out against a section of wall along the U.S.-Mexico border that was privately funded by his own supporters. ... More


New York, July 14 (RHC)-- A New York judge has ruled that U.S. President Donald Trump’s niece, the psychologist Mary Trump, can publish and promote her new book titled “Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man.” ... More


Havana, July 14 (RHC)-- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez said he was proud of the Caribbean nation's health workers who faced the COVID-19 in other countries.  "Proud of our heroes in the confrontation with COVID-19.  Solidarity, commitment, love," the president wrote on his Twitter account.... More


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Havana, July 14 (RHC)-- Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez highlighted the rights achieved by women in the country, where they are protagonists of the social process with full representation in government institutions.... More


Havana, July 14 (RHC)-- A U.S. federal judge has dismissed the lawsuit against the cruise ship company Carnival for negotiating with Cuba, as was reported by the main economic and tourist media.... More


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