Beijing, July 6 (RHC)-- China reported eight new coronavirus cases in the mainland for July 4th, compared with three cases a day earlier, Reuters news agency reported on Sunday quoting the health agency.... More


Mexico City, July 6 (RHC)-- Mexico's health ministry has reported 523 more deaths from the novel coronavirus, bringing the total to 30,366, and 6,014 new infections, bringing the total to 252,165.... More


Havana, July 6 (RHC)-- The Saharawi Medical Association declared that the Henry Reeve Cuban Medical Brigade, trained in the fight against natural disasters and serious epidemics, deserves to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize by the Norwegian committee.... More


Havana, July 6 (ACN)-- Ana Silvia González Abascal, Chargé d'Affaires of the Cuban Mission to the United Nations, expressed the absolute and categorical commitment of the Caribbean nation in the fight against terrorism in all its forms and manifestations.... More


Havana, July 6 (RHC)-- Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez said that military weapons cannot eliminate the COVID-19 pandemic.  In a comment posted on his Twitter account, the Cuban foreign minister said that global military spending exceeds $1.9 billion.  He called for "doctors, not bombs."... More


Havana, 6 July (RHC)-- Cuba participates in the III Meeting of National Coordinators and Cooperation Officers of Ibero-America, held on-line in a virtual conference from the Principality of Andorra, in preparation for the Ibero-American Summit 2020.... More


Washington, July 6 (RHC)-- The Cuban ambassador to the United States, José Ramón Cabañas, has criticized the news coverage that the U.S. media is giving to the Caribbean island.... More


Washington, July 6 (RHC)-- The coronavirus outbreak is spiking in many countries in what seems to be a second wave, prompting several governments to start reintroducing precautionary restrictive measures to contain the spread. ... More


Geneva, July 6 (RHC)-- The World Health Organization (WHO) said more than 6,000 health workers have been infected with the coronavirus in 38 countries across its Africa region since the pandemic began.... More


Brussels, July 6 (RHC)-- The first drug to treat severe cases of COVID-19 in the European Union has been given the green light, with the European Commission approving remdesivir.... More


Geneva, July 6 (RHC)-- There is "very little risk" that pets can infect their owners with COVID-19, the chief scientist of the World Health Organization (WHO) said.... More


London, July 6 (RHC)-- Three of Europe's biggest airlines began a legal challenge to the British government's quarantine rules for travellers, saying they should be struck down as the rule was disproportionate and been introduced without consultation.... More


Rome, July 6 (RHC)-- Poor Italians are significantly more likely to die of the coronavirus than higher-income groups, the country's first significant study into the disease's disproportionate social impact showed.... More


Pressure is growing in the United States to change the racist names of several sports teams.  ... More


Rio Pax funeral company storage, amid the coronavirus disease, in Rio de Janeiro.  (Photo: Reuters)

Brasilia, July 6 (RHC)-- The coronavirus continues to claim lives in Brazil, as new cases remain exceedingly high in the Latin American nation.   Brazil recorded 26,051 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours as well as 602 deaths, the Health Ministry said on Sunday.... More


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