Bogota, July 2 (RHC)-- Colombia's confirmed coronavirus infections crossed the 100,000 case threshold on Wednesday, as the country's quarantine measures roll on and intensive care units fill, Reuters news agency reported.... More
Geneva, July 2 (RHC)-- The Cuban government maintains its policy of "Zero Tolerance" for any form of trafficking in persons and continues to implement the National Plan of Action, with the aim of preventing and confronting this scourge, which mainly affects women and girls.... More
Havana, July 2 (RHC)-- Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez congratulated the Russian people and government on the resounding victory of the 'Yes' vote in the constitutional referendum held in the Eurasian nation this week.... More
London, July 2 (RHC)-- A condemnation of the most recent attempts at aggression and false accusations by the US government against the international medical cooperation program was launched in London by the Cuba Solidarity Campaign (CSC) in the United Kingdom.... More
Caracas, July 2 (RHC)-- The Central Bank of Venezuela will appeal the decision of a British court on Thursday that denied the Venezuelan government access to the gold reserves held in the Bank of England.... More
Melbourne, July 2 (RHC)-- Australian police set up suburban checkpoints in new coronavirus hotspots in Melbourne on Thursday as authorities struggled to contain new outbreaks in the country's second-largest city, even as travel restrictions eased elsewhere, according to Reuters news agency.... More
Beirut, July 2 (RHC)-- Lebanon's only international airport has reopened following a more than three-month shutdown as part of the country's lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.... More
Athens, July 2 (RHC)-- Greece has prepared to welcome tourist flights to its island destinations for the first time in months, as it raced to salvage a tourism season shredded by the coronavirus pandemic.... More
Brasilia, July 2 (RHC)-- More than one thousand food deliverymen on motorcycles gathered in Sao Paulo, Brazil to protest against working conditions set by Uber and other apps, with their services in high demand due to coronavirus lockdowns.... More
Washington, July 2 (RHC)-- Some analysts, politicians and U.S. diplomats consider the approach of the government of President Donald Trump towards Cuba to be a hollow imitation of policies that failed in the United States for almost 60 years.... More
Geneva, July 2 (RHC)-- Brazil’s official coronavirus death toll is set to pass 60,000, second only to the United States. The World Health Organization warns the pandemic is the worst in the Americas, where the number of COVID-19 deaths are projected to nearly triple to 627,000 by October 1. ... More
Raleigh, July 2 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of North Carolina, the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office has mobilized an around-the-clock police presence at a Confederate monument in the city of Graham, as city officials say they’ve indefinitely suspended permits for demonstrations and will order the arrest of anyone who engages in protest. ... More
Jackson, July 2 (RHC)-- In Mississippi, Governor Tate Reeves has signed a bill ordering the removal of the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag. ... More
New York, July 2 (RHC)-- A new report finds U.S. health workers filed more than 4,100 complaints about a lack of personal protective equipment during the pandemic — even as hundreds died of COVID-19. ... More
New York, July 2 (RHC)-- A New York judge has ordered a preliminary injunction against the publication of a tell-all book by Donald Trump’s niece. In a statement, a lawyer for Mary Trump called the injunction a First Amendment violation and prior restraint on core political speech. ... More
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