New York, June 25 (RHC)-- Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay $2.1 billion to a group of women who developed ovarian cancer after using talcum products contaminated with asbestos. ... More
Charleston, June 25 (RHC)-- In Charleston, South Carolina, the city has begun removing a statue of former Vice President John Calhoun, who was a staunch advocate of slavery and a slaveholder himself. ... More
Paris, June 25 (RHC)-- In its World Education Report 2020, UNESCO recognized Cuba's policies to guarantee inclusive and quality education. ... More
Washington, June 25 (RHC)-- The United States reported nearly 37,000 coronavirus cases nationwide Wednesday — the highest daily toll yet — as much of the U.S. South and West barreled toward a new and deadlier phase of the pandemic. Florida, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Texas all confirmed record numbers of new COVID-19 cases, with infections increasing in 29 states.... More
Havana, June 25 (RHC)-- The National Director of Epidemiology of the Cuban Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Francisco Duran, reported that there were two new cases detected of COVID-19, for a total of 2,321 positive cases across the island. ... More
Geneva, June 25 (RHC)-- All African countries have now developed laboratory capacity to test for the coronavirus, the head of the World Health Organization said. ... More
Beijing, June 25 (RHC)-- Authorities have raced to contain a second outbreak linked to the largest wholesale food market in Beijing after the first case was announced on June 11th, leading to a partial lockdown of the city.... More
Brussels, June 25 (RHC)-- Up to 20,000 jobs could go at Britain's airports, an industry group warned, calling on the government to do more to help an aviation industry that was shut down by the COVID pandemic and is now struggling to restart due to quarantine rules.... More
Washington, June 25 (RHC)-- The U.S. agency in charge of processing immigration applications has said it is preparing to furlough nearly 70 percent of its workforce unless it receives fresh funding, a move that employees say would bring an already backlogged system to a virtual halt.... More
Havana, June 25 (RHC)-- The development of the first phase of Cuba's recovery, which has begun throughout the country except in the capital, augurs well for the success of the country's strategy against COVID-19.... More
United Nations, June 25 (RHC)-- A "watershed moment" that will constitute a "most serious violation of international law" -- that is how United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has described Israel's plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank and Jordan Valley.... More
Phoenix, June 24 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump traveled to Arizona, where he toured a section of newly built border wall, claiming the concrete and metal structure had “stopped COVID.”... More
Atlanta, June 24 (RHC)-- In Atlanta, Rayshard Brooks was laid to rest, 11 days after he was shot twice in the back and killed by an Atlanta police officer outside a Wendy’s restaurant. ... More
Mexico City, June 24 (RHC)-- In Mexico, a 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit the southern state of Oaxaca Tuesday, killing at least five people and triggering a tsunami warning in several Pacific coastal areas across Mexico and Central America. ... More
Washington, June 24 (RHC)-- In the U.S., twenty-nine states are reporting surges in coronavirus cases as the country continues to reopen. President Donald Trump once again blamed increased testing for elevated case numbers, even as the White House dismissed a remark by Trump at his Tulsa rally over the weekend about “slowing down testing” as a “joke.” ... More
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