Tulsa, June 16 (RHC)-- In Tulsa, Oklahoma, new video has emerged showing a white police officer kicking a Black teenager as he sat handcuffed in the back of a patrol car, then pulling the child from the vehicle and throwing him violently against the pavement. ... More
Miami, June 16 (RHC)-- The Republican National Convention has been relocated to Jacksonville, Florida, after Trump pulled the event from North Carolina over Governor Roy Cooper’s refusal to allow for a packed arena during the pandemic. ... More
Helsinki, June 16 (RHC)-- Finland is withdrawing the emergency powers act that Parliament adopted in March to tackle the coronavirus as the infection rate has slowed and exceptional measures are no longer needed, the prime minister said.... More
Stockholm, June 16 (RHC)-- Sweden will extend its ban on visits to elderly care homes to August 31, Health Minister Lena Hallengren said. "This is one of many tough measures that needs to remain in place," Hallengren told reporters at a news conference.... More
Singapore, June 16 (RHC)-- Singapore will allow most businesses to reopen on Friday as the hard-hit city-state further eases its coronavirus restrictions. But potential "super-spreader" venues such as cinemas, bars and nightclubs will stay closed despite infection rates remaining stable for the past two weeks, officials said.... More
Abuja, June 16 (RHC)-- Nigeria's police chief said the country had seen a sharp increase in cases of rape and domestic abuse of women during coronavirus lockdowns.... More
Madrid, June 16 (RHC)-- The British embassy in Spain confirmed that British citizens will be allowed to travel to the Iberian country when it opens its borders next Sunday, but still advised against any non-essential international travel due to the coronavirus.... More
Washington, June 16 (RHC)-- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the FDA, has revoked the emergency use authorization for malaria drug hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19, the use of which has been championed by U.S. President Donald Trump.... More
Boston, June 16 (RHC)-- After months away from the campaign trail, U.S. President Donald Trump plans to rally his supporters on Saturday for the first time since most of the country was shuttered by the coronavirus. Trump will head to Tulsa, Oklahoma -- a state that has seen relatively few COVID-19 cases.... More
Havana, June 16 (RHC)-- Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel says that the example of the Caribbean island destroys the slanders and lies of the imperial hawks of the United States.... More
Havana, June 16 (RHC)-- The National Director of Epidemiology of the Cuban Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Francisco Duran, reported that there were 11 new cases detected of COVID-19, for a total of 2,273 positive cases across the island. ... More
Havana, June 16 (RHC) --The funeral of Rosita Fornés is taking place on Tuesday, June 16, at the Martí Theater in the Cuban capital... More
Washington, June 16 (RHC)-- A new petition to nominate the Henry Reeve medical contingent for the Nobel Peace Prize has joined this broad international crusade with the announcement of the campaign in the United States.... More
Havana, June 16 (RHC)-- Marta Elena Feitó Cabrera and Meisi Bolaños Weiss, heads of the Ministries of Labor and Social Security and of Finance and Prices, respectively, appeared at the Mesa Redonda to report on the measures to be implemented by these agencies in the post-COVID-19 recovery phase.... More
Atlanta, June 15 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of Georgia, the Fulton County Medical Examiner's office has ruled the death of Rayshard Brooks a homicide caused by gunshot wounds to the back.... More
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