Paris, April 7 (RHC)-- The death toll in France from COVID-19 has now exceeded 10,000, with 607 patients dying in hospitals in the last 24 hours, according to the country’s director general of health.... More


Washington, April 7 (RHC)--U.S. President Donald Trump says that he was saddened to hear that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson had been moved to an intensive care unit after his coronavirus symptoms worsened and that Americans were praying for his recovery.... More


Havana, April  7 (RHC)-- The Cuban Ministry of Public Health announced Tuesday the presence of limited autochthonous transmission of COVID-19 on the island,  with the confirmation of cases in small areas not connected to travelers who arrived from abroad.... More


Havana, March 7 (RHC) -- Cuban poet, narrator, essayist, literary critic and writer César López died in Havana at the age of 86... More


U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo addresses a news conference at the State Department in Washington.  (Photo: AFP)

Washington, April 7 (RHC)-- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says Washington will continue with its economic sanctions against Iran as part of its attempts to bring about regime change.... More


Ottawa, April 7 (RHC)-- Ontario, the most populous province in Canada, complained Monday that the United States had blocked the export of more than three million face masks it bought to fight the coronavirus outbreak, while Ottawa said it was pressuring Washington to release the gear.... More


Geneva, April 7 (RHC)-- The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the precautionary measures enforced by governments to curb the COVID-19 epidemic should not be lifted “too early” as health risks still largely persist.... More


Havana, April 7 (RHC)—On Monday Cuba reported the highest figure of COVID-19 positive cases for a day, with 46, bringing to 396 the number of diagnoses made on the island. All new patients were Cuban nationals.... More


Madrid, April 7 (RHC) -- Joaquín Sabina reappears after his operation to applaud doctors from the balcony of his house... More


Cardboard coffins in Guayaquil will be delivered to the city's poor amid the rise in deaths due to COVID-19. 

Quito, April 7 (RHC)-- Guayaquil -- Ecuador's second-largest city -- has run out of wooden coffins due to the high rise of deaths mainly caused by the coronavirus pandemic.  Authorities have announced that they will be delivering cardboard caskets in order to meet the increasing demand. ... More


Medical staff of the Hospital Escuela, Honduras.  (Photo: Twitter/@guanchi1)

Tegucigalpa, April 7 (RHC)-- Doctors in Honduras gave an ultimatum to the government because of the lack of medical supplies to combar the COVID-19 outbreak inside the country.  Doctors, residents and social workers announced their withdrawal from the hospitals if the biosecurity equipment and resources necessary to avoid further contamination by the virus are not provided.... More


Brazilians take precautions as the coronavirus spreads across the South American nation.  (Photo: EFE)

Brasilia, April 7 (RHC)-- Brazil's Health Ministry says that the country's death toll from COVID-19 has climbed to 486 as 11,130 people tested positive to the coronavirus disease.... More


Monday's agreement came after months of a political deadlock resulting from three elections that did not produce a clear winner.  (Photo: EFE)

Tel Aviv, April 7 (RHC)-- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main rival, Blue and White party chief Benny Gantz, agreed Monday on a proposal that would allow Israel to annex portions of the West Bank under a unity government led by their two parties, Haaretz reported.... More


Beijing, April 7 (RHC)-- China reported no new deaths from the coronavirus on Tuesday, for the first time since authorities began publishing figures in January.  Cases in mainland China have been dwindling since March, but the country faces a second wave of infections brought in from overseas, with health officials reporting nearly 1,000 imported cases in total.... More


Havana, April 7 (RHC) --Cuban authorities are reinforcing social isolation measures in Havana to stop the spread of the new coronavirus. The city is at the top of the list of territories with the most cases of the disease with 111.... More


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