La Paz, June 5 (RHC)-- Bolivia's coup-government led by Jeanine Añez has announced the closure of its diplomatic offices in Nicaragua and Iran. ... More
San José, June 5 (RHC)-- The Cuban ambassador to Costa Rica, Jorge Rodríguez, denounced that the U.S. blockade against his country prevented Cuba's representatives from participating in the Superior Council of the XXIII General Assembly of FLACSO.... More
Washington, June 5 (RHC)-- Worldwide confirmed cases of COVID-19 have topped 6.6 million, with the global infection rate rising faster than ever. There are now over 100,000 new reported infections daily — likely just a fraction of the true toll. ... More
Rome, June 5 (RHC)-- Deaths from COVID-19 in Italy have climbed by 85 against 88 the day before, the Civil Protection Agency said, while the daily tally of new cases jumped to 518 from 177 on Thursday.... More
Minneapolis, June 5 (RHC)-- In Minneapolis, the three officers charged with aiding and abetting George Floyd’s murder were arraigned in a Hennepin County courtroom, with bail set at $750,000 each. ... More
New York, June 5 (RHC)-- Massive protests against racism and police brutality continued in cities across the United States for a 10th straight day, with more demonstrations planned throughout the weekend. ... More
San Francisco, June 5 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of California, police in the city of Vallejo fatally shot an unarmed 22-year-old Latino man who was kneeling and had his hands up outside a Walgreens, after officers responded to a call about alleged looting during protests against the police killing of George Floyd. ... More
New York, June 5 (RHC)-- In Buffalo, New York, two police officers have been suspended without pay after videos showed them assaulting a 75-year-old protester, sending him to the hospital in serious condition. ... More
Washington, June 5 (RHC)-- In Washington, D.C., thousands of demonstrators held a youth-led protest at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Thursday, kneeling on the hot pavement for eight minutes and 46 seconds, the length of time officer Derek Chauvin kept his knee pressed to George Floyd’s neck.... More
Washington, June 5 (RHC)-- The Washington, D.C., chapter of Black Lives Matter and a group of protesters have sued President Trump, Attorney General William Barr and other top officials for violently clearing out peaceful demonstrators in Lafayette Square outside the White House so the president could have a photo op on Monday. ... More
Conakri, June 5 (RHC)-- A brigade of 21 Cuban health professionals, belonging to the internationalist Henry Reeve Contingent, arrived this Friday in the Republic of Guinea to collaborate with that country in the fight against COVID-19.... More
Lima, June 5 (RHC)-- The Cuban Foreign Ministry has announced that a Cuban medical brigade arrived in Peru to collaborate with national professionals against the COVID-19 pandemic.... More
Minneapolis, June 5 (RHC)-- In Minnesota, mourners gathered Thursday for a memorial service honoring the life of George Floyd, the African American man whose death at the hands of Minneapolis police sparked a nationwide uprising against racism and police brutality. ... More
Washington, June 5 (RHC)-- The World Bank said that it expects the coronavirus and resulting recessions to leave "lasting scars" on developing and emerging market countries, with the worst damage on oil exporters and those suffering financial crises.... More
London, June 5 (RHC)-- The first results from the world's largest randomised trial of drugs to treat COVID-19 patients could be available in early July, one of the scientists leading the UK-based study called Recovery said.... More
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