Murders of former FARC combatants have not stopped after peace agreement in 2016.  (Photo: teleSUR TV)

Bogota, April 3 (RHC)-- The Colombian Alternative Revolutionary Force of the Common’s party (FARC) has denounced the murder of the former 57th Front combatant Jose Isidoro Cuesta, killed in the rural area of Carmen del Darien, belonging to the Choco department, northwest Colombia.... More


New York, April 3 (RHC)-- Facebook has followed in the footsteps of Twitter earlier this week by removing video posts in which Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro challenged the isolation measures defended by the health authorities to combat the coronavirus pandemic.... More


Washington, April 3 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump has still resisted declaring a nation-wide stay-at-home order, leaving many concerned over his administration’s failure to halt increasingly tragic deaths from the coronavirus outbreak across the country.... More


A nurse feeds a patient infected with the new coronavirus at a hospital in Qom, Iran. (Photo by Fars)

Tehran, April 2 (RHC)-- The Academy of Medical Sciences of Iran has written to the United Nations to complain about the world’s body failure to push for the lifting of cruel U.S. sanctions at a critical time when the Islamic Republic is fighting a deadly coronavirus pandemic.... More


Man passes in front of a graffiti, Buenos Aires, Argentina.  (Photo: EFE)

Buenos Aires, April 2 (RHC)-- Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez has issued a decree that prohibits the layoffs and suspensions of workers for 60 days.  This decision is part of a package of measures aimed at sustaining economic activity amid mandatory quarantine.  More specifically, the decree prohibits dismissals without just cause, dismissals for lack or reduction of work and dismissals due to force majeure.... More


Foreign Affairs Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.  (Photo: Twitter/ @revistaforum)

Moscow, April 2 (RHC)-- Russia has harshly criticized the so-called "Transition Plan" proposed by the United States to solve the political impasse in Venezuela and pointed out that what should be done is to help this country to overcome the humanitarian catastrophe.... More


Geneva, April 2 (RHC)-- More than 1,002,000 people have been diagnosed with the COVID-19 disease worldwide as the death toll surpassed 51,000.  Nearly 208,000 patients have recovered from the coronavirus.... More


Paris, April 2 (RHC)-- The U.S. bought out a planeload of Chinese-made face masks right on the tarmac just as the haul of the much needed protective gear was about to set off for France, the head of a French region told RT.... More


Washington, April 2 (RHC)-- The White House’s top medical expert on the coronavirus pandemic, Dr. Anthony Fauci, has reportedly been given a security detail after receiving death threats. ... More


Atlanta, April 2 (RHC)-- In the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- based in Atlanta, Georgia -- is reconsidering its advisory that people should not wear masks.  The CDC previously gave that advice, apparently aimed at preventing a run on personal protective equipment, which is already in short supply.... More


At least 1,789 people have died after testing positive for COVID-19 in the UK.  (Photo: Andy Rain/EPA-EFE)

London, April 2 (RHC)-- Ismail Mohamed Abdulwahab, a 13-year-old boy from London who tested positive for COVID-19, has died.  He is believed to be the United Kingdom's youngest coronavirus victim.... More


Formell y Los Van Van on the Artex catalog

Havana, April 2 (RHC) -- The Artistic and Literary Promotions Enterprise Artex celebrates its 31st anniversary on April 1... More


Havana, April 2 (RHC)-- Cuba reported on Thursday 21 new cases of COVID-19, bringing to 233 the cases diagnosed on the island. ... More


Geneva, April 2 (RHC)-- The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed deep concern about the “rapid escalation” of the new coronavirus pandemic, as the number of infections nears one million across the globe.... More


Washington, April 2 (RHC)-- The coronavirus pandemic continues its relentless expansion in almost every corner of the globe, with the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide rapidly approaching one million people -- although the true number is certain to be far higher due to a critical lack of testing. ... More


up