Tehran, April 1 (RHC)-- Iran's foreign minister says U.S. "medical terrorism" against Iranians through imposing the toughest ever sanctions on the country is leading to a "humanitarian catastrophe" as it makes it impossible for ordinary people to have access to essential drugs amid the COVID-19 pandemic.... More


Brasilia, April 1 (RHC)-- Brazilian leaders of opposition parties came together in an unprecedented effort and launched a petition urging for the removal of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro from office, due to his poor and dangerous management of the new coronavirus crisis.... More


Washington, April 1 (RHC)-- As coronavirus cases surge across the United States, infectious disease and medical experts are developing new theories about the spread of the disease and its manifestations. ... More


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Cubadisco 2020 postponed

Havana, April 1 (RHC) -- The Organizing Committee of Cuba’s most important recording music event –Cubadisco- has announced it will be held May 15/ 23, 2021... More


Hearses leave an ice rink used as a morgue in Madrid. (Photo: ©REUTERS / Susana Vera)

Madrid, April 1 (RHC)-- Europe has lost over 30,000 lives to the coronavirus pandemic, AFP has reported. Italy accounts for more than a third of the grim number.... More


The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Andorra, Maria Ubach. File

Andorra, April 1 (RHC)--  The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Andorra, Maria Ubach, defended on Tuesday the sovereignty of that European principality, affected by the COVID-19, against the pressures of the United States to prevent Cuba's medical collaboration.... More


Beijing, April 1 (RHC)-- The Cuban ambassador to China, Carlos Miguel Pereira, denounced Wednesday that the economic, financial and commercial blockade by the United States prevents the Alibaba company from making a donation to the island to combat the COVID-19.... More


In this File Photo, members of the US Congressional Back Caucus meet with lawmakers of Cuban Parliament in Havana.

Washington, April 1 (RHC)--The American people would benefit today from Cuba's experience in the battle against COVID-19 if the blockade were lifted, say New York activists in a letter to the Congressional Black Caucus.... More


File photo shows Palestinian prisoners at an Israeli detention facility in the occupied territories.

Ramallah, April 1 (RHC)-- Secretary General of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Saeb Erekat has called on the international community to pressure the Tel Aviv regime to immediately release Palestinian prisoners from its jails amidst rising cases of infection with a new coronavirus in the occupied territories.... More


Buenos Aires, April 1 (RHC)-- Former Bolivian President Evo Morales said that with the most recent attack by the U.S. government against Venezuela, Washington intends to distract public opinion about the collapse of the country's health services in the face of COVID-19.... More


Kabul, April 1 (RHC)-- The Pentagon’s one-time top propaganda producer in Afghanistan billed the U.S. government millions of dollars to produce ads it knew full well would never air, let alone win hearts and minds, a lawsuit by a company whistleblower has alleged.... More


Cauca social leaders at checkpoints against COVID-19.  (Photo: Twitter/@CapazMauricio1)

Bogota, April 1 (RHC)-- Harassment and violence against social leaders in Colombia has continued, despite the ongoing quarantine that has been imposed due to the COVID-19 outbreak.  According to reports, social and trade union leaders comply with isolation in their homes as part of the restrictive measures for the spread of the virus.  Because of this, they are easy targets for violent acts.... More


Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.  (Photo: Press TV).

Tehran, April 1 (RHC)-- With no prior notice, Twitter blocked the accounts used by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei before reinstating only two of the channels of communication.... More


Workers prepare to load a deceased person into a trailer outside of Brooklyn Hospital Center in New York City.  (Photo: Brendan Mcdermid/Reuters)

Washington, March 31 (RHC)-- The White House on Tuesday projected 100,000 to 240,000 deaths in the United State from the coronavirus pandemic even if current social distancing guidelines are maintained.... More


Havana, March 31 (RHC)--The First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, Army General Raul Castro Ruz, presided over a meeting of the Political Bureau on Tuesday. The encounter approved the suspension of the May Day parade and the Congress of the National Association of Small Farmers (ANAP).... More


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