Washington, March 30 (RHC)--In the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency has announced a sweeping and indefinite suspension of environmental rules, telling companies they will effectively be allowed to regulate themselves during the coronavirus pandemic. Under the new rules, big polluters will no longer be punished for failing to comply with reporting rules and other requirements.... More
Tegucigalpa, March 30 (RHC)-- As the number of COVID-19 cases in Honduras climbed to at least 67 and the country announced its first death this past week, analysts warned of a second pandemic that could exacerbate the public health crisis: Corruption.... More
Washington, March 29 (RHC)-- U.S. Senator Christopher Murphy and 10 other lawmakers sent a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin urging them to alleviate the sanctions that the U.S. enforces against Iran and Venezuela amid the COVID-19 pandemic.... More
Brasilia, March 29 (RHC)-- Federal Judge Laura Bastos has ordered President Jair Bolsonaro's administration to suspend promos of “Brazil Cannot Stop” -- a campaign that promotes the return to work, which is contrary to measures imposed by regional governors to contain COVID-19.... More
Santiago de Chile, March 29 (RHC)-- Chile's government requested the homeless population to “stay at home” and maintain hygiene to prevent COVID-19. The comments have provoked mockeries and polemic reactions.... More
Rome, March 29 (RHC)-- Italy reported 756 new coronavirus deaths on Sunday, taking the total number of fatalities to 10,779 as it continues to pay the heaviest price in the world from the contagion.... More
Havana, March 29 (RHC)— The update Sunday on the COVID-19 situation in Cuba was provided by Dr. Jose Angel Portal Miranda, Minister of Public Health. Wearing a face mask, he said that 20 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours, bringing the number of confirmed cases to 139.... More
Berlin, March 29 (RHC)-- The number of coronavirus cases in Germany has grown by 3,965 in the past 24 hours, marking a noted decrease in the number of new detected infections in the country.... More
Madrid, March 29 (RHC)-- Spain registered another record day of fatalities from COVID-19 on Sunday as 838 people died. However, the rate of new cases dropped significantly amid signs that measures introduced to combat the virus are having an effect.... More
Beijing, March 29 (RHC)-- The growing number of coronavirus cases arriving in China from abroad have increased the likelihood of a second outbreak in the country, according to health officials.... More
Havana, March 29 (RHC)-- The National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA and the Council of Churches of Cuba have issued a joint statement in which they make a global request to join forces in the struggle against Covid-19, and a special call to the U.S. government to end the blockade against Cuba. Full text follows.... More
Havana, March 29 (RHC) Some 39 specialists and health professionals from Cuba are part of the 14th Henry Reeve brigade arriving this Sunday in the Principality of Andorra to fight the spread of the Covid-19.... More
Tehran, March 28 (RHC)-- Iran rejects reports that the United States has agreed to grant sanctions waivers to certain countries in order to open up the way for the Islamic Republic to access frozen assets and buy medical supplies and equipment needed to fight the pandemic of the new coronavirus.... More
Washington, March 28 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump has said he might prohibit travel in and out of the New York area to limit the spread of the coronavirus from its United States epicenter, as the death toll in the country surged past 2,000. ... More
New York, March 28 (RHC)-- Politico reports the White House failed to follow hundreds of pandemic response guidelines laid out in a 69-page National Security Council playbook, squandering more than two months when the federal government should have mobilized to test for new infections while procuring life-saving medical equipment. ... More
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