Washington, May 30 (RHC)-- In the U.S. capital, the White House went into a brief lockdown, according to U.S. media, after hundreds of people rallied gathered at a park across the street from the president's mansion.... More
Denver, May 30 (RHC)-- Michael Hancock, the mayor of Denver, Colorado, called for calm and unity after the first of several planned city protests over George Floyd's death turned violent.... More
Cuidad Juarez, May 30 (RHC)-- Twelve migrants have tested positive for coronavirus at a government-run shelter in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, the Mexican labour ministry said.... More
Brasilia, May 30 (RHC)-- Brazil's coronavirus deaths has reached 27,878, surpassing the toll of hard-hit Spain and making it the country with the fifth-highest number of fatalities.... More
Berlin, May 30 (RHC)-- German Chancellor Angela Merkel turned down U.S. President Donald Trump's invitation to attend an envisaged summit of the Group of Seven (G-7) in the United States, according to Politico.... More
Washington, May 30 (RHC)-- The International Monetary Fund approved a two-year $24 billion credit line for Chile as the nation battles the coronavirus pandemic. The move comes a day after the IMF approved $11 billion credit line for Peru.... More
Chicago, May 30 (RHC)-- Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot blasted Donald Trump and invoked an expletive in response to his tweets after three days of protests in Minneapolis, when he called the protesters "THUGS" and tweeted that "when the looting starts, the shooting starts."... More
Havana, May 30 (RHC)-- The National Director of Epidemiology of the Cuban Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Francisco Duran, reported that there were 20 new cases of COVID-19, for an total of 2,025 positive cases across the island. ... More
Caracas, May 30 (RHC)--- Members of the Special Action Forces captured Jesús Manuel Ramos López, who was identified as one of the leaders of the armed incursion against Venezuela last May 3rd.... More
Paris, May 30 (RHC)-- The France Cuba association has condemned the inclusion of the island on the unilateral U.S. list of countries that do not fully cooperate with its anti-terrorist efforts, which it considered a pretext for escalating Washington's aggression.... More
Washington, May 29 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump announced Friday that the United States will permanently cut ties with the World Health Organization. Earlier this month, Trump threatened to permanently cut off U.S. funding of the WHO. He has claimed the WHO is “China-centric” and blames the agency for advising against China travel bans early in the outbreak.... More
United Nations, May 29 (RHC)-- The terrorist attack against the Cuban embassy in the United States is a direct result of the hostile policy of the U.S. government against the island. In a letter released Friday, addressed to the President of the UN General Assembly, Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, Cuba recalled that on April 30th, Cuban citizen Alexander Alazo Baró fired 32 projectiles from a semi-automatic assault rifle against the embassy in Washington D.C., where 10 officials were inside the building.... More
Washington, May 29 (RHC)-- Twitter said early Friday that a post by President Donald Trump about the protests overnight in Minneapolis glorified violence because of the historical context of his last line: "When the looting starts, the shooting starts."... More
United Nations, May 29 (RHC)-- The United Nations chief is warning world leaders that the COVID-19 pandemic will cause "unimaginable devastation and suffering around the world," with historic levels of hunger and famine and up to 1.6 billion people unable to earn a living unless action is taken now.... More
Boston, May 29 (RHC)-- In the United States, the Boston Marathon has been canceled for the first time in its 124-year history. Organizers said that they will instead have a "virtual event" in which participants who verify that they ran 26.2 miles on their own will receive their finisher's medal.... More
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