Havana, March (RHC)-- The U.S. government, through its embassy in Havana, is asking countries currently receiving Cuban medical aid to stop the spread of COVID-19, to reject that contribution.... More
United Nations, March 25 (RHC)-- Top diplomats and officials from all around the world are increasingly urging the United States to remove its unilateral sanctions against Iran amid the country’s battle against the novel coronavirus.... More
New Delhi, March 25 (RHC)-- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced that his country will be in a complete lockdown for a period of 21 days beginning on Wednesday after midnight. During a televised national address, Modi said: “If we are not able to manage the upcoming 21 days, we will be pushed back 21 years." He emphasized that there will be a total ban on venturing out of your homes.... More
New York, March 25 (RHC)-- As the coronavirus pandemic continues its spread across the United States, ranking the country as the third most affected in the world, the multi-billionaire company Amazon is petitioning public donations to pay sick leave for its employees, Popular Information has reported Tuesday. ... More
London, March 25 (RHC)-- The founder of Wikileaks Julian Assange will not be let out of a London Prison amid the recent COVID-19 outbreak, the British court announced on Wednesday. ... More
Havana, March 25 (RHC)—Cuba confirmed on Wednesday 9 additional cases of COVID-19, bringing to 57 the total of patients who have tested positive on the island.... More
Rome, March 25 (RHC)-- Italy has decided to raise fines for people defying quarantine requirements by up to 15 times in a desperate attempt to curb the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus that has already killed more people in Italy than anywhere else.... More
Washington, March 25 (RHC)-- Sixteen states around the U.S. have so far announced or enacted stay-at-home orders affecting over 40% of the U.S. population as coronavirus cases start to overwhelm hospitals and threaten severe medical supply shortages. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Monday the military is getting ready to deploy field hospitals to New York and Seattle, and the first of two military hospital ships was dispatched on Monday to increase hospital bed capacity.... More
New York, March 25 (RHC)-- In New York, officials with the Office of Refugee Resettlement have refused to free migrant children who are currently being held in two facilities where staff members tested positive for coronavirus. ... More
San Juan, March 25 (RHC)-- Puerto Rico passed a record $787 million financial package to fight the economic hit caused by the pandemic. Measures include a three-month moratorium on mortgage payments, as well as other loans; bonuses for essential services providers such as medical staff and police; and improving remote education by buying tablets and educational tools. ... More
New York, March 25 (RHC)-- In an unprecedented move to salvage the U.S. economy, the Federal Reserve says it would buy unlimited amounts of Treasury bonds and mortgage-backed securities, and extend loans to businesses. ... More
Havana, March 25 (RHC)-- National authorities are calling for urgent savings in the use of water, and the acceleration of the constructive actions currently being carried out in critical positions of the hydraulic infrastructure in Havana.... More
Havana, March 25 (RHC)-- Former Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva has sent a letter to President Miguel Diaz-Canel to praise the island's international cooperation amid the Covid-019 pandemic.... More
Havana, March 24 (RHC) Cuban Minister of Transport, Eduardo Rodriguez, told the press on Tuesday that in compliance with the State's new measures on COVID-19, it is in the interest of the transporters to contribute to the protection of the population.... More
London, March 25 (RHC)-- Defense lawyers for Australian journalist Julian Assange will apply for bail on Wednesday as they believe he is vulnerable to the outbreak of COVID-19 in the British prison where he is being held.... More
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