Detroit, May 23 (RHC)-- The Ford Motor Company temporarily shut down assembly plants in Dearborn, Michigan, and Chicago, Illinois, after workers tested positive for the coronavirus.  The shutdowns came just days after General Motors, Ford and Fiat Chrysler began a phased reopening of their U.S. factories.... More


New York, May 23 (RHC)-- Immigrant rights activists in the United States are condemning the deportation of Hector García Mendoza, a 30-year-old Mexican immigrant who sued Immigration and Customs Enforcement just last week. ... More


Dallas, May 23 (RHC)-- In Alvarado, Texas, 11 immigrants imprisoned at the Prairieland Detention Center have filed a class-action lawsuit against ICE demanding their release, after at least 45 people at the for-profit jail tested positive for the coronavirus.  ... More


Havana, May 23 (RHC)-- The National Director of Epidemiology of the Cuban Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Francisco Duran, reported that there were 15 new cases of COVID-19, for an total of 1,931 positive cases across the island.  ... More


Havana, May 23 (RHC)-- The president of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, this Saturday congratulated the Cuban nurse who suffered very seriously from COVID-19 on her return to life and to her home.... More


Venezuela has denounced the consequences of coercive measures imposed by the U.S.  (Photo: EFE)

United Nations, May 22 (RHC)-- Venezuela's Ambassador to the United Nations Samuel Moncada reiterated that the U.S. government is maintaining a "maximum pressure campaign" against the country.... More


Tehran, May 22 (RHC)-- The threat posed by “nuclear-armed” Israel is unlike any other danger affecting international peace, Iran’s chief diplomat said one day after provocatively asking why the victims of Nazi oppression crack down on Palestinians.... More


Berlin, May 22 (RHC)-- German ministers have agreed on final details of a rescue deal they will offer coronavirus-stricken airline giant Lufthansa, business daily Handelsblatt reported.... More


Dr. Dan Barouch, Harvard Medical School, conducts tests for vaccine.  (Photo: Twitter)

Boston, May 22 (RHC)-- Two studies in monkeys offer some of the first scientific evidence that surviving COVID-19 may result in immunity from reinfection, as well as a positive sign that vaccines under development may succeed.... More


Havana, May 22 (RHC)-- A number of European organizations support the proposal to award the Nobel Peace Prize to the Cuban medical brigades of the Henry Reeve Contingent for their contribution to the global confrontation of COVID-19.... More


Brasilia, May 22 (RHC)-- Brazil's health ministry has recommended using chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine to treat even mild cases of COVID-19, treatments President Jair Bolsonaro has pushed for despite a lack of conclusive evidence of their effectiveness.... More


Washington, May 22 (RHC)-- The National Network on Cuba (NNOC) has demanded that the U.S. government end its campaign of disinformation to justify its demonic treatment of the Caribbean island.... More


Havana, May 22 (ACN)-- Bruno Rodríguez, Cuba's Minister of Foreign Affairs, said that the return this Friday of Cubans who were stranded in the United States is the result of the work of both governments.... More


Gaza City, May 22 (RHC)-- An area of major concern for the spread of the coronavirus is the Gaza Strip, where the Health Ministry has reported 35 new cases in the last three days, bringing the total number to 55.... More


Washington, May 22 (RHC)-- The Donald Trump administration has announced it will withdraw from another major international arms control deal, the Open Skies Treaty, which the George H.W. Bush administration signed in 1992. ... More


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