Rio de Janeiro, May 15 (RHC)-- Brazil's Legislative Assembly in Rio de Janeiro (Alerj) decreed on Thursday that mask-use is mandatory and a preventive measure against COVID-19. The 92 Rio de Janeiro municipalities will enforce this norm. ... More
Washington, May 15 (RHC)-- In the U.S., on Capitol Hill, ousted U.S. vaccine chief Dr. Rick Bright testified before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. ... More
Washington, May 15 (RHC)-- In the U.S., Senator Bernie Sanders and Minnesota Democratic Congressmember Ilhan Omar have joined more than 300 lawmakers around the world calling for the cancellation of poor nations’ debts as they struggle with the COVID-19 crisis. This comes as the United Nations warns as many as a half a billion people could fall into poverty due to the pandemic.... More
Barcelona, May 15 (RHC)-- In Spain, health workers at two hospitals in Barcelona held protests demanding better working conditions. Many of them held signs that read “#RightsInApplause” and “We aren’t heroes.” ... More
Dacca, May 15 (RHC)-- In Bangladesh, garment factories have reopened despite nationwide remain-at-home orders, with workers reporting minimal protections and no enforcement of physical distancing measures. ... More
Havana, May 15 (RHC)-- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel stated this Friday that it is the United States that does not cooperate in the fight against terrorism, of whose actions against the Caribbean nation it is an accomplice.... More
Havana, May 15 (RHC)-- Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez denounced this Friday that the United States remains silent two weeks after the terrorist attack against Havana's embassy in Washington, DC.... More
Havana, May 15 (RHC) - Artists and personalities have joined in recent weeks a challenge that is circulating in the social media that is close to being met May 25 Africa Day: to upload a photo wearing a turban or scarf ... More
Havana, May 15 (RHC)-- The National Director of Epidemiology of the Cuban Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Francisco Duran, reported that there were 10 new cases of COVID-19, for an total of 1,840 positive cases across the island. ... More
Washington, May 15 (RHC)-- Democratic congressional representatives Deb Haaland of New Mexico and Raúl Grijalva of Arizona are urging the Trump administration to release Native American rights activist Leonard Peltier from federal prison and grant him clemency. ... More
Havana, May 15 (RHC)-- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel and Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz headed a new meeting of the temporary working group for the prevention and control of the new coronavirus, in which they ratified the relevance of the actions that have been implemented since the beginning of the year in Cuba to confront COVID-19 and minimize the risks of contagion.... More
Havana, May 15 (RHC)-- Far from leading to the neglect of the most diverse aspects of the nation's daily life, the confrontation with COVID-19 has ratified the importance of maintaining as working principles determining aspects of the country's future, such as planning, saving, confronting corruption and illegalities, as well as the constant search for alternatives to replace imports and boost national production.... More
Caracas, May 15 (RHC)-- Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza summoned the UK’s top diplomat in Caracas on Thursday, “to present a formal protest and demand explanations” for the creation of a “Venezuela Reconstruction Unit” in the British Embassy.... More
Brasilia, May 14 (RHC)-- Messias Kokama, the main Indigenous leader of the Manaus city, died a victim of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus on Wednesday. His community mourns his departure without being able to pay homage to him with their traditional rituals.... More
Caracas, May 14 (RHC)-- Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza denounced the U.S. government for pursuing ships transporting fuel to and from the South American nation.... More
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