Hanoi, May 3 (RHC)-- In Vietnam, public health officials say they’ve succeeded in containing the coronavirus outbreak, after responding quickly and aggressively to test large numbers of people and isolate those infected with the virus. ... More
Havana, May 3 (RHC)-- The National Director of Epidemiology of the Cuban Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Francisco Duran, reported that there were 38 new cases of COVID-19, for an total of 1,649 positive cases across the island. ... More
Caracas, May 3 (RHC)-- At dawn on Sunday May 3rd, mercenaries tried to carry out an invasion of Venezuela by sea, according to the country's interior minister. During a press conference on Sunday morning, the Minister of the Interior, Justice and Peace of Venezuela, Nestor Reverol, announced the disarticulation of an incursion by a terrorist group into the country via sea.... More
Brasilia, May 2 (RHC)-- Brazilian Minister Luís Roberto Barroso of the Supreme Federal Court (STF), suspended an order from Brazil's Ministry of Foreign Relations to expel the entire diplomatic corps of Venezuela accredited in the country.... More
New York, May 2 (RHC)-- The Inter-religious Foundation for Community Organization (IFCO)-Pastors for Peace demands that the U.S. government investigate the attack on the Cuban embassy in Washington, DC.... More
Havana, May 2 (RHC)-- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel will participate in the virtual summit "United Against COVID-19," convened by Azerbaijan in its capacity as president of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), official sources announced.... More
United Nations, May 2 (RHC)-- The International Energy Agency is predicting global greenhouse gas emissions will drop a record 8% this year as air travel, vehicular traffic and oil use has plummeted across much of the globe due to the coronavirus pandemic. ... More
Lansing, May 2 (RHC)-- In Michigan, Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer has extended a state of emergency declaration until May 28th, over the objections of Republican state lawmakers.... More
Washington, May 2 (RHC)-- A federal appeals court has ruled the Trump administration cannot withhold millions of dollars in funding from so-called sanctuary cities that refuse to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement. ... More
San Juan, May 2 (RHC)-- In Puerto Rico, activists in dozens of cars held a “Caravan for Life” through San Juan to demand the government provide more COVID-19 tests and sufficient resources for people to stay at home during the pandemic. ... More
San Francisco, May 2 (RHC)-- In California, medical students and doctors with the UC San Francisco Do No Harm Coalition staged a die-in outside of the home of San Francisco Mayor London Breed to protest her refusal to swiftly move unhoused people into hotel rooms. ... More
Dallas, May 2 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of Texas, ProPublica reports state officials are refusing to reveal which nursing homes and long-term care facilities have COVID-19 cases, citing a state medical privacy law. ... More
Baltimore, May 2 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of Maryland, Republican Governor Larry Hogan said Thursday the National Guard is protecting 500,000 coronavirus tests imported from South Korea at an undisclosed location to prevent the federal government from seizing them. ... More
Washington, May 2 (RHC)-- President Donald Trump contradicted his own administration’s top intelligence officials, saying he’s seen strong evidence that the novel coronavirus emerged from a laboratory in Wuhan, China. Trump presented no evidence.... More
Washington, May 2 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump allowed federal guidelines on social distancing aimed at slowing the spread of coronavirus to expire on Friday, as at least 31 states are set to reopen at least some nonessential businesses over the next few days. ... More
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