Atlanta, February 27 (RHC)-- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning Americans to prepare for an outbreak of the coronavirus that’s rocked China and hammered the global economy -- saying it’s not a question of “if” but “when” the virus will come to the United States. ... More


New Delhi, February 27 (RHC)-- In India, the death toll from religiously-motivated violence in Delhi has risen to 24, with police accused of turning a blind eye to assaults on Muslims committed by Hindu nationalist mobs.... More


Washington, February 27 (RHC)-- The U.S. military has vastly under-reported the number of civilians killed in U.S.-supported airstrikes in Somalia, with the number of civilian deaths as much as 69 times greater than acknowledged by U.S. Africa Command. ... More


Havana, Feb 26 (RHC)— Minister of Public Health, José Ángel Portal, highlighted on Wednesday Cuba’s achievements in the application of free cochlear implants, on the occasion of the celebration of the World Day dedicated to this technique... More


Washington, February 27 (RHC)-- The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a sharply divided 5-4 decision that the family of a 15-year-old Mexican teen killed by a U.S. Border Patrol agent a decade ago cannot sue the officer in federal court without the approval of the U.S. Congress. ... More


Los Angeles, February 27 (RHC)-- In Los Angeles, a group of women who have accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct said they’re encouraged by the Hollywood movie mogul’s conviction on charges of rape and sexual assault in a Manhattan court. ... More


Ramallah, February 26 (RHC)-- Human rights activists have expressed outrage after a video widely shared on social media showed an Israeli military bulldozer dragging the body of a Palestinian man killed by the regime’s forces in Gaza, calling the action a crime against humanity and a blatant violation of international criminal law. “This is a war crime,” tweeted the Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel known as Adalah.... More


Brasilia, February 26 (RHC)-- One hundred twenty-two murders have been registered in the Brazilian state of Ceara after the police forces went on strike in that territory last Wednesday.... More


Displaced peasants in Ituango, Antioquia, Colombia.  (Photo: Twitter/ @FunSumapaz)

Bogota, February 26 (RHC)-- At least 120 families were displaced from the countryside zones of the Ituango municipality on Sunday, in the Colombian state of Antioquia. The displacement affects the resident of zones like Torrentes, San Juanillo, las Arañas, el Cedral, and Santa Ana.... More


Photograph of Jerhy Rivera in Puntarenas province, Costa Rica, 2019. | Photo: Twitter/ @surcosdigital

San Jose, February 26 (RHC)-- Costa Rica's Indigenous leader Jehry Rivera was shot dead on Monday night while the Mano de Tigre community inhabitants tried to defend themselves from hitmen in San Antonio de Terraba, in the Puntarenas province.... More


Mercure hotel where a tourist from Bergamo was tested positive for coronavirus, in Palermo, Italy (Photo: Igor Petyx/EPA)

Rome, February 26 (RHC)-- Italy's European neighbours have pledged to keep borders open despite the new coronavirus spreading down the country to Tuscany and Sicily and a surge in the number of infected people... More


Cuba's Minister of Science, Technology and the Environment, Elba Rosa Pérez

Havana, February 26 (RHC)-- Cuba's Minister of Science, Technology and the Environment, Elba Rosa Pérez, stressed on Tuesday the importance of combining the results of research centers with the food industry to improve the quality of life of the population.... More


Habanos Festival underway

Havana, February 26 (RHC)-- The Habanos Festival is underway this week in the Cuban Capital.... More


United Nations, February 26 (RHC)-- The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has renewed the call for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict weeks after the United States unveiled a “peace” plan that runs counter to such a solution and the entire international law.... More


Bogota, February 26 (RHC)-- Colombia's Lower Chamber's Accusation Committee opened a preliminary investigation Monday against Colombian President Ivan Duque after accusations of electoral fraud by former Congresswoman Aida Merlano.... More


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