San Juan, April 17 (RHC)-- In Puerto Rico, protesters in cars rallied outside the island’s government-funded public television station WIPR, denouncing what they called propaganda produced by Governor Wanda Vázquez about the coronavirus pandemic. Protesters also demanded more COVID-19 testing on the island. ... More
Washington, April 17 (RHC)-- A U.S. federal judge has rejected a motion for a new trial by President Donald Trump’s longtime friend and adviser Roger Stone. The decision by U.S. District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson came on Thursday after Stone, a veteran Republican operative, accused the jury forewoman of political bias.... More
Havana, April 17 (RHC)—Cuba reports 31 fatalities related to the novel coronavirus since the first cases were reported on the island on March 11.... More
New York, April 17 (RHC)-- Deaths from COVID-19 in the United States surged to another record high Thursday, nearly doubling to surpass the previous record set just a day before. Four thousand five hundred ninety-one U.S. residents died over a single 24-hour period, with another 31,000 newly confirmed coronavirus cases across the United States. ... More
Mexico City, April 17 (RHC)-- In Mexico, a massive campaign to recruit more medical staff has been launched as the country faces an alarming shortage of healthcare workers. However, reports emerged of hundreds of applicants being rejected after standing in line for hours to apply for jobs.... More
Paris, April 17 (RHC)-- The French Navy has evacuated its flagship nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the Charles de Gaulle, where nearly 700 sailors have tested positive for coronavirus. ... More
San Diego, April 17 (RHC)-- In the United States, the privately owned Otay Mesa Detention Center near San Diego has become the U.S. immigration jail with the largest coronavirus outbreak as at least 17 immigrant prisoners have tested positive for COVID-19, according to documents obtained by The San Diego Union-Tribune.... More
Miami, April 17 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of Florida, all residents and employees of the exclusive Fisher Island private luxury community are receiving serological tests for coronavirus antibodies, even though such tests are not yet available for the general public. Fisher Island consistently ranks as one of the wealthiest ZIP codes in the United States.... More
Havana, April 17 (RHC)-- The National Director of Epidemiology of the Cuban Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Francisco Duran, reported that there were 61 new cases of COVID-19, for an total of 923 positive cases across the island. ... More
Havana, April 17 (RHC)-- Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel assessed the implementation of measures to control the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which causes COVID-19.... More
Havana, April 17 (RHC)-- Cuba's National Energy Council (NEC) has called for the saving of electricity in the country, given increased energy consumption due to home isolation of people and also to high temperatures.... More
Havana, April 17 (RHC)-- Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel reaffired that socialism allows Cuba to fight the disease with social justice, and at the same time, helping other nations in their struggle.... More
Havana, April 17 (RHC)-- All medical personnel in Cuba have the required protection for health workers, depending on their function and specialty. ... More
Philadelphia, April 17 (RHC)-- Rumors circulated on-line that internationally renowned political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal, held at the SCI Mahanoy prison in Pennsylvania, was hospitalized with a headache and trouble breathing. ... More
Brussels, April 17 (RHC)-- While some EU states are lifting their strict COVID-19 lockdown measures, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that Europe is still in the “eye of the storm,” with the continent’s death toll now at over 84,000.... More
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