Members of the Israeli security forces, wearing protective face masks, in front of the Damascus gate in Old Jerusalem.  (Photo: AFP) 

Gaza City, March 31 (RHC)-- Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have staged an anti-occupation rally despite concerns about the spread of coronavirus.  The Monday rally was held in the besieged enclave on the anniversary of the Palestinian Land Day, which is marked on March 30th every year.... More


Philadelphia, March 31 (RHC)-- In the U.S. city of Philadelphia, at least 100 protesters shut down traffic and parked their cars in the middle of city streets surrounding City Hall and other government buildings to demand the city release nonviolent prisoners and immigrant prisoners in light of the coronavirus crisis.... More


The COVID-19 pandemic "represents a threat to everybody in the world and ... it has an economic impact that will bring a recession that probably has no parallel in the recent past," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said.... More


 The River Church in Tampa, Florida.  (Photo: Chris O''Meara/AP Photo)

Tampa, March 31 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of Florida, police have arrested the pastor of a megachurch after detectives say he held two Sunday services with hundreds of people and violated a stay-at-home order in place to limit the spread of the coronavirus.... More


New York, March 31 (RHC)-- In the United States, Labor rights advocates are condemning Amazon for firing a warehouse worker who organized a strike at its Staten Island facility earlier this week.... More


Riding the metro in New York City.  (Photo: YouTube: Emy Ramirez)

New York, March 31 (RHC)-- In New York City, public transit passengers are calling out dangerously crowded subways and buses, as the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the MTA, has reduced service in response to a drop in ridership during the coronavirus outbreak.  ... More


New York, March 31 (RHC)-- In media news, Gannett -- which owns USA Today .. has announced it is cutting pay and furloughing employees after a major loss in advertising revenue amid the economic downturn spurred by the coronavirus pandemic.... More


The Latin Music Institute has started the broadcasts of radio and TV spots, as part of the world campaign to stop the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.... More


Newark, March 31 (RHC)-- In New Jersey, a nursing home in Wanaque is on lockdown after a COVID-19 outbreak killed at least eight people and infected many others. ... More


Havana, March 31 (RHC)-- And while the world watches in shock the spread of the novel coronavirus, and deaths in the U.S. surpass 3,500 people, the U.S. State Department presented on Tuesday its latest attempt to achieve regime change in Venezuela.... More


Havana, Mar 31 (RHC) – Cuba allowed on Tuesday the landing of a Boeing 767 aircraft of the German Condor airline after it was denied landing in other regional airports to refuel.... More


The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned against taking antimalarial drug chloroquine phosphate used to cure fish disease in aquariums as treatment against COVID-19.... More


Paris, March 31 (RHC)-- French health authorities reported a record 499 new deaths from coronavirus on Tuesday, taking the total to 3,523, an increase of 17 percent in the past 24 hours.... More


Washington, March 31 (RHC)-- The coronavirus pandemic continues to ravage the globe with nearly 38,000 known deaths and close to 800,000 confirmed cases.  In the United States, the death toll has topped 3,390.  Nearly 520 of those deaths were reported Monday -- the highest number in a single day so far.... More


Havana, March 31 (RHC)-- Cuba has reported 16 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing to 186 the cases diagnosed on the island.... More


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