Helicopter flying over residential areas following Typhoon Hagibis.  (Photo: Kyodo/Reuters)

Tokyo, October 13 (RHC)-- Japan has sent tens of thousands of troops and rescue workers to save stranded residents and fight floods caused by one of the worst typhoons to hit the country in recent history. ... More


A demonstrator throws a molotov cocktail in Quito.  (Photo: Reuters)

Quito, October 13 (RHC)-- Anti-government protests kept up demonstrations Sunday despite a military curfew announced by President Lenin Moreno a day earlier. The curfew had been partially lifted between 11:30 am and 8:00 pm local time, however, some main and important roads are still blocked and some areas are under curfew. ... More


Caracas, October 13 (RHC)-- Russian and Venezuelan authorities announced a "ten-year cooperation map" aimed at developing productive initiatives in the fields of energy, industrialization and mining.... More


Tehran, October 13 (RHC)-- An Iranian official says his country will not let attacks on its vessels go unanswered after an Iranian oil tanker was hit by two suspicious explosions in the Red Sea early Friday. ... More


Private prisons are closed now in California.  (Photo: Reuters)

San Francisco, October 13 (RHC)-- The U.S. state of California has banned private corporations from running prisons or immigration detention facilities, which have been described as inhumane conditions where several inmates have died in recent years.... More


Quito, October 13 (RHC)-- The Ecuadorean government under President Lenin Moreno has handed over all security controls across the country to the military and National Police until 3:00 p.m. Sunday. At that time, the state security forces or the president can decide for how long the national state of exception will last.... More


Santiago de Chile, October 13 (RHC)-- Thousands of protesters on Saturday marched in Chile's capital, Santiago, denouncing discrimination against the country's indigenous peoples amid the annual commemorations for the Day of Indigenous Resistance.... More


Paris, October 13 (RHC)-- France’s Yellow Vests have marched for 48th consecutive weekend around the country. The past 11 months have been filled with violent repression, mass arrests and what many say is a media campaign orchestrated against them.... More


Havana, October 13 (RHC) -- Singer Roi Casal, from Spain’s autonomous region of Galicia, returns to the Cuban capital on October 16 with the musical show ‘Son Galego, Son Cubano... More


Havana, October 13 (RHC)-- Cuba's Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) issued a statement Saturday, reporting a sad fact related to MMR vaccination, as a result of which one baby died, and four other children remain hospitalized.... More


Quito, October 12 (RHC)-- Ecuadorean President Lenin Moreno declared Saturday afternoon, with a 30 minute warning, that his government was putting the capital city of Quito under a curfew starting at 3:00 p.m. local time and declared the city and its surroundings a "militarized" zone. ... More


Quito, October 12 (RHC)-- Satellite and cable companies, Directvla and TVCable in Ecuador, both of which require a subscription, have pulled the plug on the teleSUR news channel. The move comes just as the government under right-wing president, Lenin Moreno, declared a curfew and militarized the entire city of Quito, the nation's capital, starting at 3:00 p.m. local time.... More


Havana, October 12 (RHC) - Silvio Rodríguez will perform in Merida, Yucatan, as a guest of the International ‘Trova Festival’ at a concert on Saturday, December 7... More


Quito, October 12 (RHC)-- Ecuadorean riot police have fired live ammunition at protesters, as demonstrations against President Lenin Moreno continue. Just hours after Moreno invited Indigenous groups and other civil society organizations to “dialogue” for the first time since massive protests began ten days ago in the Andean country, the National Police bombarded these peaceful protesters with live ammunition and tear gas as they gathered in front of the National Assembly in Quito. ... More


CITGO Corpus Christi refinery in Corpus Christi, Texas.  (Photo: Reuters)

Caracas, October 12 (RHC)-- The Venezuelan opposition is asking for help from U.S. lawmakers to pressure Washington to make a $913 million payment due at the end of the month so Citgo refinery benefits would stay in their hands and not the people of Venezuela.... More


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