Gaza City, October 11 (RHC)-- Gaza’s Health Ministry says 49 Palestinians have been injured by Israeli forces during the weekly anti-occupation protests in the besieged coastal enclave. Ashraf al-Qedra, the spokesman for the ministry, said in a Tweet that 22 children were among those wounded during the Friday’s protests in eastern Gaza. He noted that 21 of the total number of injuries were caused by live ammunition used by Israeli troops. ... More
Tehran, October 11 (RHC)-- Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says all regional states at various levels, including experts, think-tanks, the private sector, senior officials, ministers and heads of state, must hold meetings on the Hormuz Peace Endeavor (HOPE) proposed by Tehran to facilitate implementation of this regional initiative without need for any foreign contribution. ... More
Washington, October 11 (RHC)-- In the United States, the FBI has carried out thousands of unconstitutional, warrantless searches of the National Security Agency’s vast computer archives — including the protected personal data of U.S. citizens and residents. ... More
Copenhagen, October 11 (RHC)-- Denmark is to impose temporary border controls at the Swedish border next month, after Swedes were suspected of being behind a number of serious attacks this year in the Danish capital Copenhagen.... More
London, October 11 (RHC)-- Climate-change protesters descended on London City Airport, gluing themselves to the terminal building and dancing on a roof but ultimately failing to cancel flights. ... More
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a specific human gut bacterial strain that breaks down the chemical fructoselysine, and turns it into harmless byproducts.... More
This week, South Africa moved closer to establishing the world's largest radio telescope observatory, the Square Kilometer Array (SKA) Observatory, as the national parliament ratified the convention for its creation, Xinhua reports.... More
Havana, October 11 (RHC)-- The 25th Ibero-American Culture Festival 2019, will be held October 24th through the 30th in the eastern province of Holguin. ... More
Rimini, October 11 (RHC)-- Cuba is participating in the 56th edition of TTG Travel Experience --Italy’s main International tourism show and the largest marketplace for Italy’s tourism offer worldwide. ... More
Toronto, October 11 (RHC-Travelweek Group) --Cuba’s resorts are fully operational and ready to welcome Canadian vacationers this winter, Cuba’s Tourism Minister, Manuel Marrero said, and he regretted some consumer media reports to the contrary.... More
Tegucigalpa, October 11 (RHC)-- Hundreds of protesters gathered in Tegucigalpa’s central park for a peaceful sit-in to demand the resignation of President Juan Orlando Hernandez (JOH) over allegations of drug trafficking and corruption. ... More
Brasilia, October 11 (RHC)-- Just hours before this year's Nobel Peace Prize winner was announced, one of its candidates, former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, received another human rights award from the U.S. trade union organization, the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO).... More
Washington, October 11 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump and his top diplomat said on Thursday they supported Brazil's taking steps toward joining the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), although it is first backing accession by Argentina.... More
Buenos Aires, October 11 (RHC)-- In Argentina, dozens of Indigenous women locked themselves inside the Ministry of the Interior in Buenos Aires Wednesday night, demanding the Argentinean government respect the rights and autonomy of indigenous communities. ... More
Berlin, October 11 (RHC)-- In Germany, a heavily armed anti-Semitic gunman killed two people outside a synagogue in the eastern city of Halle as congregants observed Yom Kippur, the holiest day in Judaism. ... More
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