Brasilia, September 22 (RHC)-- Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has sanctioned the Economic Freedom Act (MPLE), mostly known as "the mini-labor reform" -- a proposal whose main objective is to facilitate investments by reducing the regulations employers must comply with.... More


 Brazilian security forces cross a cemetery in poor neighborhood.  (Photo: EFE)

United Nations, September 22 (RHC)-- The Human Rights and Minorities Committee of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies (CDHM) delivered to Michelle Bachelet, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (HNCHR), a report on the current human rights situation in Brazil -- a document which provides detailed information on President Jair Bolsonaro administration's lack of commitment to human rights.... More


Mexico City, September 22 (RHC)-- At least 19 more bags of human remains have been found on the same site where at least 44 bodies were found in recent days in the Mexican state of Jalisco. ... More


USS Nitze, with Tomahawk cruise missiles at the ready.  (Photo: AP)

Washington, September 22 (RHC)-- The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Nitze, armed with surface-to-air and Tomahawk cruise missiles, has been redeployed off the northeast coast of Saudi Arabia, as part of the U.S. effort to “plug the holes” in its ally’s air defenses.... More


 Equipment located in Los Rastrojos communications base.  (Photo: @FreddyBernal)

Caracas, September 22 (RHC)-- Venezuelan authorities have announced they have dismantled a telecommunications base of the Colombian criminal gang 'Los Rastrojos' in the state of Táchira, which borders Colombia.... More


Havana, September 22 (RHC)-- Cuba's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, arrived in New York on Saturday heading the island's delegation that will participate in the high-level segment of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly.... More


Tropical Storm Karen forms in the Atlantic.  (Photo: CNN)

Miami, September 22 (RHC)-- Tropical Storm Karen has formed just east of the Windward Islands and has sustained winds of 40 mph.  A tropical storm warning has been issued for Trinidad and Tobago, along with Grenada and its dependencies.... More


Russian Foreign Ministry Second Asian Department Director Zamir Kabulov.  (Photo: AP)

Moscow, September 22 (RHC)-- Russia has dismissed "illegitimate" sanctions imposed by the United States on the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), vowing to continue its cooperation with the Islamic Republic in the banking sector.... More


New York, September 22 (RHC)-- In climate news, a new study warns the global average temperature could rise by as much as 7 degrees Celsius — or 12.6 degrees Fahrenheit — above pre-industrial levels by the end of the century, unless nations move rapidly to slash greenhouse gas emissions. ... More


Washington, September 22 (RHC)-- A shocking new study has found the United States and Canada have lost nearly 3 billion birds since 1970, a 29% population drop.  Researchers blamed numerous factors, including widespread habitat loss and the use of agricultural chemicals. ... More


Caracas, September 21 (RHC)-- Thousands of Venezuelans gathered in front of the Venezuelan prosecutor's office in Caracas to support the government campaign that collected nearly 13 million signatures of those against the United States blockade against the South American nation.... More


Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaking to Margaret Brennan of CBS News.  (Photo: CBS)

New York, September 21 (RHC)-- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has warned that any country launching a war against Iran would not be able to end it on its own, warning that such a military action would have dire consequences for the entire Middle East and beyond the region.... More


Paris, September 21 (RHC)-- France saw the worst day of nationwide violence of against protesters since May 1st, when unchecked police brutality infamously forced protesters to take refuge in a hospital.... More


 Former President Cristina Fernandez in Buenos Aires, May 27, 2019. (Photo: Reuters)

Buenos Aires, September 21 (RHC)-- In Argentina, federal Judge Claudio Bonadio has called on the Argentinean Senate to take away Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's legislative immunity in order to put the lawmaker in preventive dentention for alleged connections to the "Notebooks" corruption case. ... More


Russian air force Sukhoi Su-34 fighter jet flying over Damascus. (Photo: AFP)

Damascus, September 21 (RHC)-- Russia has reportedly prevented another Israeli airstrike in Syria, helping the Syrian armed forces destroy a drone on its way to attack Damascus.... More


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