Castries, November 10 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Health experts in the Caribbean say Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) are the leading causes of death in the Caribbean. Saint Lucia has the highest incidence of diabetes per capita in the world and the Caribbean is the region with the most limb amputations outside a war zone.... More
Lima, November 10 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Peru has turned a large portion of the Amazon basin into a national park in what will protect the biodiversity in the region from the exploitation of its natural resources and leave the Indigenous communities in the area untouched.... More
Mexico City, November 10 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership is slated to hit Mexico with more food insecurity and hard times for farmers by extending tariff exemptions to more countries.... More
Havana, November 10 (PL-RHC)-- The delegation of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army (FARC-EP) called to respect the General Agreement of Havana, and rejected formulas which obstruct the dialogue to end the conflict in the South American nation.... More
Ramallah, November 9 (RHC)-- Israeli forces have shot dead two Palestinians in the West Bank in their latest acts of violence in the occupied territories. The first shooting occurred on Sunday near a junction south of the city of Nablus, with Israeli forces claiming that the victim had rammed a group of Israelis with a car, Palestinian Ma'an news agency reported. ... More
Quito, November 9 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Ecuadorean victims and their families may finally see justice for historical crimes against humanity after almost three decades of impunity protecting the perpetrators.... More
Kabul, November 9 (RHC)-- At least three people have lost their lives in a U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan's eastern province of Nangarhar, a local official says. ... More
Washington, November 9 (RHC)-- President Obama has rejected the Keystone XL oil pipeline in one of the environmental movement’s biggest victories to date. After years of review and one of the largest grassroots campaigns in decades, Obama has announced that he will not allow Keystone on his watch. ... More
Washington, November 9 (RHC)-- U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has called on President Barack Obama to “do more” on Syria, saying the United States could send additional troops to the Arab country. The Pentagon chief made the remarks during an ABC News interview aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt in the South China Sea, days after Obama ordered the deployment of dozens of Special Operations Forces (SOF) to Syria. Carter's interview was broadcast on Sunday. ... More
Washington, November 9 (RHC)-- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House today, marking the first talks between the two leaders since Netanyahu failed to block the nuclear deal with Iran. ... More
Geneva, November 9 (RHC)-- Sierra Leone has successfully overcome the outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus, which ravaged the African country for a year and a half, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). ... More
Berlin, November 9 (RHC)-- German Police forces have clashed with activists that waged a counter-rally to slam an anti-refugee demonstration in which thousands marched to protest Chancellor Angela Merkel's refugee policy. ... More
London, November 9 (RHC)-- British lawmakers may consider a debate over a no confidence vote in Prime Minister David Cameron as an online petition passes the required 100,000 threshold. The e-petition has been launched by Kelly Teeboon, who describes herself as a "radical feminist" and socialist. It accuses Cameron of wreaking "devastation for the poorest in society for the last five years." ... More
Moscow, November 9 (RHC)-- Russia is sending 44 planes to return its nationals from two Egyptian Red Sea resort towns, where they remained stranded following a deadly plane crash last week. A total of 14 planes are being sent to Sharm el-Sheikh and thirty more to Hurghada, read a statement released by the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency over the weekend. ... More
Washington, November 9 (RHC)-- A group of bipartisan lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives are calling for Congress to vote on the escalating U.S. wars in Iraq and Syria. ... More
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