Vatican City, July 21 (RHC)-- Dozens of mayors and officials representing cities and states from across the world are meeting with Pope Francis in the Vatican today to discuss cities’ commitment to addressing climate change.... More
Brussels, July 21 (RHC)-- In news from Europe, officials failed to reach an agreement Monday on how to relocate throughout Europe the tens of thousands of asylum seekers who have arrived in Greece and Italy this year. ... More
New York, July 21 (RHC)-- The credit rating agency Standard and Poor’s has downgraded Puerto Rico’s debt. In a statement Monday afternoon, the agency said it was a "virtual certainty" that the island would default on its upcoming debt payments on August 1st. ... More
Montevideo, July 21 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Uruguay is expected to welcome 117 Syrian families by the end of the year, officials said on Monday. ... More
Buenos Aires, July 21 (RHC)-- The National Employment Council was meeting on Tuesday with Labour Minister Carlos Tomada to discuss the new minimum wage, which is currently fixed at 4,716 pesos (some $514.09), according to a report by the Buenos Aires Herald.... More
Mexico City, July 21 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Mexican authorities are investigating the military's suspected involvement in serious human rights abuses related to the forced disappearance and possible murder of seven young farmers in the northern state of Zacatecas, Mexican media reported on Monday. ... More
Lima, July 21 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Four employees of a mining company are still missing in the rainforest of Peru, after they left their posts on July 11 to survey the local land. ... More
Lima, July 21 (ANDINA-RHC)-- The Pacific Alliance Framework Agreement, inked on June 6, 2012 by Presidents of Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru, came into force on Monday.... More
Shanghai, July 21 (RHC)-- Officials from the world's largest emerging nations launched the New Development Bank (NDB) on Tuesday, the second of two new policy banks heavily backed by Beijing that are being pitched as alternatives to existing institutions such as the World Bank.... More
Istanbul, July 20 (RHC)-- At least 28 people have been killed after a massive terrorist explosion rocked the Turkish town of Suruc, near the southern border with Syria, according to an official. ... More
Bogota, July 20 (RHC) -- The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia(FARC) militias official declared today a unilateral ceasefire in their conflict with the Colombian government. The truce seeks to create favorable context for further progress in the peace talks underway in Havana.... More
Sanaa, July 20 (RHC)-- At least 15 Yemeni civilians have lost their lives in the latest Saudi airstrikes as the Arab kingdom continues military aggression against its impoverished southern neighbor. ... More
Sanaa, July 20 (RHC)-- In other news from Yemen, dozens of people have been killed in the ongoing battle over control of the southern city of Aden. On Sunday, Houthi fighters fired rockets into one of the city’s residential neighborhoods, killing at least 43 people. ... More
Washington, July 20 (RHC)-- U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter says the nuclear agreement between Iran and the P5+1 group of countries does not prevent Washington from using military force against Iran if it deems a military option necessary. ... More
Washington, July 20 (RHC)-- U.S. officials are considering new sanctions to further limit Moscow’s access to Western credit, alleging that Russia has failed to fulfill demands put forward by the Minsk agreement to resolve the Ukraine crisis. ... More
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