Beijing, September 8 (RHC)-- Chinese Foreign Affairs Minister Wang Yi met with Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez, who is in Beijing for the 17th meeting of the Mixed Venezuela-China High-Level Committee.... More


Mexico City, September 7 (RHC)-- A U.S. federal judge on Wednesday ordered Texas Governor Greg Abbott to remove his dangerous floating border barrier in the Rio Grande. ... More


Mexico City, September 7 (RHC)-- Mexico’s Supreme Court has decriminalized abortion, ruling bans on the procedure are a violation of women’s rights.  ... More


Libreville, September 7 (RHC)-- In Gabon, leaders of last week’s coup said Wednesday ousted President Ali Bongo has been released from house arrest and is free to seek medical care abroad.... More


Mexico City, September 7 (RHC)-- Mexico’s governing party has named former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum as its candidate for the 2024 presidential elections, putting her in pole position to become the country’s first woman leader.... More


Washington, September 7 (RHC)-- In the United States, newly-published documents have revealed “persistent and widespread” violations of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act by U.S. spy agencies. ... More


Quito, September 7 (RHC)-- During an interview broadcast on teleSUR Tuesday, Andres Arauz, the vice-presidential candidate of the binomial headed by Luisa Gonzalez, explained the proposal for the transformation of Ecuador championed by the Citizen Revolution party.... More


Guatemala City, September 7 (RHC)-- The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) presented Bernardo Arevalo with his credentials as president-elect of Guatemala and Karin Herrera as vice president-elect.... More


Tel Aviv, September 6 (R)--  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to build a border fence with Jordan, the second Arab country with which it signed a so-called peace accord.  Netanyahu claimed that the move was aimed at preventing infiltrations from Jordan as Israel did on Egypt’s border.... More


Washington, September 6 (RHC)-- Unsafe levels of carcinogens were recently detected at a US nuclear missile base in western Montana state where a large number of people had earlier been diagnosed with cancer, sending ripples of fear and anxiety.... More


United Nations, September 6 (RHC)-- Almost six billion tons of sand and other sediment are extracted from the world’s seas and oceans every year on average, according to the United Nations.   The UN Environment Program (UNEP) warned on Tuesday of the devastating toll on biodiversity and coastal communities, adding that the scale of dredging was growing, with dire consequences.... More


Nairobi, September 6 (RHC)-- African political and business leaders have adopted a declaration to address climate challenges in Africa on the final day of a major climate summit in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi.  The adoption – announced on Wednesday by the summit’s convener, Kenyan President William Ruto – proposes new global taxes and reforms to international financial institutions to help fund climate change action in a declaration that will form the basis of their negotiating position at November’s COP28 summit.... More


United Nations, September 6 (RHC)-- “Climate breakdown has begun”, the United Nations chief has warned as the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reported that the world went through its hottest Northern Hemisphere summer on record.  The WMO, citing data from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), said on Wednesday that August was the hottest month on record “by a large margin” and the second hottest ever month after July 2023.... More


Brasilia, September 6 (RHC)-- A cyclone has devastated southern Brazil, with flooding in several cities leaving at least 22 people dead and displacing hundreds more.  Authorities in the state of Rio Grande do Sul said on Tuesday that more bodies are being found as flood waters recede.  Governor Eduardo Leite said that about 60 cities were affected by the storm.... More


Santiago de Chile, September 6 (RHC/Prensa Latina)-- The United States had been plotting the coup d'état long before Salvador Allende was elected president, said Atilio Borón, who is visiting Chile on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the breakdown of democracy.... More


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