Brasilia, March 18 (RHC)-- The Government of the Brazilian State of Rio Grande do Norte reports that 150 police officers carried out early Friday morning what was called "Operation Normandy" in the cities of Natal, Parnamirim and Nísia Floresta.... More
Quito, March 18 (RHC)-- A strong earthquake has shaken the region around Ecuador’s second-largest city, killing at least twelve people, damaging homes and buildings, and sending panicked residents into the streets.... More
Construction of new Indonesian capital in Borneo threatens Indigenous lives, rainforest and wildlife
Jakarta, March 18 (RHC)-- In Indonesia, Indigenous people say construction of the new national capital is pushing them off their land, making them fear for their homes and livelihoods, as the nation prepares to move its seat of government from Jakarta to the east coast of the island of Borneo. ... More
Brasilia, March 18 (RHC)-- From Foz do Iguaçu City, President Lula da Silva reiterated a call to revive the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), an integration block that comprises Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Surinam, Uruguay, and Venezuela.... More
]Paris, March 18 (RHC)-- Riot police clashed with protesters for a second night in Paris as demonstrations continued against the government’s plans to raise the French pension age. The growing unrest since the start of the year, which has resulted in a wave of strikes and rubbish piling up on the streets of the French capital, has left President Emmanuel Macron with the gravest challenge to his authority since the so-called “Gilets Jaunes” or “Yellow Vest” protests of December 2018.... More
Caracas, March 17 (RHC)-- A total of seven million 500 thousand families in Venezuela receive food bags through the social program of the Local Supply and Production Committees -CLAP-, in all states of the country.... More
Quito, March 17 (RHC)-- Ecuador's former president Lenín Moreno, indicted for his alleged participation in the Sinohydro case, must appear before the country's National Court of Justice on Monday, March 20th.... More
Santo Domingo, March 17 (RHC)-- Preparations for the XXVIII Ibero-American Summit to be held in the Dominican Republic from the 22nd to the 25th of this month are advancing in different parts of Santo Domingo.... More
Brasilia, March 17 (RHC)-- Brazil's Federal Police (PF) have served 78 warrants in 9 states and the Federal District (DF) against suspects suspected of participating in the coup acts of January 8 in Brasilia.... More
Santiago de Chile, March 17 (RHC) -- Human rights organizations rallied Friday in front of Chile's Justice Ministry to demand the search for the remains of their relatives, fifty years after the coup d'état in the South American nation.... More
New Delhi, March 17 (RHC)-- The hydro-meteorological event Freddy has caused at least 400 deaths in its passage through southern Africa and experts attribute its strength and longevity to the warming of the oceans due to climate change.... More
Brasilia, March 17 (RHC)-- In the northeastern State of Rio Grande do Norte in Brazil, the "Crime Syndicate" continued carrying out violent actions for the third consecutive day. The attacks occurred despite the fact that the Justice Ministry on Wednesday sent troops from the "National Force," an elite body of Police. ... More
San Francisco, March 17 (RHC)-- In San Francisco, the city’s Board of Supervisors accepted recommendations for a reparations plan that would offer $5 million to each eligible African American resident, among other measures. ... More
Washington, March 17 (RHC)-- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed new rules to force water companies to remove what’s known as “forever chemicals” or PFAS from drinking water. ... More
Washington, March 17 (RHC)-- The White House has approved a $31 billion merger between Canadian Pacific Railway and Kansas City Southern — the first major rail merger approved by U.S. regulators in more than two decades. The new company, named Canadian Pacific Kansas City, will operate freight rail traffic over more than 20,000 miles of track in the United States, Mexico and Canada. ... More
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