Lima, February 2 (RHC)-- In Peru, the Preliminary Investigations Supreme Court decided to declare a petition made by former President Pedro Castillo as "unfounded" -- which means that he will continue to be subject to legal proceedings for "rebellion."... More
Mexico City, February 2 (RHC)-- The Mexican Undersecretary of Prevention and Health Promotion, Hugo Lopez-Gatell, has affirmed that Mexico is experiencing a decrease in the epidemic curve of the COVID-19 pandemic. "At the end of the year (2022), we reached the peak and as of the first week of January a downward process already started," the undersecretary said. ... More
Kabul, February 2 (RHC)-- In Afghanistan, officials say at least 166 people have died since the start of the year as the country faces a wave of freezing winter weather with widespread snowfall. ... More
Washington, February 1 (RHC)-- In the U.S., the Environmental Protection Agency announced federal protections for Alaska’s Bristol Bay watershed under the Clean Water Act, in a major victory for environmentalists and Indigenous groups, which have fought against the development of Pebble Mine for over two decades. The move will bar a proposed gold and copper mine that would have destroyed the world’s largest sockeye salmon fishery.... More
New York, February 1 (RHC)-- ExxonMobil announced a record-smashing $59 billion in profits last year, up by over 150% from the previous year. This comes after Chevron recently announced $35.5 billion in 2022 profits, also a new record. ... More
New York, February 1 (RHC)-- Climate activists with Greenpeace scaled a massive Shell vessel in the Atlantic Ocean as it headed to the British North Sea, displaying a banner that read “Stop Drilling. Start Paying.” ... More
Mexico City, February 1 (RHC)-- In Mexico, relatives of two land defenders who’ve been missing since January 15 are demanding authorities investigate their abductions and bring them back alive. ... More
Auckland, February 1 (RHC)-- In New Zealand, Auckland residents are bracing for more downpours after record rains killed at least four people and triggered flash floods and landslides.... More
Los Angeles, February 1 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of California, activists and family members of Anthony Lowe Jr., a 36-year-old Black man who used a wheelchair and was fatally shot by Huntington Park police last week, are demanding the officers involved in his death be brought to justice. ... More
Memphis, February 1 (RHC)-- The funeral for Tyre Nichols took place in Memphis, Tennessee, on Tuesday. Over 2,500 people paid tribute to the slain 29-year-old father, who died last month after being severely beaten by five police officers. ... More
Lima, February 1 (RHC)-- A new day of demonstrations was held Tuesday in Peru to continue demanding the resignation of President-elect Dina Boluarte, early general elections for 2023, the closing of Congress and a Constituent Assembly.... More
Washington, February 1 (RHC)-- Four key suspects in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse have been extradited to the United States to face prosecution. ... More
Kinshasa, February 1 (RHC)-- Pope Francis has demanded that foreign powers stop plundering Africa’s natural resources for the “poison of their own greed” after he landed in the Democratic Republic of Congo as part of a trip to two African nations.... More
Dallas, February 1 (RHC)-- Another bout of winter storms has brought icy conditions to large areas of the southern United States, causing transportation issues and leaving thousands of people without power.... More
London, February 1 (RHC)-- About one in five British adults turned to eating food past its use-by date or consuming smaller portions this winter, the executive office of the UK Statistics Authority has revealed, as the cost-of-living crisis weighs heavily on people’s lives.... More
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