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


Washington, February 1 (RHC)-- U.S. President Joe Biden has informed Congress he will end the national emergency and public health emergency declarations over COVID-19 in mid-May and will ask the federal government to treat the coronavirus as an endemic threat. ... More


Ramallah, January 31 (RHC)-- At least 120 Palestinian inmates in an Israeli jail have continued their open-ended hunger strike for the second consecutive day in protest against the regime’s repressive measures, a Palestinian prisoners advocacy group has said.... More


Brasilia, January 31`(RHC)-- Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, after meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, said that the South American country will not send ammunition that could be used in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.... More


New York, January 31 (RHC)-- In New York City, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office is presenting evidence to a grand jury about a $130,000 hush money payment Donald Trump sent to adult-film actress Stormy Daniels through an intermediary.  The renewed investigation signals Trump could face criminal charges for violations of campaign finance law. ... More


London, January 31 (RHC)-- British firefighters have voted for nationwide strikes across the UK in a row over pay for the first time in 20 years after an “overwhelming” ballot result.  According to the Fire Brigades Union (FBU), firefighters delivered a decisive mandate on Monday, with 88 percent voting Yes for strike action, on a 73 percent turnout.... More


Paris, January 31 (RHC)-- France is being hit by major transport disruptions on Tuesday as nationwide protests have been held across the country second time in less than a month aimed at forcing the government to back down on a controversial pension plan.... More


Brussels, January 31 (RHC)== A human rights group has warned about the alarming surge in killings committed by the Israeli regime against Palestinians, calling for the need to hold the illegal entity accountable and to end Tel Aviv’s decades-long impunity.... More


London, January 31 (RHC)--  More than 1.6 million people aged 50 and above in the United Kingdom are unable to work owing to long-term sickness as the country's healthcare system is teetering on the brink of collapse, a new study reveals. ... More


Gaza City, January 31 (RHC)-- The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas says it has captured an Israeli spy drone over the besieged Gaza Strip.  According to Palestinian media reports, the Hamas military wing Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades seized the multi-rotor aircraft (hexacopter) and extracted “sensitive information.”... More


Islamabad, January 31 (RHC)-- A rescue and recovery operation has ended in Pakistan after a suicide bombing at a mosque in the northwestern city of Peshawar killed at least 95 people, most of them police officials.   Kashif Aftab Abbasi, senior superintendent of police operations in Peshawar, told Al Jazeera on Tuesday that more than 225 people were also injured in the blast a day earlier.... More


Washington, January 31 (RHC)-- Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro has applied for a six-month tourist visa to remain in the United States, his lawyer said, as the far-right politician faces an investigation at home into accusations he helped incite this month’s riot in the Brazilian capital.... More


Brasilia, January 31 (RHC)-- Germany has pledged tens of millions of dollars to help Brazil defend the Amazon rainforest, a critical global ecosystem that experienced years of devastation under former far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.... More


Washington, January 31 (RHC)-- A group of Democrats in the United States House of Representatives has urged the Biden administration to suspend all security assistance to Peru over a “pattern of repression” against antigovernment protests that has resulted in more than 50 civilian deaths.... More


Lima, January 31 (RHC)-- As police repression against protesters increases in Peru, the majority of the population disapproves the management of President-designate Dina Boluarte, and they agree to bring forward the elections to this year 2023, a poll revealed in Lima.... More


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