Memphis, January 28 (RHC)-- The release of a graphic video clip showing five police officers in early January beating to death an African-American man in the U.S. city of Memphis, Tennessee, has prompted widespread protests in several major cities across the country.... More


Ramallah, January 28 (RHC)-- Demonstrations were held around the world on Friday to slam Isreali atrocities against Palestinians.  Hundreds of people in Gaza and Rafah took to the streets to condemn Tel Aviv's latest attacks.  A similar demonstration was also held in the Jordanian capital of Amman after Friday prayers with hundreds of people in attendance.... More


San Juan, January 28 (RHC)-- The Government of Puerto Rico has announced the privatization of the production of electric energy, entrusting it to Genera PR, a subsidiary of New Fortress Energy, based in New York (United States, Northeast).... More


Lima, January 28 (RHC)-- Hundreds of anti-government protesters have taken to the streets in the Peruvian capital again, facing down police in riot gear and tear gas.  Protesters are demanding the resignation of President Dina Boluarte, early new elections, the shutdown of the congress, and a new constitution to replace one dating back to Alberto Fujimori in the 1990s.... More


Caracas, January 28 (RHC)-- The National Assembly (AN) of Venezuela will investigate the conspiracy revealed by the former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in his book, which narrates plans against the South American nation.... More


Port-au-Prince, January 27 (RHC)-- The United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (Binuh) rejected Friday the aggressions against the police forces of that Caribbean country when almost 80 agents have been killed since the swearing in of Ariel Henry as prime minister.... More


Brasilia, January 27 (RHC)-- The Brazilian Ministry of Health has announced that it plans to start a new immunization campaign with the bivalent vaccine, which offers protection against the new variants of COVID-19, at the end of February.... More


Ramallah, January 27 (RHC)-- At least thirteen Palestinians have suffered respiratory problems due to inhalation of tear gas fired by Israeli forces against anti-land-grab protests near the occupied West Bank city of Nablus.... More


Atlanta, January 27 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of Georgia, Republican Governor Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency in response to mass protests that erupted after the police killing of environmental defender Manuel Terán in Atlanta last week.  The declaration gives Kemp the power to deploy up to 1,000 National Guard troops over the next 15 days to quell the mobilizations.... More


Amsterdam, January 27 (RHC)-- In the Netherlands, police arrested six climate activists in their homes Thursday and charged them with incitement over their roles in planning nonviolent civil disobedience actions. ... More


Kabul, January 27 (RHC)-- More than 160 people have died from a cold wave in Afghanistan this month in the worst winter in more than a decade, authorities said on Thursday, as the county is facing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis.  Many were unable to afford fuel to heat homes in temperatures well below freezing.... More


Lima, January 27 (RHC)-- The Government of Peru decided on Thursday to withdraw its ambassador to Honduras, after statements on the Peruvian crisis made by the president of the Central American nation, Xiomara Castro, during the recent summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) held in Argentina.... More


Vatican City, January 27 (RHC)-- At the Vatican, Pope Francis has criticized laws criminalizing LGBTQ people, in remarks hailed by rights groups as “historic.” ... More


New York, January 27 (RHC)-- The social media giant Meta has reinstated former President Donald Trump’s accounts on Facebook and Instagram.  Trump was barred from the platforms for two years over his comments to supporters who rioted at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. ... More


New Israeli air attacks hit Gaza

Gaza City, January 27 (RHC)-- Israel has launched multiple air attacks on the Gaza strip a day after Israeli forces killed 10 Palestinians – including an elderly woman – in the Jenin refugee camp, marking one of the deadliest raids in the occupied West Bank by Israel’s military in years.... More


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