Santo Domingo, January 17 (RHC)-- The Dominican Republic’s Health Ministry has confirmed two new cholera infections, which brings to 19 cases reported in the country since October last year.... More


Berlin, January 17 (RHC)-- Activists protesting against the extension of an open-pit lignite mine in the town of Lützerath, in western Germany, denounced Sunday that the police used extreme violence to repress the protest held the day before, which ended in clashes with dozens of injured.... More


Madrid, January 17 (RHC)-- Tens of thousands marched in Madrid, Spain to stop the right-wing regional government's ongoing attack on the public healthcare system.  "Cutting public health is criminal!" demonstrators chanted as they held placards against the push for privatization and cuts.... More


Washington, January 17 (RHC)-- The United States celebrated on Monday what would have been Martin Luther King Jr‘s 94th birthday, with advocates urging the country to commemorate the assassinated civil rights leader’s legacy by truly tackling racial injustice.... More


Brasilia, January 16 (RHC)-- Authorities in Brazil’s capital have moved to increase security at government buildings that were ransacked by thousands of former President Jair Bolsonaro’s supporters in what the government denounced as an “anti-democratic” attack.... More


Caracas, January 16 (RHC)-- The Venezuelan Public Prosecutor's Office issued a new arrest warrant against politician Julio Borges, after there are elements of conviction about his participation in the coup attempt of April 30, 2019, announced Monday the attorney general, Tarek William Saab.... More


Buenos Aires, January 16 (RHC)-- The leader of the organization of indigenous peoples of Argentina Tupac Amaru, Milagro Sala, ratified this Monday, on the occasion of a new anniversary of her detention, that this is an arbitrary imprisonment and part of what she called a "lawfare laboratory."... More


Lima, January 16 (RHC)-- Thousands of Peruvians from the Aymara and Quechua communities, as well as from social and union organizations, converged on Lima from different provinces as part of the second edition of the "March of the Four Regions" (Cuatro Suyos).... More


Davos, January 16 (RHC)-- Scores of climate activists have gathered in Davos to protest against the role of big oil companies at the World Economic Forum (WEF) and demand stronger action to tackle the climate crisis.... More


San Salvador, January 16 (RHC)-- On Monday, the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) commemorates the 31st anniversary of the peace agreements signed in Mexico in 1992.... More


United Nations, January 16 (RHC)-- The United Nations is warning the United States’ Title 42 pandemic policy is a risk to international human rights and refugee laws and protections.  Title 42 has been used to block over 2 million migrants from seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border. ... More


New York, January 16 (RHC)-- In the U.S., a new study finds ocean temperatures surged to their highest level on record last year, in another clear sign that human activity is warming the planet. ... More


Quito, January 15 (RHC)-- The Unitary Workers Front (FUT) of Ecuador has called for a mobilization for Thursday, January 19th, against the reforms to the Ecuadorian Social Security Institute (IESS), which they affirm undermine the continuity of the public model and decent conditions for the population.... More


Lima, January 15 (RHC)-- At a time when Peruvian social organizations continue calling for demonstrations against police repression, the government of President-designate Dina Boluarte has decreed a state of emergency in Lima, Callao, Puno and Cusco, which will suspend several constitutional rights.... More


Washington, January 15 (RHC)-- Dozens of Democratic lawmakers are urging U.S. President Joe Biden to revoke the diplomatic visa being used by former Brazilian far-right President Jair Bolsonaro to remain in the U.S. after he fled Brazil ahead of the inauguration of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. ... More


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