Tel Aviv, January 15 (RHC)-- Over 100,000 Israelis marched in central Tel Aviv and in two other major cities on Saturday night, protesting far rightwing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to overhaul the legal system and weaken the Supreme Court — undermining democratic rule just weeks after his election.... More


Lima, January 15 (RHC)-- On the tenth day of the national strike, the Peruvian people mobilized this Saturday in regions such as Lima, Apurimac, Cusco and Puno to demand the resignation of President-designate Dina Boluarte, the closure of Congress, the advancement of elections and the convening of a constituent assembly.... More


Tegucigalpa, January 15 (RHC)-- The Government of Honduras declared this Saturday a health emergency for 90 days throughout the Central American country due to the presence of avian influenza, which was detected in pelicans.... More


Brasilia, January 14 (RHC)-- The former Minister of Justice during the government of former President Jair Bolsonaro, Anderson Torres, was arrested by the Federal Police on Saturday morning, after arriving in Brasilia on a flight from Florida.... More


La Paz, January 14 (RHC)== The Bolivian Prosecutor's Office extended the investigation against the governor of Santa Cruz, Luis Fernando Camacho, accusing him of the crimes of active bribery and seduction of troops.... More


Brasilia, January 14 (RHC)-- Brazil’s Supreme Court has agreed to open an investigation into former President Jair Bolsonaro for allegedly encouraging anti-democratic protests that ended in the storming of government buildings by his supporters in the capital Brasilia.... More


El Aaiun, January 15 (RHC)-- The leader of the Polisario Front, Brahim Gali, reiterated Friday the demand of respect for the self-determination and independence of the people of Western Sahara.... More


Lima, January 14 (RHC)-- In Peru, the Regional Government of Ayacucho has unanimously approved the issuance of a statement rejecting the government of the appointed president Dina Boluarte when almost 50 deaths are reported in the protests initiated after the dismissal of Pedro Castillo last December and violently repressed by the Peruvian State.... More


New York, January 14 (RHC)-- A New York judge has ordered former U.S. President Donald Trump’s namesake real estate company to pay a $1.6 million criminal penalty after it was convicted of scheming to defraud tax authorities for 15 years.... More


Geneva, January 13 (RHC)-- The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a warning against the use of two India-made cough syrups linked to the deaths of at least 20 children in Uzbekistan.  The UN agency said that the two products – AMBRONOL and DOK-1 Max – made by the Indian manufacturer Marion Biotech were “substandard” and failed to meet quality standards.... More


New York, January 13 (RHC)-- Former U.S. President Donald Trump discussed the idea of striking North Korea with a nuclear weapon and blaming the attack on another country, a book has revealed.  According to new excerpts of the book by New York Times journalist Michael Schmidt, “Donald Trump v. the United States,” then-White House chief of staff John Kelly was concerned by Trump’s rhetoric against North Korea on Twitter and in his private talks.... More


New York, January 13 (RHC)-- Major international fashion brands, including Zara, H&M and GAP, are exploiting Bangladesh garment industry workers, with some of them involved in unfair practices and paying the suppliers below the cost of production, according to a new study.... More


Ramallah, January 13 (RHC)-- A young Palestinian man has died of wounds sustained when Israeli forces stormed the northern part of the West Bank, and his death comes hours after another Palestinian youth was shot and killed during a separate incursion into the occupied territory.... More


Brasilia, January 13 (RHC)-- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has vowed to purge the country's police force and the army of U.S.-backed former president Jair Bolsonaro's sympathizers after security forces refused to respond properly to destructive riots in the capital by Bolsonaro's supporters.... More


Los Angeles, January 13 (RHC)-- The death of Keenan Anderson, the cousin of a Black Lives Matter co-founder, has sparked outcry in the United States and renewed scrutiny of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), which repeatedly Tasered the English teacher before he went into cardiac arrest.... More


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