New York, January 11 (RHC)-- The U.S. Food Drug Administration, the FDA, has fast-tracked the approval of a new drug that appears to slow down Alzheimer’s disease in its early stages. ... More


Brasilia, January 11 (RHC)-- Brazilian authorities have ordered the arrest of two government security officials in connection to Sunday’s assault on Brazil’s Congress, Supreme Court and presidential palace by supporters of former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro. ... More


Berlin, January 11 (RHC)-- In Germany, police have started violently evicting climate activists in the western village of Lützerath. Hundreds of activists have been occupying the deserted town for months to prevent the area from being mined for lignite, a highly polluting type of coal.... More


Lima, January 11 (RHC)-- The office of Peru’s top prosecutor has launched an inquiry into new President Dina Boluarte and members of her cabinet over violent clashes in which at least 40 people have been killed and hundreds injured since early December.... More


Washington, January 11 (RHC)-- U.S. federal prosecutors have issued former President Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani a grand jury subpoena as part of an investigation into Trump’s fundraising efforts after the 2020 election. ... More


Tel Aviv, January 11 (RHC)-- Israel’s new far-right government has revoked entry permits for Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki and three Fatah officials in retaliation for their effort to bring the illegal occupation of Palestinian territories to the International Court of Justice. ... More


Brasilia, January 11 (RHC)-- The Deputy Prosecutor of the Public Ministry of Brazil, Lucas Rocha, asked the Brazilian Court of Accounts to block the assets of former President Jair Bolsonaro due to the assault on public buildings that far-right militants carried out on Sunday.... More


Bogota, January 11 (RHC)-- Colombian Vice President Francia Marquez, who was elected on a history-making ticket in August, has said her security detail has foiled an assassination attempt close to her home.... More


Washington, January 11 (RHC)-- Several U.S. lawmakers condemned the rioting by far-right supporters of the Washington-backed former President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, after they stormed and vandalized government buildings.   They also called on the Biden administration and local authorities in Florida to extradite Bolsonaro back to Brazil.... More


Brasilia, January 11 (RHC)-- In Brazil, at least 1,500 people have been detained since Sunday’s assault on the Brazilian Congress, Supreme Court and presidential palace by supporters of former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro in the capital Brasília. ... More


San Francisco, January 10 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of California, authorities have ordered thousands of people in several counties to evacuate after winter storms brought an “atmospheric river” of rain and snow to much of the state. ... More


Washington, January 10 (RHC)-- The U.S. House of Representatives was finally able to swear in lawmakers after a delay in voting for a new Speaker of the House.  They included New York Republican George Santos, who is being investigated over his finances and for completely fabricating large portions of his résumé and his life history. ... More


Caracas, January 10 (RHC)-- Venezuela's Attorney General Tarek William Saab has requested the arrest of three former lawyers for the crimes of usurpation of functions, treason and money laundering.... More


Gaza City, January 10 (RHC)-- Families of prisoners and their supporters have staged a sit-in, inside the office of the International Committee of the Red Cross in the blockaded Gaza Strip on Monday.  Their action was in solidarity with thousands of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails and detention centers.... More


Managua, January 10 (RHC)-- The president of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, has warned about the reinstallation of fascism in different parts of the world.... More


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