London, December 9 (RHC)-- The government of the United Kingdom says it is preparing to enlist the army in an attempt to cover ambulances and border security, days before a wave of crippling strikes by workers over higher wages hits the country.  Hundreds of thousands of workers across many sections of the British economy are planning to go on strike later in December and in January. The protest action is planned for every day until Christmas.... More

Geneva, December 9 (RHC)-- The coronavirus pandemic has interrupted efforts to control malaria, resulting in 63,000 additional deaths and 13 million more infections globally over two years, according to a report from the World Health Organization (WHO).... More

Paris, December 9 (RHC)-- In a sign of what lies ahead, several districts in the French capital Paris have plunged into darkness following a mass power outage.  According to French grid operator RTE, entire neighborhoods in southern Paris saw power blackouts that the grid authorities linked to a "technical glitch" on an electrical transformer of energy supplier Enedis Thursday night.... More

Lima, December 9 (RHC)-- Police in Peru have fired teargas to disperse a protest march in the capital Lima in support of ousted President Pedro Castillo, with the U.S. backing the South American country’s new head of state.  The violence broke out after more than one thousand demonstrators took to the streets in Lima to protest Castillo’s ouster and arrest following his plan to dissolve the opposition-dominated Congress.... More

Santo Domingo, December 9 (RHC)-- The Ministry of Public Health of the Dominican Republic has reported that in the last 24 hours, 469 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in that country.  With report 993 of the General Directorate of Epidemiology, the Ministry reported that 3,365 samples were processed, and with the new figures, 2,000 patients remain active.... More

New York, December 8 (RHC)--  Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg has revealed he was in possession of confidential documents containing evidence of U.S. war crimes, leaked by former military analyst Chelsea Manning and given to him as backup by WikiLeaks.... More

Washington, December 8 (RHC)-- The U.S. military has received hundreds of reports of “domestic extremism” within its rank and file in the past year, according to a damning new report, pointing to the rot in the country's security sector.  The Pentagon inspector general released a report on the matter, covering the period from the start of October 2021 to the end of September, according to a report in Newsweek magazine. ... More