Caracas, December 3 (RHC)-- Venezuela's Economy Vice-President, Tareck El Aissami, said this Friday that important agreements were signed with the U.S. company Chevron to continue its operations in the South American country. "Today we have signed important contracts for the continuation of the operations and production activities of this U.S. company Chevron which, as we have already said, next April 2023 will celebrate its 100 years of productive presence in Venezuela."... More
London, December 3 (RHC)-- The high cost of living crisis in the United Kingdom has prompted Britons in some cities eat to pet food. British media is reporting that people were “eating pet food” because they can’t afford real food anymore. ... More
Brasilia, December 3 (RHC)-- The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) revealed Friday that the number of people below the poverty line in 2021 rose to 62.5 million inhabitants, representing 29.4 percent of the population.... More
Tel Aviv, December 2 (RHC)-- Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu has reached a coalition deal with the far-right Religious Zionism Party – which supports illegal settlements on the occupied Palestinian territories.... More
Guatemala City, December 2 (RHC)-- In Guatemala, the prominent investigative newspaper El Periódico has shut down its print edition after months of attacks and harassment from the right-wing government of President Alejandro Giammattei. ... More
Bogota, December 2 (RHC)-- The Institute for Development and Peace Studies (INDEPAZ) said that Cano Medina was in the process of reincorporation and was part of the Caloto Multiactive Cooperative. According to the institute, the details of the crime are unknown. José Reinel Cano Medina is the 38th signatory of the peace agreement to be murdered this year. ... More
Buenos Aires, December 2 (RHC)-- Argentina has forcefully rejected the announcement of new military exercises in the Malvinas Islands that the British infantry army will carry out jointly with the Kosovo security forces under the pretense of being a "Peace Mission."... More
Washington, December 2 (RHC)-- The U.S. Senate has approved a bill imposing a new union contract on tens of thousands of rail workers and prohibiting them from going on strike. Just 15 senators voted against the legislation on Thursday. ... More
Washington, December 2 (RHC)-- In a major defeat for former President Donald Trump, a federal appeals court on Thursday halted a third-party review of documents seized from his Mar-a-Lago estate. The ruling removes a major obstacle to the Justice Department’s investigation into the mishandling of government records from Trump’s time in the White House.... More
San Juan, December 2 (RHC)-- In Puerto Rico, 16 municipalities have filed a lawsuit against Chevron, ExxonMobil, Shell and other corporations, accusing them of contributing to the climate crisis by pushing a multibillion-dollar fraudulent marketing scheme that downplayed the catastrophic impacts of fossil fuels. ... More
New York, December 2 (RHC)-- The rate of gun deaths in the United States last year hit its highest mark in nearly three decades, with female fatalities growing faster than that of men, a new study has revealed. The results of a newly-conducted research published by JAMA Network Open showed on Tuesday the rise of fatalities due to the use of firearms among women, not least Black women, is playing a tragic and under-recognized part in the tally.... More
London, December 2`(RHC)-- A member of the United Kingdom’s royal family staff has resigned after making racist comments to a British charity boss at a reception held by King Charles III’s wife, Queen Consort Camilla. Buckingham Palace said in a statement that “unacceptable and deeply regrettable comments have been made” by the staff member, who later apologised and stepped aside.... More
Ramallah, December 2 (RHC)-- Israeli authorities have arrested the prominent Palestinian activist Issa Amro, days after he posted video showing an Israeli soldier throwing an Israeli activist to the ground and then punching him in the face in the city of Hebron in the occupied West Bank. ... More
The Hague, December 2 (RHC)--The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has declined to issue a decision in an international dispute over the Silala River, one of several water-related issues that have spurred tensions between Chile and Bolivia.... More
Paris, December 2 (RHC)-- French gun owners are handing over their weapons at police collection points across the country this week as part of a campaign to round up unlicensed firearms, often heirlooms lying in attics or forgotten at the back of cupboards.... More
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