Brasilia, November 11 (RHC)-- The Brazilian Armed Forces has affirmed that there was no fraud in the results of the second round of elections, in which the former president and union leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won.... More
Washington, November 11 (RHC)-- Global heating is creating “far-reaching and worsening” crises in every part of the U.S., according to a draft of a major upcoming report by the National Climate Assessment. The report finds the United States has warmed 68% faster than Earth as a whole over the past half-century... More
Cairo, November 10 (RHC)-- In news from the COP27 UN climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, the group Global Witness found the number of delegates linked to the fossil fuel industry is 25% higher than at last year’s COP meeting. That’s more than 600 people — higher than the combined number of delegates from the 10 countries most impacted by the climate crisis.... More
London, November 10 (RHC)-- British police arrested a 23-year-old activist for pelting eggs at King Charles and Camilla during a visit to York, to protest the destruction wrought by the British monarchy. None of the eggs hit the pair, and the young activist continued to protest as police restrained him on the ground.... More
Paris, November 10 (RHC)-- Commuters in London and Paris have scrambled for alternatives – or simply stayed home – as public transport workers went on strike for higher pay, the latest industrial action seeking relief from soaring prices in Europe.... More
Caracas, November 10 (RHC)-- The military high command of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces of Venezuela (FANB) is discussing this Wednesday with their Colombian counterparts on issues related to border security and defense, during the first Meeting of Territorial Military and Police Border Commanders.... More
Ramallah, November 10 (RHC)-- Israeli forces have killed a Palestinian teenager while escorting settlers to Joseph's Tomb on the outskirts of the occupied West Bank city of Nablus. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society reported that Mahdi Mohammed Hashash, 18, sustained gunshot wounds in his abdomen and foot in the early hours of Wednesday.... More
Rome, November 10 (RHC)-- The remaining passengers on two humanitarian ships that Italy had initially refused to take in have been allowed to disembark, as another vessel carrying 234 people headed to France in the hope of a safe port.... More
Yaoundé, November 10 (RHC)-- Souloukna Mourga waded through his flooded millet and cotton field in northern Cameroon, uprooting soggy stems that had a few bolls on them. All six hectares of mostly dead crops were under water. The 50-year-old father of 12 is one of an estimated 4 million people, many of them small subsistence farmers, in more than a dozen countries in West and Central Africa that have seen their crops decimated by unusually heavy flooding.... More
Cairo, November 10 (RHC)-- At the United Nations climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, several European nations, including Ireland and Denmark, made modest pledges to fund “loss and damage” for poorer nations that are bearing the brunt of the climate disaster.... More
Brasilia, November 10 (RHC)-- Brazil's president-elect, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, met this Wednesday in the country's capital with the leaders of the National Congress: the president of the Chamber of Deputies, Arthur Lira, and the president of the Senate, Rodrigo Pacheco.... More
Paris, November 10 (RHC)-- France has denounced as “unacceptable” Italy's refusal to take in a migrant ship, as the two countries wrangled over which should accept a vessel with 234 people aboard. The row centres on the Ocean Viking, a charity ship which has sailed away from Sicilian waters toward France after unsuccessfully waiting for permission to dock in Italy since late October.... More
New York, November 10 (RHC)-- Meta Platforms Inc said on Wednesday it will let go of 13 percent of its workforce, or more than 11,000 employees, in one of the biggest tech layoffs this year as the Facebook parent battles soaring costs and a weak advertising market.... More
Athens, November 9 (RHC)-- Greek workers have begun a 24-hour nationwide strike demanding higher wages to match surging inflation, disrupting ground transport, flights and ferry services. High energy prices and soaring living costs have triggered strikes and protests across Europe this month, including in Germany, France and Spain.... More
Brussels, November 9 (RHC)-- Soaring inflation and high energy prices have sparked mass protests and strikes across Europe, raising concerns over political turmoil in the continent. In Britain, more than 70,000 university staffers will strike at 150 universities for three days in November over pay, according to the University and College Union (UCU).... More
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