Mexico City, October 28 (RHC)-- Becoming the last of the country’s states to do so, Tamaulipas amended the state’s Civil Code, setting off cheers of “Yes, we can!” from supporters of the change. Recently, the states of Mexico, Sonora and Sinaloa voted to legally recognize same-sex marriage, as it has been a long-awaited mark of progress for a country known for gender-related violence.... More
Philadelphia, October 28 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, lawyers for political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal have asked a judge for a new trial, based on new evidence that casts doubt on his 1982 conviction for the murder of police officer Daniel Faulkner. ... More
Port-au-Prince, October 28 (RHC)-- In Haiti, well-known investigative journalist Roberson Alphonse is hospitalized in stable condition after being attacked by gunmen Tuesday in Port-au-Prince. Alphonse works at the daily newspaper Le Nouvelliste and the radio station Magik9. ... More
New York, October 27 (RHC)-- Elon Musk has officially taken control of Twitter after finalizing a $44 billion deal to buy the social media network.... More
United Nations, October 27 (RHC)-- The United Nations is warning that countries around the world are falling far short of their pledges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, putting the world on course for catastrophic global heating. ... More
La Paz, October 27 (RHC)-- The Deputy Minister of Communications of Bolivia, Gabriela Alcón, said that the pluri-national meeting convened by President Luis Arce, scheduled for October 28 in Cochabamba, is the scenario to define the date of the Population and Housing Census.... More
Abuja, October 27 (RHC)-- The Nigerian Medical Association is raising alarm about the spread of waterborne diseases in Nigeria, after historic flooding killed over 600 people and left over 200,000 homes partially or completely destroyed. ... More
Mexico City, October 27 (RHC)-- With 19 votes in favor, three against and four abstentions, the Congress of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo approved the decriminalization of abortion. Quintana Roo thus became the eleventh of Mexico's 32 states to legalize voluntary abortion up to 12 weeks of gestation... More
La Paz, October 27 (RHC)-- In Bolivia, the Minister of Productive Development and Plural Economy, Néstor Huanca, announced at a press conference that the Government has decided to suspend the export of some products until the end of the strike. The products that will not be exported during the established period are: Soybean, sugar, oil and beef.... More
Washington, October 27 (RHC)-- A coalition of 22 organizations is calling on T-Mobile to end its work with the Department of Defense providing cell service to the Guantánamo Bay Naval Base and detention camp.... More
Vienna, October 27 (RHC)-- The situation of Roma communities in Europe has not improved despite European Union’s objectives to facilitate their integration, according to a report by the bloc's rights agency, released this week.... More
Bogota, October 27 (RHC)-- The Colombian Senate has approved the elimination of compulsory military service in Colombia. The decision was made with 58 votes in favor and 4 votes against.... More
New York, October 27 (RHC)-- A new Greenpeace report finds only about 5% of all plastic products are recycled in the U.S., with the rest ending up in landfills. In fact, no plastic packaging in the U.S. meets the threshold to be called “recyclable,” according to one well-known standard. ... More
Atlanta, October 27 (RHC)-- Donald Trump’s ex-chief of staff has been ordered to testify in an investigation into the former U.S. president’s alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in the U.S. state of Georgia.... More
Washington, October 27 (RHC)-- In Washington, D.C., activists from the group Rise St. James held a funeral procession in memory of those who lost their lives to cancer and other illnesses that have been plaguing residents of St. James Parish, Louisiana which has been dubbed “Cancer Alley.” ... More
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