London, October 20 (RHC)-- Weeks after UK Prime Minister Liz Truss said she was reviewing the location of the British embassy in Israel, a rights group has warned that moving the mission from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem would constitute a violation of Britain’s obligations under international law and be met with legal action.... More
New York, October 20 (RHC)-- A warming climate could bring viruses in the Arctic into contact with new environments and hosts, increasing the risk of “viral spillover”, according to newly published research.... More
London, October 20 (RHC)-- British Prime Minister Liz Truss has apologized for her government's policy "mistakes" that crashed the country’s currency and rattled financial markets, but has turned down calls to step down. In an interview with the BBC earlier this week, the embattled prime minister said she would lead her party into the next general election, despite mounting pressure from investors and her own party members since the controversial mini-budget was unveiled in late September.... More
Brasilia, October 20 (RHC)-- Brazilian presidential frontrunner Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has published an open letter to the country’s evangelicals, as he seeks to chip away at far-right President Jair Bolsonaro’s base in advance of a second round of voting in tightly contested elections.... More
London, October 19 (RHC)-- British inflation jumped back above 10 percent in September on soaring food prices, official data showed on Wednesday, with the country gripped by a cost-of-living crisis. The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) accelerated to 10.1 percent on an annual basis, up from 9.9 percent in August, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said in a statement.... More
Bogota, October 19 (RHC)-- A bill for creating the Ministry of Equality and Equity was presented to Congress on Tuesday by President Gustavo Petro and Vice President Francia Márquez in the Constitution Hall of the National Capitol.... More
San Juan, October 19 (RHC)-- More than 100 Haitian migrants have been found stranded on an uninhabited island near Puerto Rico, U.S. authorities said, as Haiti continues to reel from a humanitarian crisis brought on by surging gang violence.... More
Santiago de Chile, October 19 (RHC)-- Thousands of Chileans took to the streets of the capital to mark the three-year anniversary of a social uprising, which propelled the South American country to draft a new constitution that was rejected by voters last month.... More
Mexico City, October 19 (RHC)-- A Unitary Trial Court in Mexico sentenced Erick Francisco Robledo, 46, found guilty of the femicide of his partner Ingrid Escamilla in February 2020, to 70 years in prison. The 70-year prison sentence is the maximum that applies under the current Mexican Penal Code and was the one Escamilla's family members, who was stabbed and then skinned, had requested.... More
United Nations, October 19 (RHC)-- Somalia faces famine on a scale last seen half a century ago, the United Nations has said as it set a new target of more than $2 billion in funding needs. “Things are bad and every sign indicates that they are going to get worse,” James Elder, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) spokesman, told reporters via video link from the drought-stricken Horn of Africa nation.... More
San Pedro Sula, October 19 (RHC)-- Nearly two years after hurricanes Eta and Iota pummelled northern Honduras, flooding entire neighbourhoods and causing widespread devastation, 40-year-old Marlen Oliva has fled her home again this month as Hurricane Julia swept through.... More
Albuquerque, October 19 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of New Mexico, asylum seekers held at the Torrance County Detention Facility say they’re being retaliated against for speaking out about extremely dangerous conditions and for participating in a hunger strike that was broken up last week. ... More
Brasilia, October 19 (RHC)-- Young Brazilians called for marches in dozens of Brazilian cities to reject far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, demand "Education, Transportation, and Democracy," and show their support for Workers' Party presidential candidate Lula da Silva.... More
London, October 19 (RHC)-- A new report has shown that more British women have been pushed into prostitution in the United Kingdom, as a cost-of-living crisis deepens in the country. Charities and prostitutes’ collectives across Britain reported an increase in people starting or returning to prostitution this year as annual consumer price inflation runs at about 10 percent amid soaring food and fuel prices, Reuters says.... More
Brasilia, October 19 (RHC)-- Candidate for the Presidency of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, denounced this Tuesday the current president, Jair Bolsonaro, for using digital platforms to spread lies while emphasizing that "the truth will always win,"... More
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