Washington, October 12 (RHC)-- After finishing a tour in Afghanistan in 2013, Dionne Williamson felt emotionally numb. More warning signs appeared during several years of subsequent overseas postings. “It’s like I lost me somewhere,” said Williamson, a Navy lieutenant commander who experienced disorientation, depression, memory loss and chronic exhaustion. “I went to my captain and said: ‘Sir, I need help. Something’s wrong.’"... More
United Nations, October 12 (RHC)-- The UN refugee agency will have to make deep cuts with dire consequences for displaced people around the globe unless it quickly receives $700 million in new funding, according to the head of the agency.... More
United Nations, October 12 (RHC)-- Heatwaves will become so extreme in parts of Africa and Asia within decades that human life there will be unsustainable, a new report by the United Nations and the Red Cross has warned.... More
San Juan, October 11 (RHC)-- The Department of Health of Puerto Rico confirmed Monday that it is investigating the death of three people from leptospirosis, a fact that is linked to the insalubrity of the affected territories after the passage of Hurricane Fiona.... More
London, October 11 (RHC)-- The Bank of England has moved to ease concerns about the expiry at the end of this week of its emergency program to calm turmoil in the government bond market, including a doubling of the maximum size of its planned debt buy-back.... More
Mexico City, October 11 (RHC)-- Mexico has filed another lawsuit in the United States against U.S. companies it says are fuelling a surge in homicides and the flow of illegal weapons into the country, the Mexican foreign minister announced.... More
Managua, October 11 (RHC)-- At least 28 people have died after Hurricane Julia caused rains and landslides in several Latin American countries, including Guatemala and El Salvador.... More
Ramallah, October 11 (RHC)-- A young Palestinian has died from wounds sustained nearly a fortnight ago when Israeli military forces carried out a raid in the northern West Bank, as tensions are escalating across the occupied territories due to Israeli military’s unabated repressive measures and acts of aggression.... More
Tripoli, October 11 (RHC)-- The United Nations is calling for an investigation into the deaths of 15 migrants found over the weekend on a beach in western Libya. Eleven of the victims were found partially burned in the charred remains of a boat. Four other bodies with injuries were found near the boat. ... More
Caracas, October 10 (RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro evaluated on Monday the search, rescue, cleaning and direct attention to the affected population of Las Tejerías, a town belonging to the Santos Michelena municipality, Aragua state, which was seriously affected by rainfall and a large-scale landslide over the weekend.... More
Managua, October 10 (RHC)-- Former Hurricane Julia has drenched the Central American nations of Guatemala and El Salvador with heavy rain, forcing authorities to evacuate hundreds of residents and set up emergency shelters.... More
New Delhi, October 10 (RHC)-- Heavy rain has lashed parts of northern India, forcing schools to close in several cities as an unusually late rainy season prolonged havoc across the country and killed at least 18 people over the past 24 hours.... More
Paris, October 10 (RHC)-- France’s leading union has rejected wage talks as “blackmail” following two weeks of strike action at refineries that has partially paralyzed the European country. On Monday, the General Confederation of Labor (CGT), which represents labor forces at TotalEnergies and ExxonMobil's Esso France, denounced as “blackmail” a conditional offer by TotalEnergies for early wage talks, saying strikes that have left a third of France’s fuel stations running short would continue until at least Tuesday.... More
San Salvador, October 10 (RHC)-- The National Civil Police of El Salvador reported on Monday that at least 14 people were killed with the passage of tropical storm Julia coming from the Atlantic Ocean and after crossing neighboring Nicaragua.... More
New York, October 10 (RHC)-- A new report warns that one out of every eight species of birds on Earth is threatened with extinction. In its flagship State of the World’s Birds report, the conservation group BirdLife International finds half of all species are in decline, primarily due to habitat destruction and the increasing use of machinery and chemicals in agriculture. ... More
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