Washington, September 16 (RHC)-- Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina has introduced legislation to ban abortions nationwide after 15 weeks of pregnancy.... More
Minneapolis, September 16 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of Minnesota, 15,000 nurses returned to work on Thursday after three days spent on picket lines in the largest private sector nurses’ strike in U.S. history. ... More
London, September 16 (RHC)-- A report by Lancet medical journal’s COVID-19 commission has spelt out “massive failures” in the international response to the pandemic, laying out recommendations to better prepare for future health emergencies.... More
Madrid, September 15 (RHC)-- Police have arrested “one of Europe’s biggest money launderers” after a raid in southern Spain, saying the British-Irish suspect is believed to have shifted more than 200 million euros ($200 million) in illicit cash.... More
Brasilia, September 15 (RHC)-- Former Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said on Wednesday that the State has to have a "new role" to guarantee employment since technological advances mean that companies do not generate as many jobs as they did in the past.... More
Ouagadougou, September 15 (RHC)-- A court in Burkina Faso has found two executives of Canadian mining firm Trevali guilty of involuntary manslaughter following a mine flood disaster in April that killed eight miners. Ditil Moussa Palenfo, country director of Nantou Mining, the Trevali entity that owns Perkoa zinc mine, said Wednesday that one manager was given a 24-month sentence, while a manager from Trevali’s contractor Byrnecut was given a 12-month sentence. Both sentences were suspended.... More
Geneva, September 15 (RHC)-- The number of newly reported cases of COVID-19 has dropped dramatically, the head of the World Health Organization has said, urging nations to keep up their efforts against the disease that has killed more than six million people.... More
Port-au-Prince, September 15 (RHC)-- People have taken to the streets in several cities across Haiti after the government announced a substantial increase in the price of fuel that will further squeeze a population already struggling with soaring costs of living.... More
London, September 15 (RHC)-- A man has been charged for “holding eggs” as Queen Elizabeth’s coffin traveled through Scotland, amid signs that anti-monarchy sentiments are re-emerging in the UK. Media reports said on Tuesday that a 38-year-old man was arrested near Duthie Park in Aberdeen while the queen’s coffin was being driven to Edinburgh from Balmoral on Sunday.... More
Washington, September 15 (RHC)-- Unions representing U.S. railroad workers have reached a tentative agreement with their employers to avert a potential strike that was set to start just after midnight tonight, threatening to bring passenger and freight rail service across the United States to a halt. ... More
New York, September 15 (RHC)-- People associated with Donald Trump have received court subpoenas over their alleged attempts to alter the U.S. presidential election results. CBS News cited four sources as saying that more than 30 people received federal grand jury subpoenas, many of which were issued last week, over their involvement in the 2020 presidential election results.... More
London, September 15 (RHC)-- The police killing of a Black man – 24-year-old father and aspiring rapper Chris Kaba – has reignited a national conversation about racism within the British police force and stirred fears among the country’s Black communities.... More
Guatemala City, September 15 (RHC)-- A report by the Consortium for Sexual and Reproductive Rights platform revealed today over 8 100 cases of sexual violence against indigenous women in the country so far this year. The organization's report, entitled "Situation of indigenous and trans indigenous women in the exercise of their sexual and reproductive rights," reflects the demands of Guatemalan indigenous women to guarantee their right to reproductive and ancestral sexual health.... More
Washington, September 15 (RHC)-- The U.S. was the highest military spender in 2021, with 801 billion U.S. dollars dedicated to the military, equivalent to 30% of the total military spending worldwide that year (2.1 trillion U$D). And now the U.S. has approved potential sales of $1.1 billion worth of arms to Taiwan amid heightened tensions with Beijing. In essence, the U.S. government is the world's largest arms dealer with all the responsibility that it entails. ... More
Quito, September 15 (RHC)-- On Tuesday, Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso met Gen. Laura Richardson, the commander of U.S. Southern Command (SouthCom). She arrived in Quito to participate this week in the Regional Defense Conference (SouthDec).... More
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