Geneva, August 19 (RHC)-- A top United Nations official has warned fighting in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region has spawned the worst humanitarian disaster on Earth.  World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom — who is originally from Tigray — said the conflict, which first erupted in late 2020, now threatens the lives of millions, even as global leaders largely ignore the crisis.... More

Buenos Aires, August 19 (RHC)-- At the 35th Meeting of CELAC National Coordinators in Argentina, headed by the Foreign Minister of Argentina, Santiago Cafiero, member countries called to preserve unity to face current challenges.... More

New York, August 19 (RHC)-- Starbucks Corp. has to offer reinstatement to seven fired pro-union employees in Memphis, Tennessee, and must not retaliate against employees who support union organizing, a federal judge ruled.... More

Montreal, August 19 (RHC)-- Enzo Brizuela describes his hometown as a “sacrifice zone."  The 33-year-old geologist was born, raised and lives in Andalgala, a small town in Argentina’s mineral-rich province of Catamarca, near the northwestern border with Chile. He says the area is home to a quiet population that primarily lives off agriculture and cattle-herding.... More

Algiers, August 19 (RHC)-- Wildfires have killed at least 38 people and injured dozens more across northern Algeria, with the fires continuing to rage in several areas of the North African country.... More

Sanaa, August 19 (RHC)-- The parliament of the Sana’a-based National Salvation Government has warned about the suspicious movements of American and French troops in the occupied areas of southern Yemen, which has been the target of a devastating Saudi-led war since 2015.... More

Caracas, August 19 (RHC)-- Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez has denounced that the fire which took place days ago in a medicine warehouse of the Social Security Institute in Antímano was arson and accused the extremist sector of the right-wing in the country of this event.... More