Bogota, August 15 (RHC)-- Colombia's Justice Minister in charge, Roque Conrado Imitola, ordered the suspension of the appointment of at least 17 notaries that days earlier former President Iván Duque had appointed on an interim basis throughout the country.... More


Paris, August 15 (RHC)-- French motorists have been trapped in heavy traffic jams as summer holidaymakers head to mountain resorts and the seaside for vacation.  The country’s massive traffic jam on roads extended to its peak reaching 917 kilometers long over the weekend.... More


Ramallah, August 15 (RHC)-- A rights group has censured the Tel Aviv regime over its inhumane mistreatment and harsh measures against Palestinian prisoners, stating that the inmates are exposed to various forms of torture at detention centers across the occupied territories and are losing their lives.... More


Beijing, August 15 (RHC)-- A leading Chinese newspaper has lambasted the continued plundering of the Syrian oil by the U.S. occupation forces across the Arab country, saying that the looting is a “disgrace and a shame to Washington.”... More


Panama City, August 15 (RHC)-- The Government of Panama unilaterally closed what it considered to be the first phase of the Single Table of Dialogue to give way to another stage, amid accusations from social, political and union organizations about the stagnation of the same.... More


Paris, August 15 (RHC)-- A forest fire in France's southern Aveyron region has reignited, sparking the evacuation of 1,000 more people and burning a total of 1,260 hectares, local authorities said Sunday.... More


Washington, August 15 (RHC)-- In the U.S., National Education Association president Becky Pringle has warned that the teacher shortage has spiraled into a “five-alarm crisis,” with nearly 300,000 teaching and support positions left unfilled and policymakers taking desperate — and in some cases, questionable — measures to staff classrooms.... More


Rome, August 15 (RHC)-- Gas bills in Italy will likely double in cost beginning in October if gas prices continue to rise.  The recent announcement by power regulator Arera has gone utterly unnoticed with the Italian media focusing on the electoral campaign, about a month away from the September 25th national elections.... More


Bogota, August 15 (RHC)-- The Vice President of Colombia, Francia Márquez, symbolically took office in her homeland, in the department of Cauca, from where she announced the creation of the Ministry of Equality, which she will lead.... More


Caracas, August 15 (RHC)-- Venezuela's Minister for Electric Energy, Néstor Reverol, has announced the gradual recovery of the National Electrical System, which was affected after the intense rains occurred in the country.... More


Cairo, August 15 (RHC)-- A fire tore through a packed Coptic Orthodox church during morning services near Egypt’s capital,  killing 41 worshippers including at least 10 children.  Several people trapped inside facing thick black smoke jumped from upper floors of the Martyr Abu Sefein church to try to escape the intense flames, witnesses said.... More


Washington, August 15 (RHC)-- A new research study has revealed that more than a quarter of the worldwide U.S. military offensives in the American history have taken place in the West Asia region and Africa.... More


Ramallah, August 15 (RHC)-- A global boycott campaign has slammed the West's double standard policies on wars in Ukraine and Gaza, saying the United States and Europe as well as the Arab countries that have normalized ties with Israel are complicit in the Tel Aviv regime's crimes against the Palestinian people.... More


Damascus, August 15 (RHC)-- Israeli air strikes on Syria killed three soldiers and wounded three others in Israel’s latest attack on the war-torn country.  State media said air defense forces were confronting what it said were Israeli bombing raids aimed at targets in the vicinity of the Syrian coastal province of Tartus.... More


London, August 14 (RHC)-- Rail passengers are facing disruption as train drivers have walked out across the United Kingdom in yet another series of strikes over low pay and working conditions.... More


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