Mexico City, August 9 (RHC)-- The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, says that the inauguration of Gustavo Petro as president of Colombia is an historic change, while inviting his counterpart to visit Mexico at his earliest opportunity.... More


La Paz, August 9 (RHC)-- Bolivia's Ministry of Health and Sports reported Monday a 21 percent reduction in COVID-19 infections in the nation, evidence of a de-escalation of the fifth wave of the pandemic.... More


Quito, August 9 (RHC)-- The Ministry of Public Health (MSP) of Ecuador reported on Monday the first death due to Monkeypox, at the same time, the entity detailed that the patient had a pre-existing disease.... More


Tokyo, August 9 (RHC)-- Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was among officials paying their respects in Nagasaki on Tuesday as the city marked the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing that instantly killed over 75,000 people.... More


Panama City, August 9 (RHC)-- Panamanian workers, social organizations and union movements announced on Monday that they will continue mobilizations due to the Government's failure to comply with the commitments made at the Single Dialogue Table.... More


Port-au-Prince, August 9 (RHC)-- In Haiti, members of an armed gang led by Ti Makak burned ex-senator Yvon Buissereth alive in Port-au-Prince.... More


Caracas, August 9 (RHC)-- The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, announced on Monday the launching of a campaign to rescue the country's gold stolen by British courts and the return of the Conviasa airplane hijacked in Argentina, actions that correspond to the illegal sanctions imposed by the United States against the nation.... More


Palm Beach, August 9 (RHC)-- Former U.S. President Donald J. Trump said on Monday that the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the FBI, had searched his Palm Beach home and had broken open a safe.  ... More


Caracas, August 8 (RHC)-- The member countries of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-People's Trade Agreement (ALBA-TCP) have condemned the request of the U.S. Department of Justice to confiscate a Boing-747 aircraft owned by Empresa de Transporte Aerocargo del Sur (Emtrasur), a subsidiary of the Venezuelan airline Conviasa.... More


Mexico City, August 8 (RHC)-- Mexico's National Coordinator of Civil Protection (CNPC) at the federal level, Laura Velázquez Alzúa, announced this Monday that the collapsed mine sinkhole in the municipality of Sabinas will be inspected with a drone equipped with an aquatic camera in the interest of rescuing the ten workers who remain trapped.... More


Brasilia, August 8 (RHC)-- Workers' Party (PT) candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva maintains the lead over incumbent Jair Bolsonaro ahead of Brazil's presidential elections, a new poll published Monday.... More


Gaza City, August 8 (RHC)-- Israel and the Palestinian armed group Islamic Jihad declared a truce late Sunday after three days of heavy Israeli bombardment on the besieged Gaza Strip.... More


Indianapolis, August 8 (RHC)-- The U.S. state of Indiana has adopted a near-total ban on abortions, becoming the first state to approve new laws restricting reproductive rights since the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade in June. ... More


Gaza City, August 8 (RHC)-- An official for the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) says the armed group’s members will resume their fight against Israel following the latest bombardment of the besieged Gaza Strip if their high-ranking officials are not released.... More


Bogota, August 8 (RHC)-- The presidents of Bolivia, Luis Arce, and Argentina, Alberto Fernández, held a meeting in Colombia, where they attended the inauguration of Gustavo Petro.... More


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