Managua, July 4 (RHC)--At least three people have been killed as a hurricane tore through Central America before moving towards Mexico.   Tropical Storm Bonnie was upgraded to a category one hurricane on Sunday, as one person in El Salvador and two others in Nicaragua were killed in the path of destruction it caused. ... More


Buenos Aires, July 4 (RHC)-- Argentinean government spokeswoman Gabriela Cerruti has announced that Silvina Batakis will be the new Minister of Economy replacing Martin Guzman, who resigned from the post over the weekend.... More


Sao Paulo, July 4 (RHC)-- The president of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, held a meeting with former Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Sao Paulo, and thus ignored the anger generated by the mere announcement of the meeting by far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro.... More


Sydney, July 4 (RHC)-- Thousands of residents have been ordered to evacuate southwest Sydney, Australia’s biggest city, with torrential rain and damaging winds pounding the east coast and floods expected to be worse than those that hit the region in the past year.... More


Washington, July 4 (RHC)-- Environmental groups have filed a pair of lawsuits seeking to block the Biden administration from restarting lease sales for oil and gas wells on public lands. ... More


Santiago de Chile, July 3 (RHC)-- Gaspar Dominguez briskly walked down the steps of Santiago’s majestic former Congress building into the harsh brightness of the winter sun in downtown Santiago.  The 33-year-old medic has spent the past year in the building -- now a national monument -- writing Chile’s new constitution as part of a 154-strong assembly.... More


Quito, July 3 (RHC)-- The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) said it will hold a sit-in in support of its leader, Leonidas Iza, who will be tried next Monday, July 4 at the Latacunga Judicial Complex.... More


Caracas, July 3 (RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has denounced the planning from Colombia to perpetrate attacks against the national electric system and members of his government, and urged the Armed Forces to be alert.... More


Jenin, July 3 (RHC)-- A Palestinian teenager died on Sunday after being shot by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank a day earlier, Palestinian medical sources said.  The 17-year-old was identified as Kamel Alawneh by the Palestinian health ministry, which said he “succumbed to wounds from live fire by the occupation [Israeli army] in the abdomen and hand in Jenin”.... More


Ramallah, July 3 (RHC)--The Palestinian Authority (PA) says the bullet that killed veteran Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in May has been handed over to the US authorities for forensic examination and not to the Israeli regime’s officials.... More


Miami, July 3 (RHC)-- Tropical Storm Bonnie, advancing in the Pacific Ocean, caused heavy rains in Central American nations on Saturday, reported the National Hurricane Center (CNH) of the United States (U.S.), based in Miami, Florida.... More


Buenos Aires, July 3 (RHC)-- The Minister of Economy of Argentina, Martin Guzman, presented his resignation over the weekend in a letter sent to President Alberto Fernandez.... More


La Paz, July 3 (RHC)-- Bolivian President Luis Arce issued a call on Saturday to social organizations to consolidate unity in the face of the resurgence of right-wing sectors that promoted the 2019 coup d'état.... More


Akron, July 3 (RHC)-- Protesters are demanding justice after police killed a Black man in the U.S. state of Ohio, with a lawyer representing the family of Jayland Walker saying the 25-year-old had been shot when his back was turned to police during the incident in the city of Akron.  According to reports, the officers involved in Walker’s killing have been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation.... More


Brasilia, July 3 (RHC)-- During the month of June, the Brazilian Amazon recorded the highest number of fires in 15 years, according to the National Institute for Space Research and the Ministry of Science and Technology.... More


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