San Antonio, June 29 (RHC)-- Authorities in the United States have opened a criminal investigation into the deaths of at least 51 people who had been trapped inside a sweltering tractor-trailer found abandoned in the city of San Antonio in southern Texas.... More


Bogota, June 29 (RHC)-- The Institute of Studies for Development and Peace (Indepaz), of Colombia, denounced on Wednesday the occurrence of a massacre that left five fatalities in the Buenavista community in the municipality of Bajo Baudó, department of Chocó.... More


Brasilia, June 29 (RHC)-- Brazilian agricultural workers are calling on the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) for a judgement against the Brazilian State for its responsibility in the murder of Antonio Tavares Pereira in 2000.... More


La Paz, June 29 (RHC)-- Sergio Cusicanqui, Bolivian Minister of Planning, said that his country is experiencing growth in the economic sector with stability in prices and a reduction in unemployment.  According to the official, this results from a series of measures implemented by the government in the middle of this world crisis.... More


Tegucigalpa, June 29 (RHC)-- The president of Honduras, Xiomara Castro, highlighted the struggle of the Honduran people after the coup d'état against then president Manuel Zelaya -- commemorating the 13th anniversariy... More


New Orleans, June 29 (RHC)-- Judges in the U.S. states of Louisiana and Utah have temporarily blocked statewide abortion bans from taking effect following last Friday’s Supreme Court ruling striking down Roe v. Wade. ... More


New York, June 29 (RHC)-- Ghislaine Maxwell was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Tuesday for helping the sex offender and globetrotting financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls.... More


Quito, June 29 (RHC)-- Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso has survived an attempt by opposition lawmakers to remove him, and has insisted his government will not negotiate further with an Indigenous leader to end more than two weeks of protests after a soldier was killed in an attack on a fuel convoy.... More


London, June 29 (RHC)-- Dozens of people in the UK’s capital attended a memorial service for Shireen Abu Akleh, the veteran Al Jazeera journalist who was shot dead by Israeli forces last month while on a reporting assignment in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin.  The service on Tuesday took place at St Bride’s Church in central London.... More


Brasilia, June 29 (RHC)-- The Brazilian Forum for Public Safety published a report this Tuesday where it points out that in 2021, 2,555 intentional violent deaths were reported in children and adolescents, while 66,020 from zero to 17 years old were sexually violated.... More


Quito, June 28 (RHC)-- On Tuesday, Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso hardened his position and broke off dialogue with the Confederation of Indigenous Nationals of Ecuador (CONAIE), the organization that called for a national strike that has shaken this Andean country for 16 consecutive days.... More


Berlin, June 28 (RHC)-- In Germany, leaders of the G-7 pledged to support Ukraine in the war against Russia “for as long as it takes.”  G-7 leaders concluded their summit with a pledge to spend $5 billion this year to help ensure worldwide food security after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine exacerbated a global food crisis. ... More


Buenos Aires, June 28 (RHC)-- The President of Argentina, Alberto Fernández, held a meeting on Monday with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, to whom he conveyed Argentina's commitment to resume dialogue and negotiations on sovereignty over the Malvinas Islands.... More


Tokyo, June 28 (RHC)-- Japan is baking under scorching heat as temperatures in the country’s capital, Tokyo, broke 150-year-old records for June.... More


Quito, June 28 (RHC)-- On Tuesday, the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) and other social organizations taking part in the national strike began a peaceful march through the streets of Quito to accompany their leaders to the National Basilica, where the dialogue with representatives of the President Guillermo Lasso will take place.... More


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