Brasilia, August 7 (RHC)-- On the occasion of Brazil's National Health Day, which was celebrated this Friday, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva denounced what he called the criminal policy of current President Jair Bolsonaro, and said that "it is urgent to resume the successful public policies" of the Workers' Party governments, from 2003 until 2016.... More
Guatemala City, August 7 (RHC)-- The leader of the National Coordinator of Guatemalan Widows highlighted that the Giammattei administration is closing any possibility of "free journalism" in her country.... More
Gaza City, August 7 (RHC)-- The Israeli military has carried out a fresh round of airstrikes against various areas across the besieged Gaza Strip, drawing retaliatory rocket fire from Palestinian resistance fighters in the impoverished coastal enclave.... More
Gaza City, August 7 (RHC)-- Medical teams in Gaza City cannot provide proper treatment to the wounded due to shortages in fuel and essentials. According to Muhammad Abu Salmiya, the director general of the city’s largest hospital, drugs and electricity supplies were urgently needed for the treatment of victims at Shifa Hospital.... More
Bogota, August 7 (RHC)-- The president-elect of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, takes office this Sunday in the presence of illustrious personalities from around the world and about 100,000 Colombians in the Plaza de Bolivar, in downtown Bogota. ... More
Ottawa, August 7 (RHC)-- Hate crimes against Muslims across Canada jumped by 71 percent in 2021, according to a newly released report by the government agency Statistics Canada. Released earlier this week, the study found that the number of recorded attacks against Muslims increased from 84 incidents in 2020 to 144 in 2021. In 2019, a total of 182 incidents targeting Muslims had been reported.... More
Santo Domingo, August 7 (RHC)-- The Dominican Republic's Attorney General's Office has concluded a police operation in dozens of establishments in the capital, Santo Domingo, and other localities in which it rescued more than 80 women, between 18 and 23 years old, from South America, victims of sexual exploitation.... More
Paris, August 6 (RHC)-- A proposed resolution by dozens of members of the French parliament from left-wing parties has condemned the Israeli regime for “practicing apartheid and committing war crimes against Palestinians,” causing an uproar among political circles and the Jewish community in the Western European country.... More
La Paz, August 6 (RHC)-- On Saturday, August 6, Bolivia celebrates 197 years of its independence with central acts in the city of Sucre, where a session of honor of the Plurinational Legislative Assembly will be installed, which will have as its central act the message of President Luis Arce.... More
Lima, August 6 (RHC)-- Peruvian President Pedro Castillo has announced that he does not accept the resignation of Prime Minister Anibal Torres, who will remain in charge of the Council of Ministers.... More
Paris, August 6 (RHC)-- The French government has activated a crisis task force to coordinate efforts to alleviate the effects of an “historic” drought exacerbated by an extreme summer heatwave.... More
Brasilia, August 6 (RHC)-- In Brazil, federal deputy André Janones (Avante-MG) has announced that he is withdrawing his candidacy for the general elections in Brazil to offer his support to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, candidate for the Workers' Party (PT). ... More
Gaza City, August 6 (RHC)-- Israeli jets have pounded the besieged Gaza Strip for a second day following a wave of air strikes on the coastal enclave that killed at least 12 people, including a five-year-old girl and a commander of a Palestinian armed group.... More
Bogota, August 6 (RHC)-- The Colombian Truth Commission delivered this Friday its final report to the Integral System for Peace in the country, integrated by the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) and the Unit for the Search of Disappeared Persons (UBPD).... More
La Paz, August 6 (RHC)-- Mexico and Bolivia reaffirmed their decision to promote an alliance for bilateral and regional cooperation in the exploitation of lithium during a visit this Friday by Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard and his host counterpart Rogelio Mayta to the Uyuni salt flat, the largest deposit of this mineral in the world.... More
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