Geneva, May 31 (RHC)-- The tobacco industry is a far greater threat than many realise as it is one of the world’s biggest polluters, from leaving mountains of waste to driving global warming, the World Health Organization has warned in a new report.... More
Ottawa, May 31 (RHC)-- A spree of deadly mass shootings in the United States has given rise to deep apprehension among Canadians, who fear a spillover of gun violence into their country despite tougher laws. ... More
Brasilia, May 31 (RHC)-- According to the research, if the elections were held today, Lula would be elected in the first round, after the former governor of Sao Paulo dropped out of the presidential race.... More
Havana, May 31 (RHC)-- The Assembly of Caribbean Peoples -- La Asamblea de Pueblos del Caribe (ACP) -- called on the heads of government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) not to attend the next Summit of the Americas scheduled for next week in Los Angeles, if the exclusion of Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela persists.... More
Ramallah, May 30 (RHC)-- Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh has described attacks by far-right Israelis in occupied East Jerusalem as “aggression which crossed all red lines.”... More
Tripoli, May 30 (RHC)-- Libya faces a serious security threat from foreign mercenaries and private military companies, in violation of international law.... More
Paris, May 30 (RHC)-- The former president of the Louvre museum in Paris has been charged with fraud in acquisition of archaeological treasures that may have been taken out of Egypt during the Arab Spring uprisings.... More
Port Vila, May 30 (RHC)-- Vanuatu’s parliament has declared a climate emergency with the low-lying island nation’s prime minister flagging a $1.2 billion cost to cushion global warming’s impacts on his tiny Pacific country.... More
Washington, May 30 (RHC)-- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told his Israeli counterpart Yair Lapid that “investigations” must be completed into the death of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, the State Department said.... More
Pretoria, May 30 (RHC)-- Moving South Africa’s coal-dominated economy to a greener footing will require at least $250 billion over the next three decades, according to a new report released on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos.... More
Bogota, May 30 (RHC)-- Presidential candidate Gustavo Petro has convincingly won the first round with 40.32% of the vote in Colombia's election on Sunday. His closest rival, right-wing populist candidate Rodolfo Hernandez, garnered 28.15% with 99.96% of the votes counted. The election now moves on to a runoff between the two leading candidates, which will be held on June 19th. ... More
United Nations, May 30 (RHC)--The United Nations has called on Brazilian authorities to take measures to stop police violence after the death of an adult of African descent in the Sergipe region.... More
Buenos Aires, May 29 (RHC)-- Argentina will hold a meeting of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) in parallel with the XI Summit of the Americas, to be held in the United States.... More
Bogota, May 29 (RHC)-- Voting is underway in Colombia, with some 39 million Colombians eligible to go to the polls on Sunday to elect the next president == a decision for which surveys show leftist Gustavo Petro, of the Pacto Histórico coalition, as the favorite.... More
Jerusalem, May 29 (RHC)-- About 1,800 Israeli settlers, escorted by military forces, have stormed the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the occupied Old City of al-Quds. The Israeli settlers entered the compound through the Moroccan Gate on Sunday morning, according to the Arabic-language Arab48 news website.... More
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