Toronto, May 19 (RHC)-- Canadian consumer price inflation accelerated to a three-decade high, adding pressure on the nation’s central bank to continue with aggressive interest rate hikes in coming weeks.... More
London, May 19 (RHC)-- A new study in The Lancet Planetary Health journal finds that pollution kills nine million people across the globe annually, with the death toll attributed to emissions from cars and industry rising 55% since the year 2000. ... More
Managua, May 19 (RHC)-- Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega pointed to the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) as a meeting point for the countries of the region, and called to strengthen it to achieve greater autonomy and sovereignty. ... More
Bogota, May 19 (RHC)-- Residents of Bucamaranga held a rally in support of the arrival of presidential candidate Gustavo Petro to the capital of the Colombian department of Santander, in the final stretch of the election campaign.... More
Tokyo, May 19 (RHC)-- Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) has approved a plan to discharge radioactive wastewater from the disaster-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean.... More
Minneapolis, May 19 (RHC)-- Target stores took a big hit from higher costs during the first quarter despite brisk sales, and shares appeared headed for their most severe sell-off since the Black Monday market crash of 1987.... More
Caracas, May 19 (RHC)-- Venezuelan Foreign Minister Carlos Faría welcomed the position of the President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who advocates for a Summit of the Americas without exclusions and for the U.S. government to initiate a hemispheric policy respectful of political diversity, idiosyncrasy and the independent character of the peoples.... More
Tel Aviv, May 19 (RHC)-- Israeli authorities have said they have given permission for the far-right groups to march through the heart of the main Palestinian thoroughfare in occupied East Jerusalem’s Old City later this month, in a decision that threatens to re-ignite violence in the Holy City.... More
Geneva, May 19 (RHC)-- The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet warned of the consequences of the wave of extreme violence between gangs in Port-au-Prince.... More
Mexico City, May 19 (RHC)-- The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, has announced that he will ask U.S. officials that Washington initiate during the Summit of the Americas a new regional policy without hegemony, interference or impositions.... More
Tehran, May 19 (RHC)-- A top UN human rights official has slammed the United States for its brutal sanctions regime against the Islamic Republic of Iran, asserting that harsh economic sanctions have had a damaging impact on human rights in the country.... More
Brasilia, May 18 (RHC)-- A total of 26 popular movements launched the Brazil of All Colors Program on Monday, May 16th, convened at the Meeting of the National LGBTIQ+ People Council. The program offers a comprehensive social perspective that addresses labor, environment, security, economy, and health issues.... More
Buenos Aires, May 18 (RHC)-- The National Census of Population, Homes and Dwellings 2022 in Argentina is underway. Today, Wednesday, culminates the months of preparation for the most important survey of the country -- which comes with the confirmation that nearly nine million homes have already completed their form digitally.... More
Washington, May 18 (RHC)-- A new report by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives shows there has been a massive surge in guns made and sold in the United States over the past two decades. ... More
Dallas, May 18 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of Texas, police have arrested a man in connection to last week’s shooting at a hair salon in the Koreatown neighborhood of Dallas. Three Korean women were injured in the shooting. ... More
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