La Paz, February 9 (RHC)-- The Government of Bolivia reports that heavy rains in the country in the last three months have caused the death of 27 people and the disappearance of 14 others, and warned about the setbacks caused by a second stage of rainfall in the country.... More
New York, February 9 (RHC)-- Pfizer announced a projected $32 billion in revenue this year from its publicly funded COVID-19 vaccine. That’s just part of Pfizer’s overall projected revenue of around $100 billion in 2022, with another $22 billion coming from the sale of its COVID pill Paxlovid.... More
New Delhi, February 9 (RHC)-- In India, schools in the southern state of Karnataka have shut down as protests grow over a recent decision to ban hijabs and burqas in colleges. ... More
Geneva, February 9 (RHC)-- The World Health Organization (WHO) is urging wealthier countries to step up and end the COVID-19 pandemic as a global health emergency by helping low and middle-income nations obtain tests, treatments and vaccines.... More
Ramallah, February 9 (RHC)-- Palestinians have staged a general strike in the West Bank in protest to the Tuesday assassination of three Palestinian youths by Israeli forces. Following the announcement of a day of mourning, Palestinians staged the general strike across the West Bank on Wednesday.... More
Ottawa, February 9 (RHC)-- Canadian truck drivers protesting COVID restrictions and vaccine mandates temporarily shut down traffic on a bridge linking Canada with the U.S. city of Detroit. The action sparked concerns over supply chains for the auto industry if protests continue to grow. ... More
Damascus, February 9 (RHC)-- Syrian air defenses responded to a missile attack targeting the capital, Damascus, early on Wednesday. Several "Israeli aggression's missiles" were shot down around the capital city, Syrian state TV reported.... More
Nablus, February 9 (RHC)-- Israeli security forces have killed three Palestinians in the city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said on Tuesday, drawing condemnation from Palestinian Authority (PA).... More
Brasilia, February 9 (RHC)-- The two years of the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil leave a balance of just over one million children between 6 and 7 years old who have not learned to read or write, a growth of 66 percent according to data from the Continuous National Household Sampling Survey, conducted by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) and whose results were released this Tuesday.... More
Washington, February 9 (RHC)-- The Federal Bureau of Investigation is probing a meeting in a downtown DC garage the day before the January 6th Capitol Hill riot between the then-leader of the Proud Boys extremist group, the now-indicted leader of the Oath Keepers militia and other far-right figures, according to two witnesses interviewed by FBI agents.... More
Caracas, February 9 (RHC)-- Venezuela has demanded Trinidad and Tobago launch an “exhaustive investigation” into a deadly incident at sea, in which a baby perished and his mother wounded on board a boat carrying about 40 migrants.... More
Washington, February 9 (RHC)-- In the U.S., the Joe Biden administration has confirmed it quietly banned former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández from entering the United States and placed him on a list that tracks corrupt Central American officials last year. ... More
Washington, February 8 (RHC)-- The U.S. Homeland Security Department has confirmed it is testing robot dogs on patrols along the U.S.-Mexico border.... More
Abuja, February 8 (RHC)-- Three crew members on board an oil vessel that exploded last week off the coast of Nigeria have been found alive, while seven were still missing, according to the ship’s operator.... More
United Nations, February 8 (RHC)-- An estimated 13 million people in the Horn of Africa are facing severe hunger, the United Nations’ World Food Program (WFP) has said.... More
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