Tegucigalpa, February 7 (RHC)-- The Official Newspaper La Gaceta of Honduras has published the proclamation of the Amnesty Law for Political Prisoners, which condemns the military coup during the mandate of former Honduran President Manuel Zelaya in 2009.... More
La Paz, February 6 (RHC)-- Bolivian President Luis Arce Catacora has confirmed the discovery of between 300,000 and 350,000 billion cubic feet of gas in the Margarita-10 well, located in the Margarita-Huacaya field in the departments of Chuquisaca and Tarija.... More
Lima, February 6 (RHC)-- Peruvian Prime Minister Hector Valer announced on Saturday his resignation just four days after being sworn in by President Pedro Castillo.... More
San Juan, February 6 (RHC)-- Thousands of teachers and education sector workers took to the streets in different cities in Puerto Rico, while marching from the Capitol to La Fortaleza in San Juan, to renew their demands for greater salary justice and a dignified retirement.... More
Brasilia, February 6 (RHC)-- Justice for the murder of Moïse Kabagambe was one of the phrases most heard this Saturday during several protests held in Rio de Janeiro, and other parts of Brazil, to demand the clarification of the death of the Congolese migrant, who had lived in this country for 10 years.... More
Sanaa, February 6 (RHC)-- The Saudi-led coalition that has been attacking Yemen since 2015, has taken various provinces across the impoverished country under more than 30 new airstrikes as Riyadh's war of aggression on Yemen intensifies amid major military gains by the Yemeni army.... More
Montevideo, February 6 (RHC)-- The Uruguayan Society of Intensive Care Medicine (SUMI) reports that intensive care units have collapsed due to COVID-19 infections in healthcare personnel and the exponential increase of positive cases throughout the nation.... More
Washington, February 6 (RHC)-- In the U.S., the Republican National Committee has censured Representatives Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger for aiding the Democrat-led “persecution” of the Capitol Hill rioters, whom the party said were engaged in “legitimate political discourse.” The rebuke comes after former President Donald Trump suggested pardoning the rioters should he be re-elected.... More
Paris, February 5 (RHC)-- France's National Assembly has rejected a draft resolution urging the French government to grant political asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. After being submitted to the consideration of a group of parliamentarians, the project received 17 votes in favor and 31 against, so it was not approved.... More
Addis Ababa, February 5 (RHC)-- Palestinian leaders and resistance groups have urged the African Union (AU) to reconsider last year’s decision to grant Israel an observer status at the pan-African bloc. The concerted call came as heads of state gathered in Addis Ababa for the two-day summit of the 55-member bloc, that opened in the Ethiopian capital on Saturday. ... More
Bogota, February 5 (RHC)-- The spiral of violence and murders in Colombia does not stop. On Friday night, the Institute for Development and Peace Studies (Indepaz) confirmed the murder of another two social leaders in the South American country.... More
San Jose, February 5 (RHC)-- The presidential elections in Costa Rica began this Saturday in the Australian capital of Canberra, with the opening of the Voting Reception Board to receive the vote of Costa Rican citizens residing in Australia.... More
New York, February 5 (RHC)-- Propelled by the highly contagious Omicron coronavirus variant, the U.S. COVID-19 death toll hit 900,000, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, less than two months after the country surpassed 800,000 fatalities.... More
London, February 5 (RHC)-- According to media reports from London, come April, many Britons will have to choose between heating and eating. The UK governent has announced that everything from bus fares to mortgages are going to cost more. Interest rates have gone up twice in seven weeks and 3 more hikes are on the horizon, as the central bank tries to tackle the situation. ... More
Mexico City, February 5 (RHC)-- In a historic victory for international labor rights, thousands of Mexican workers at a General Motors plant in the city of Silao, Guanajuato, have voted to form an independent union. ... More
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