Dallas, February 5 (RHC)-- In Mission, Texas, the National Butterfly Center is closing down indefinitely after facing years of harassment from right-wing groups. ... More
Pretoria, February 5 (RHC)-- Global coronavirus cases have begun to decline from record highs set in late January, as new infections from the Omicron variant continue to fall in the United States and much of Europe. Countries worldwide are still reporting more than 3 million infections and over 10,000 deaths per day. ... More
Paris, February 5 (RHC)-- French President Emanuel Macron has called Britain's immigration policy 'hypocritical' and blamed London for the deaths of migrants trying to get to the UK from France. The UK government has rebuffed that comment and claims it's doing all it can to ensure a safe passage.... More
Antananarivo, February 5 (RHC)-- Cyclone Batsirai is bearing down on eastern Madagascar, posing a “very serious threat” to millions with strong winds and torrential rains set to batter the large Indian Ocean island.... More
Caracas, February 4 (RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said on Friday that the rebellion of February 4, 1992 had an anti-oligarchic and anti-imperialist character, which served as a basis and awakening for what would lead to the Bolivarian Revolution.... More
Ramallah, February 4 (RHC)-- Defiant Palestinian protesters have taken to the streets of the occupied West Bank to condemn Israel's settlement policy, and have been met with force. Israeli forces used live ammunition against Palestinian protesters in the town of Beita, south of Nablus, on Friday, injuring two people.... More
Bogota, February 4 (RHC)-- An armed group carried out a raid in the community of El Basal, located in the department of Putumayo in southwestern Colombia, and killed three people, according to the non-governmental organization (NGO) Justice and Peace Commission (Comisión de Justicia y Paz).... More
Abuja, February 4 (RHC)-- A vessel with a storage capacity of two million barrels of oil has exploded off the coast of southern Nigeria’s Delta state, raising fears of an environmental disaster and concerns about the fate of its crew.... More
Brasilia, February 4 (RHC)-- The magistrate of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) and president of Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE), Luiz Roberto Barroso, said Thursday that the real reason for the impeachment trial against former President Dilma Rousseff in 2016 was the lack of political support and not "fiscal pedaling" (violation of budgetary rules) alleged at the time by the Brazilian right wing.... More
Caracas, February 4 (RHC)-- Thousands of Venezuelans took to the streets of Caracas this Friday to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the February 4 (4F) rebellion of 1992, led by Commander Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías, which opened a stage of profound changes in the history of that nation.... More
Quito, February 4 (RHC)-- In Ecuador, a court has rejected plans to drill for oil in a protected area of the Yasuní National Park in the Amazon. It’s a major victory for Indigenous and land rights and comes just days after a pipeline burst and started spewing crude oil in the Ecuadorian Amazon.... More
Washington, February 4 (RHC)-- In the U.S., Democrats in the House of Representatives have accused U.S. food and energy corporations of price gouging and “pandemic profiteering” that’s contributed to the largest surge in inflation since the 1980s. ... More
Cancun, February 4 (RHC)-- A journalist in Cancún, Mexico, narrowly escaped an assassination attempt Tuesday night after his attacker’s gun malfunctioned. ... More
Washington, February 4 (RHC)-- The FBI has admitted that it tested Pegasus spyware made by the Israeli company NSO Group that’s been used by authoritarian governments to illegally hack the cellphones of dissidents and journalists. ... More
Winston-Salem, February 4 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of North Carolina, authorities asked more than 6,500 residents of Winston-Salem to remain away from their homes for a second straight night as fire crews battled a blaze at a fertilizer plant that threatened to ignite a massive explosion. ... More
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