Oslo, February 4 (RHC)-- Pope Francis, British nature broadcaster David Attenborough and the World Health Organization are among the nominees for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize after being backed by Norwegian lawmakers who have a track record of picking the winner.... More
New York, February 4 (RHC)-- Amazon.com Inc on Thursday said it was raising the price of its Prime subscriptions, as it looks to offset higher shipping costs and wages even after beating profit expectations for the holiday quarter.... More
Washington, February 4 (RHC)-- The FBI says they are investigating at least six people of interest in relation to a series of bomb threats made against historically Black colleges and universities and places of worship. All of the individuals are minors, and the cases are being investigated as hate crimes.... More
Ramallah, February 3 (RHC)-- Palestinian resistance groups have strongly condemned Bahraini officials over receiving Israeli minister of military affairs Benny Gantz, who arrived in the Persian Gulf kingdom on an unannounced visit, terming it as a moral decadence for the Al Khalifah regime.... More
New York, February 3 (RHC)-- U.S. health authorities reported more than 3,600 COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday, even as daily cases and hospitalizations continued to decline from January’s record levels.... More
Washington, February 3 (RHC)-- The Pentagon says it’s sending a guided-missile destroyer and fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates as Houthi rebels in Yemen step up attacks. The UAE’s military said it shot down three Houthi drones Wednesday — the fourth such attack in recent weeks.... More
Quito, February 3 (RHC)-- After the rupture of an oil pipeline of the private company Oleoducto de Crudos Pesados (OCP), some 6,300 barrels were spilled in the Ecuadorian Amazon with a great impact on a natural reserve and a river, according to the company itself.... More
Bogota, February 3 (RHC)-- The Institute for Development and Peace Studies (Indepaz) registered on Wednesday the murder of Hermán Naranjo Quintero in Arauca and Juan Carlos Nieto in San Miguel de Guarupay, making 17 social leaders killed so far this year in Colombia.... More
Damascus, February 3 (RHC)-- Helicopter-borne US special operations troops have carried out a rare commando raid in Syria’s northwestern Idlib Province, killing at least 13 people, mostly women and children. The deadly raid took place in the town of Atme, close to the Syrian border with Turkey, on Wednesday night.... More
Tel Aviv, February 3 (RHC)-- Three Israeli military officers are being disciplined over their involvement in the January death of a 78-year-old Palestinian American man in the West Bank. Two were removed from their positions, and the third will be formally censured. None have been criminally charged.... More
Port-au-Prince, February 3 (RHC)-- The recent rains and floods in Haiti have left at least four dead and one missing, according to the director of Civil Protection of the Caribbean country.... More
Addis Ababa, February 3 (RHC)-- Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra is reportedly spearheading a motion to revoke the decision made by the African Union (AU) Commission to grant Israel observer status at the continental body.... More
New York, February 3 (RHC)-- More than 100,000 Americans died from diabetes in 2021, marking the second consecutive year for that grim milestone and spurring a call for a federal mobilization similar to the fight against HIV/AIDS.... More
Damascus, February 3 (RHC)-- In Syria, two babies died in the freezing cold at a camp for displaced people in Idlib province. Aid groups report at least one other baby and child died in the past few weeks as a result of the harsh winter weather. ... More
Geneva, February 2 (RHC)-- The vast amount of waste accumulated as part of efforts to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic poses a threat to human and environmental health, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned.... More
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