Tegucigalpa, January 22 (RHC)-- Hundreds of Libre Party militants began a vigial Saturday night, called by the president-elect, Xiomara Castro, in rejection of the betrayal of 20 deputies of the political organization -- who betrayed the pre-agreement established to elect a new president in Congress.... More


Brasilia, January 22 (RHC)-- Brazil continues to rank as the second nation in the world with the highest number of deaths due to COVID-19, with more than 622,000 deaths, behind the United States, which has more than 860,000 since the beginning of the pandemic.... More


La Paz, January 22 (RHC)-- The president of Bolivia, Luis Arce Catacora highlighted this Saturday that in less than two years after the coup d'état of November 2019 that country, the path of economic growth was resumed, with 8.9 percentage points at the close of the third quarter of 2021, and income redistribution to combat poverty and reduce inequality.... More


San Salvador, January 22 (RHC)-- The Catholic Church of El Salvador confirmed the celebration this Saturday in the capital of that country, San Salvador, of the beatification mass of Salvadorans Rutilio Grande, Nelson Rutilio and Manuel Solórzano, as well as the Italian-born friar Cosme Spessoto, who were killed by death squads in El Salvador between 1976 and 1980.... More


Sanaa, January 22 (RHC)-- At least 70 people were killed and more than 130 injured when an airstrike hit a detention center in Yemen on Friday, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said, as the Saudi-led coalition continued to ramp up its deadly offensive on rebels in the war-torn nation.... More


Buenos Aires, January 22 (RHC)-- Nine unvaccinated and infected members of staff have been evacuated to Buenos Aires, after over half the 43 scientists and military personnel stationed at an Antarctic facility in Hope Bay tested positive for COVID-19.... More


Mexico City, January 22 (RHC)-- In Mexico, feminist and LGBTQ+ rights advocates took to the streets of Juárez to denounce rising femicides in the border city and the recent killing of a same-sex couple.... More


London, January 22 (RHC)-- Antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections killed more than 1.2 million people in 2019, becoming a leading cause of death worldwide.  That’s according to a new study published in the British medical journal The Lancet, which warns bacteria are mutating to evade antibiotics at a much faster rate than previously known. ... More


Tegucigalpa, January 22 (RHC)-- The president-elect of Honduras, Xiomara Castro, announced on Friday night the expulsion from the Libertad y Refundación (Libre) party of the 18 deputies who failed to comply with the pre-agreement to define the leadership of the Honduran Congress.... More


San Juan, January 22 (RHC)-- Puerto Rico registered a record number of deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic for a single day, according to data released by the Department of Health on Friday, bringing to 38 the number of deaths from the disease during the last 24 hours.... More


Mexico City, January 22 (RHC)--The Mexican government announced this Friday that it finalized the operation for the purchase, by the company Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex), of the Deer Park refinery, located in the U.S. state of Texas.... More


Berlin, January 21 (RHC)-- In Germany, a damning new report finds former Pope Benedict failed to act in at least four cases of sexual abuse by priests when he was the archbishop of Munich.... More


Washington, January 21 (RHC)-- The U.S. military bombed a massive Euphrates River dam in Syria in 2017 despite a military report warning such an attack could lead to a flood that would kill tens of thousands of civilians.... More


Santiago de Chile, January 21 (RHC)-- The president-elect of Chile, Gabriel Boric, presented his Cabinet of Government that will accompany him when he assumes power on March 11th.  The announcement was made this Friday at the Museum of Natural History, located in the Quinta Normal Park in the Chilean capital. ... More


New York, January 21 (RHC)-- A poll by Morning Consult, a U.S.-based data intelligence firm, has revealed that UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is currently the least popular world leader.... More


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