Paris, January 21 (RHC)-- An anti-Muslim decision by the French Senate to ban wearing hijab at sports competitions has faced harsh criticism from the country’s Muslim community and social media users across the world.... More
Charleston, January 20 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of West Virginia, Republican Governor Jim Justice has credited vaccinations with possibly saving his life after he became seriously ill with COVID-19 last week.... More
Islamabad, January 20 (RHC)-- Pakistani authorities have placed new restrictions on gatherings and in some schools in major cities in a bid to control the rapidly rising cases of the country’s fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.... More
La Paz, January 20 (RHC)-- The Bolivian Attorney General, Juan Lanchipa, reported Wednesday that they will begin investigating alleged irregular trips made by the former de facto president, Jeanine Añez to Brazil in 2019.... More
Nuku'alofa, January 20 (RHC)-- The first flights carrying aid have arrived in Tonga, five days after a powerful volcanic eruption blanketed the South Pacific island nation with ash, destroying homes and killing at least three people. Waves as high as 15 meters lashed parts of the archipelago with tsunami warnings issued as far away as the western United States. ... More
Prague, January 20 (RHC)-- In the Czech Republic, the popular folk singer Hana Horkad has died of COVID-19 after she intentionally became infected with the coronavirus.... More
Washington, January 20 (RHC)-- The U.S Supreme Court has rejected a request by Donald Trump to block the release of some White House records to the congressional committee investigating the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol. ... More
Ramallah, January 20 (RHC)-- Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh and the Arab League have condemned the Israeli practice of demolition of Palestinian-owned homes and structures as “ethnic cleansing.”... More
San Francisco, January 20 (RHC)-- Software magnate Bill Gates has raised the specter of future viruses that could be more lethal than COVID-19, saying rich countries should ramp up vaccine funding to brace for potentially catastrophic outbreaks.... More
Orlando, January 20 (RHC)-- A top Florida public health official has been put on administrative leave as officials investigate whether he violated a state ban by e-mailing employees about their low vaccination rate against COVID-19 and urging them to get shots.... More
Caracas, January 20 (RHC)-- Venezuelan Foreign Minister Felix Plasencia has demanded that the U.S. government return the diplomatic assets plundered from his country in Washington, DC, including the embassy headquarters in the U.S. capital.... More
Sydney, January 20 (RHC)-- Australia has recorded its highest number of fatalities from COVID-19 amid the rise in cases of the Omicron variant across the country. Health officials recorded a total of 77 deaths on Tuesday. The latest deaths brought the total fatalities since the start of the pandemic in Australia to 2,776.... More
London, January 20 (RHC)-- Face masks will no longer be mandatory in public places and schools in England and COVID-19 passports will be dropped for large events as infections level off in large parts of the country, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced.... More
Rio de Janeiro, January 20 (RHC)-- More than 1,000 heavily-armed Brazilian police officers occupied an impoverished neighbourhood in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday amid what officials said were renewed efforts to crack down on gangs and drug dealers.... More
Mexico City, January 20 (RHC)-- In Mexico, photojournalist Margarito Martínez was killed earlier this week in the northern Mexican border city of Tijuana. He was 49 years old. ... More
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