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
Bridgetown, January 20 (RHC)-- The Barbados Labour Party (BLP) won the general elections held on Wednesday in the Caribbean island, with Prime Minister Mia Mottley winning re-election to the post for another term.... More
Geneva, January 19 (RHC)-- As the world’s wealthiest people gather virtually for the World Economic Forum, the World Health Organization warned against persistent vaccine inequality.... More
Tokyo, January 19 (RHC)-- The Omicron-fueled COVID surge is leading to record cases and tightened measures across some Asian nations. Japan is reimposing curbs on restaurants and bars starting Friday, as Tokyo reported its highest daily caseload today.... More
Washington, January 19 (RHC)-- U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has been listening to arguments and participating in debates remotely since some of her colleagues, including fellow Justice Neil Gorsuch, reportedly refuse to wear a mask. Gorsuch is a right-wing justice, nominated by former President Donald Trump in 2017.... More
East Jerusalem, January 19 (RHC)-- In occupied East Jerusalem, Israeli forces have destroyed the home of a Palestinian family in the neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah — just days after the Salhiyeh family threatened to burn down their home to resist the eviction. ... More
Port-au-Prince, January 19 (RHC)-- An organization defending human rights in Haiti has requested the opening of a probe against the judge responsible for investigating the murder of Jovenel Möise.... More
Caracas, January 19 (RHC)-- Venezuela's Ministry of Electric Energy reported Wednesday that workers of the National Electric Corporation (Corpoelec) restored the electric service to 100 percent in the southwestern region of the country, after the attack suffered by the National Electric System (SEN).... More
Bogota, January 19 (RHC)-- The Institute for Peace Studies (Indepaz) confirmed on Tuesday a massacre in the Colombian department of Antioquia, the seventh such incident so far in 2022.... More
Sanaa, January 19 (RHC)-- The Saudi-led war coalition has sharply intensified its airstrikes against residential areas across Sana’a following the Yemeni army’s decisive retaliatory raids on the United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s soil.... More
Beirut, January 19 (RHC)-- The cash-strapped United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees has warned it is facing a “race against time” as it appealed for emergency funding in order to provide vital services for some 210,000 vulnerable people in crisis-hit Lebanon.... More
New Delhi, January 19 (RHC)-- India has reported new coronavirus infections at an eight-month high as a government scientist warns it will take weeks before data on hospitalizations and deaths will show how severe the latest wave driven by the Omicron variant will be.... More
London, January 19 (RHC)-- Britain has recorded 438 new deaths from COVID-19, the highest daily toll since last February, as the coronavirus' Omicron variant spreads fast across Europe. Tuesday saw a further 94,432 infections recorded across the UK. On Monday, the UK had reported 84,249 COVID cases and 85 deaths.... More
San Salvador, January 19 (RHC)-- In El Salvador, people took to the streets of San Salvador to mark the 30th anniversary of the signing of the peace accords that ended the Salvadoran U.S.-backed war in 1992. Protesters demanded justice for the tens of thousands who were killed and disappeared during the conflict.... More
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