New York, December 29 (RHC)-- Long lines are overwhelming coronavirus testing sites across the U.S. amid a recent surge in COVID-19 cases, with available appointments at pharmacies becoming difficult to find.... More


Bogota, December 28 (RHC)-- Colombia's Institute for Development and Peace Studies (Indepaz) confirmed Tuesday the 93rd massacre in 2021, after three members of a family were killed in the village of Sabanalarga de Sácama, in the department of Casanare.... More


Damascus, December 28 (RHC)-- Syria says Israel’s plans to double the number of settlers living in Israeli-annexed Golan Heights are “dangerous and unprecedented” and only perpetuate its occupation of the territory.... More


Washington, December 28 (RHC)-- U.S. President Joe Biden has signed into law a $768 billion defense package.  It represents an overall increase in military spending and includes $300 million to be set aside for security initiatives related to Moscow and Beijing.... More


Brasilia, December 28 (RHC)-- The former president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has requested the collaboration of the Armed Forces (FF.AA.) in the recovery actions in the state of Bahia, severely damaged by the floods that occurred between December 23th and 25th.... More


San Salvador, December 28 (RHC)-- In El Salvador, three women serving 30 years in prison under the country’s strict anti-abortion laws have been released.  The three women had been convicted and sentenced to decades behind bars for having obstetric emergencies. ... More


Damascus, December 28 (RHC)-- An Israeli air raid has struck Syria’s Mediterranean port of Latakia for the second time this month, causing “significant material damage,” according to Syrian state media.... More


Brasilia, December 28 (RHC)-- The heavy rains that since the end of November have hit the northeast of Brazil have left at least 20 dead, 286 injured and two missing, in addition to some 16 thousand victims, only in the state of Bahia, according to Monday's report from regional authorities.... More


United Nations, December 28 (RHC)-- The United Nations secretary-general says that as the international community responds to the current COVID-19 pandemic, we need to prepare for the next one.... More


Washington, December 28 (RHC)-- Blood banks in the United States are reportedly running short of supplies as the COVID-19 pandemic reduces donations and disrupts their staffing.... More


Atlanta, December 28 (RHC)-- Coronavirus cases are skyrocketing in the United States and in many parts of the world, with the fast-spreading Omicron variant combining with lax public health measures and holiday gatherings to drive daily infections to pandemic-level highs. ... More


La Paz, December 27 (RHC)-- Bolivia received on Sunday night a donation of three million doses of Sinopharm's Chinese vaccine against COVID-19 -- the largest delivery from China to the South American country.... More


Santiago de Chile, December 27 (RHC)-- The president-elect of Chile, Gabriel Boric, declined on Monday the invitation of the outgoing president of the nation, Sebastián Piñera, to attend an international tour that will take place on January 26th and 27th, 2022 in Colombia.... More


Bogota, December 27 (RHC)-- The Institute of Studies for Development and Peace (Indepaz) of Colombia disclosed that so far in 2021, 92 massacres have been committed in that country and 168 social leaders and 48 signatories of the Peace Agreement were murdered.... More


Brasilia, December 27 (RHC)-- More than 11,0000 displaced and about 4,200 people in need of shelter is the balance of Saturday's floods caused by heavy rains affecting the Brazilian state of Bahia.... More


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