Paris, November 28 (RHC)-- France says it is willing to discuss autonomy for its Caribbean territory of Guadeloupe if it is in the interests of the people who live there following days of protests on the island.... More


New York, November 28 (RHC)-- New York Governor Kathy Hochul has declared a state of “disaster emergency” in the state due to a spike in new COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations, and to prevent a possible outbreak of the newly-identified Omicron variants of coronavirus.... More


Caracas, November 28 (RHC)-- The Venezuelan Foreign Ministry has rejected the position of the Government of Spain that questioned without grounds the results of the regional elections, despite the fact that the day took place with the presence of hundreds of international observers -- including from the European Union.... More


Lima, November 28 (RHC)-- A strong earthquake of magnitude 7.5, with a depth of 131 kilometers, was registered this morning in the Amazonas region, informed the National Seismological Center of the Geophysical Institute of Peru (IGP).... More


London, November 28 (RHC)-- The United Kingdom, Germany and Italy have become the latest countries to detect cases of the new Omicron coronavirus variant, while more nations imposed restrictions on travel from countries in southern Africa despite their protestations and against the advice of the World Health Organization (WHO).... More


Tegucigalpa, November 28 (RHC)-- Nearly 5.2 million Hondurans are called to the polls this Sunday to elect the president of the Republic and three designates (vice presidents), as well as 128 deputies to the National Congress and 20 representatives to the Central American Parliament.... More


London, November 28 (RHC)-- Nearly 18 million visitors pass through London's Chinatown every year,  but since the beginning of the pandemic in 2019, business owners there have struggled with a drop in sales, vandalism and boycotts.... More


La Paz, November 28 (RHC)-- The President of Bolivia, Luis Arce, headed this Saturday the section of the "March for the Homeland," which on its fifth day entered the town of Calamarca, where it was received by community members who expressed their support for the defense of democracy.... More


La Paz, November 27 (RHC)-- The Central Obrera Boliviana (COB) invited all affiliates and non-affiliates to participate this Monday in the great concentration that will begin in the Apacheta, in the city of El Alto, heading to the Plaza Mayor de San Francisco in the city of La Paz as the culmination of the March for the Homeland, in support of the government of President Luis Arce.... More


Tegucigalpa, November 27 (RHC)-- The U.S. embassy in Honduras has cynically called on Hondurans to respect the results of the November 28 general elections in the Central American country.  The embassy indicated that the National Electoral Council (CNE) of Honduras "will announce the official results of the election according to Honduran law.  We urge everyone to be patient and respect the final results."... More


Ramallah, November 27 (RHC)-- At least 135 Palestinians have been injured by Israeli forces during attacks on anti-settlement protests in the occupied West Bank province of Nablus.... More


Sanaa, November 27 (RHC)-- Saudi warplanes have launched fresh airstrikes on the Yemeni capital Sana’a, leaving several casualties along with material damage.  They bombed the town of Dhahaban, which lies on the outskirts of the capital Sana’a, early Saturday, Yemen's al-Masirah television network said. ... More


Sydney, November 27 (RHC)-- The United Nations COP26 Climate Change Conference held in Glasgow this month was billed as the last chance to save the future of life on earth by ensuring global warming did not exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit).... More


Pretoria, November 27 (RHC)-- South Africa has blasted the UK government over its hasty placement of several southern African countries under red-list travel restrictions due to concerns over a new COVID-19 variant, which has been detected in small numbers.... More


Geneva, November 27 (RHC)-- The World Health Organization (WHO) has stated that countries restricting travel to and from southern Africa to prevent the spread of a “super-mutant” Covid-19 variant are acting too hastily.... More


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