Paris, November 27 (RHC)-- France has postponed a mandatory coronavirus vaccination requirement for health workers in Guadeloupe and Martinique, after the measure spurred several days of widespread protests and unrest in the French Caribbean territories.... More


New York, November 27 (RHC)-- The United States says it will restrict travel from South Africa and seven other African countries starting on Monday as a new coronavirus variant first detected in South Africa appeared to be spreading across the globe.... More


Geneva, November 27 (RHC)-- The World Health Organization (WHO) has designated a new coronavirus strain detected in South Africa as a “variant of concern”, prompting countries around the world to impose travel restrictions amid fears over its potential spread.... More


London, November 26 (RHC)-- Climate activists Extinction Rebellion have disrupted Amazon’s operations, targeting 15 of its fulfilment depots across the world, while warehouse workers and delivery drivers have started a strike in Germany, France, and Italy.... More


Brasilia, November 26 (RHC)-- Brazil’s health regulator has recommended curbs on travel from some African countries after the detection of a new COVID-19 variant, but President Jair Bolsonaro appeared to dismiss such measures.... More


Caracas, November 26 (RHC)-- In the framework of the IV Conference of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) held on Thursday in Caracas, it was agreed to strengthen cooperation and mutual exchange relations between the countries of the Asian integration organization and Venezuela.... More


London, November 26 (RHC)-- Several countries, including the UK, Israel and Singapore, have imposed travel restrictions after the discovery of a new coronavirus variant in South Africa.... More


New Delhi, November 26 (RHC)-- India has issued an advisory to all states to rigorously test and screen international travellers from South Africa and other “at risk” countries amid concerns over a new coronavirus variant, after easing some of its travel restrictions earlier this month.... More


Lima, November 26 (RHC)-- Opposition legislators in Peru’s Congress have presented a motion to impeach President Pedro Castillo.  The motion on Thursday, which was supported by the party of narrowly defeated right-wing presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori, cited “moral inability” to govern.  It has the signatures of 28 legislators.... More


La Paz, November 26 (RHC)-- The government of Bolivian President Luis Arce has presented its general budget for 2022, whose goals contemplate a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of 5.1 percent.... More


Geneva, November 26 (RHC)-- The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that 75 percent of Yemeni children suffer from acute malnutrition, as Saudi Arabia keeps bombing the southern impoverished neighbor in defiance of international calls to end its bloody war.... More


Tegucigalpa, November 26 (RHC)-- In view of the elections to be held this Sunday, November 28th, Honduran authorities advance with the preparations for the celebration of the voting.... More


Lima, November 26 (RHC)-- The Foreign Minister of Peru, Oscar Maúrtua, will take part in a meeting in Santo Domingo on Friday with foreign ministers of the area, in which preparations will be made for the XXVIII Ibero-American Summit of Heads of State and Government, to be held in the Dominican Republic.... More


Berlin, November 25 (RHC)-- Germany has announced record coronavirus fatalities and infections as its total death toll passed 100,000, with its most severe virus wave to date breaking just as a new government prepares to take the reins.... More


Geneva, November 25 (RHC)-- The chief of the World Health Organization has warned that the COVID-19 pandemic is not yet over and that some people were falling into a “false sense of security” after being vaccinated against the virus.... More


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