San Juan, November 18 (RHC)-- A report presented by Puerto Rican Senator Elizabeth Rosa-Vélez, chair of the Commission for the Eradication of Poverty, reveals that more than 50 percent of Puerto Ricans are poor.... More


Paris, November 18 (RHC)-- The former president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who is touring European cities to meet with political leaders and authorities, blamed the president, Jair Bolsonaro, for placing the South American country in a situation of political and diplomatic isolation.... More


Houston, November 18 (RHC)-- The longest lunar eclipse in over 500 years will occur in the early hours of November 19, lasting several hours.  The peak of the partial eclipse will take place in the predawn hours on Friday when 97% of the moon will be eclipsed by the Earth’s shadow.  The previous longest partial eclipse took place in 2018 and lasted less than two hours, while this will last for several hours.... More


Prague, November 18 (RHC)-- The Czech Republic has reported a record number of new daily coronavirus infections since the pandemic started.  Health Ministry data published on Wednesday showed there were 22,479 new infections within the preceding 24 hours.... More


Sao Paulo, November 18 (RHC)-- The president of Bolivia, Luis Arce, advocated on Tuesday in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo for the integration of progressive governments and leftist political forces in the region, to make a front against right-wing sectors.... More


Santiago de Chile, November 18 (RHC)-- This Sunday, November 21st, Chile will hold its general elections in the midst of a complicated situation due to the state of emergency decreed in several regions of the country, where they will vote for the president of the republic and senators, deputies and regional councilors.... More


Paris, November 18 (RHC)-- France shouldn’t remain silent on Julian Assange, leftist leader Jean-Luc Melenchon has said, after the imprisoned WikiLeaks co-founder’s father suggested that Paris could offer asylum to his son.... More


La Paz, November 18 (RHC)-- The Federation of Neighborhood Councils El Alto (Fejuve) and the Bolivian Workers Council (COB) have announced an alliance to defend the Government presided by Luis Arce and declared a state of emergency in the face of destabilizing actions of extremist groups.... More


Sydney, November 18 (RHC)-- Two climate activists in Australia have brought the world’s busiest coal port to a halt, strapping themselves to a massive piece of machinery and refusing to come down.  The protest action follows more than a week of similar actions.... More


Caracas, November 18 (RHC)-- The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, has rejected statements by the U.S. State Department on the upcoming regional and municipal elections of this Sunday, November 21st, pointing out that Washington wants to discredit the elections.... More


Sao Paulo, November 17 (RHC)-- The president of Bolivia, Luis Arce, held a meeting on Monday with the Bolivian community residing in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo, to thank them for their support for the recovery of democracy in the country, with their vote in the October 2020 elections.... More


Brussels, November 17 (RHC)-- Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva spoke before the European Parliament and said that Brazil will again enhance its foreign policy where it will strengthen MERCOSUR, the Union of South American Nations, UNASUR, and expand alliances with the European Union.... More


Tegucigalpa, November 16 (RHC)-- The National Electoral Council (CNE) of Honduras tested this Tuesday the Preliminary Electoral Results Transmission System (Trsp) in the framework of the upcoming elections in that country, by scanning 4470 minutes of the three electoral levels from more than 280 municipalities.... More


Managua, November 16 (RHC)-- The National Assembly of Nicaragua approved this Tuesday a declaration rejecting the interference of the Organization of American States (OAS), an organization that violates international law and questions the democratic development of the Central American country.... More


Ramallah, November 16 (RHC)-- Israeli forces have shot dead a 26-year-old man in the northern occupied West Bank city of Tubas after a confrontation broke out during a raid early on Tuesday, Palestinian medics said.... More


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