Geneva, November 5 (RHC)-- Europe is back at the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic and could see another half a million COVID-19 deaths by February, the World Health Organization’s top official in the region, has said.... More
Tehran, November 4 (RHC)-- Forty-two years ago on November 4, Iranian students took over the American embassy in Tehran, also known in Iran as the “Den of Espionage,” less than a year after the Islamic Revolution toppled the US-backed Pahlavi dictatorship in 1979.... More
Washington, November 4 (RHC)-- The United States recorded nearly 1,900 COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday, pushing the official U.S. death toll from the pandemic past 750,000. That’s three-quarters of a million confirmed coronavirus deaths, more than any other country on Earth. ... More
Glasgow, November 4 (RHC)-- New data shows global carbon emissions have returned to near record levels after a short dip due to the COVID pandemic. Emissions from coal, gas and oil all rose over the past year. The findings by the Global Carbon Project came as a critical United Nations climate summit known as COP26 continues in Glasgow, Scotland. ... More
London, November 4 (RHC)-- British new car registrations fell to their lowest October level since 1991 after a 25% year-on-year drop as a lack of semi-conductor chips continued to hit the sector, according to industry figures released on Thursday.... More
La Paz, November 4 (RHC)-- The Bolivian Deputy Minister of Communications, Gabriela Alcón, denounced this Wednesday that during the de facto government of Jeanine Áñez, the state media suffered substantial losses valued at 8,965,988 Bolivian pesos (1,280,855 dollars).... More
Jerusalem, November 4 (RHC)-- In occupied East Jerusalem, four families from the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood officially rejected a deal from the Israeli Supreme Court that would delay their eviction but force them to cede ownership of their houses and pay rent to Israeli settlers who claimed the homes as theirs... More
Managua, November 4 (RHC)-- Just days before the 2021 general elections in Nicaragua, the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) leads the voting intention with 70.7 percent, according to the results of the pollster M&R Consultores.... More
Mexico City, November 4 (RHC)-- The March for Peace, Justice and for the Freedom of Migrants, which brings together some 4,000 migrants from 12 nations, mostly Central Americans, continued its advance on Wednesday through municipalities in the south of the Mexican state of Chiapas.... More
Washington, November 4 (RHC)-- A U.S. drone attack that killed 10 civilians, including seven children, in the Afghan capital Kabul in August did not violate the laws of war, an internal Pentagon review has concluded.... More
Caracas, November 4 (RHC)-- The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, signed an agreement of understanding with the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim A.A. Khan QC, which facilitates cooperation and mutual assistance.... More
San Francisco, November 4 (RHC)-- Facebook announced it’s shutting down its facial recognition system and deleting face scan templates of over one billion people by December. ... More
Iowa City, November 3 (RHC)-- In the U.S., a majority of workers at Deere & Co have rejected a contract offer that would have given them 10 percent raises and decided to remain on strike in the hopes of securing a better deal.... More
Glasgow, November 3 (RHC)-- U.S. President Joe Biden and other world leaders have departed Glasgow and the U.N. climate summit as day three ushers in closed-door negotiations on how to combat the climate catastrophe. ... More
Gaza City, November 3 (RHC)-- Dozens of Palestinians have taken part in a protest at the Jablia refugee camp in the besieged Gaza Strip to demand the United Kingdom recognize an independent Palestinian state.... More
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