Brasilia, October 15 (RHC)-- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has vetoed a tribute to João Goulart, Brazil's head of state deposed by the 1964 military coup. The coup and the dictatorship that followed has alway been defended and celebrated by Bolsonaro.... More
Washington, October 15 (RHC)-- A U.S. congressional committee investigating the deadly January 6th Capitol insurrection will meet next week to advance contempt charges against Steve Bannon, a former top political adviser to ex-President Donald Trump.... More
Caracas, October 15 (RHC)-- The president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, rejected Thursday the actions of hatred and xenophobia that have been experienced by Venezuelan migrants who are in Colombia.... More
United Nations, October 15 (RHC)-- Yemen’s economy is collapsing, its humanitarian crisis is worsening, and the conflict in the Arab world’s poorest nation is growing more violent, the United Nations’ deputy humanitarian chief has said.... More
Caracas, October 15 (RHC)-- The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, has released a letter sent to the King Felipe VI of Spain, in order to protest the celebration of the conquest of the Americas, and demand respect for the memory of the native peoples who suffered during that process.... More
Geneva, October 15 (RHC)-- The United States has been elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council for the first time since the Donald Trump administration quit the international body in 2018, citing what it called “chronic bias” against Israel.... More
Pretoria, October 14 (RHC)-- In South Africa, protesters gathered outside the embassies of the United States and several European countries, demanding they break a stalemate at the World Trade Organization and suspend patent rights on COVID vaccines. ... More
Caracas, October 14 (RHC)-- Venezuela's Vice-President for Public Works and Services, Néstor Reverol, announced that the causes of an interruption that affected 30 percent of electric power in the Capital District this Thursday morning are being investigated and said that it is not ruled out that it is another attack to the country's electric system.... More
Bogota, October 14 (RHC)-- The Institute of Studies for Development and Peace (Indepaz) of Colombia denounced Thursday the murder of another former combatant of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia - People's Army (FARC-EP) in the municipality of Buenos Aires, department of Cauca.... More
Moline, October 14 (RHC)-- Over 10,000 workers at John Deere farm equipment plants across the U.S. Midwest went on strike at midnight to fight for fair wages, pension benefits for all workers and good working conditions.... More
Tel Aviv, October 14 (RHC)-- Israeli occupation authorities in Jerusalem have approved a plan to build housing units in an illegal settlement on the Palestinian neighborhood of Khirbet Tabalya.... More
Damascus, October 14 (RHC)-- An Israeli airstrike in central Syria has killed one Syrian soldier and three pro-Iranian fighters, according to a UK-based war monitor.... More
Paris, October 14 (RHC)-- Concerns grow as polls for next year’s election show Eric Zemmour and Marine Le Pen with the backing of nearly a third of French voters. With about six months to go, the 2022 presidential election is already a major talking point in France.... More
Kalahandi, October 14 (RHC)-- On September 3, Ranjita Majhi, a 33-year-old Kui speaking Khond woman in the eastern Indian state of Odisha, gave birth to a baby boy. She was elated as she had taken a 30,000 rupees ($400) loan for the delivery. Since she was severely anaemic, her health complications prevented a normal delivery.... More
Paris, October 14 (RHC)-- Investment in renewable energy needs to triple by the end of the decade if the world hopes to effectively fight climate change and keep volatile energy markets under control, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has said.... More
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