Ottawa, September 26 (RHC)-- Catholic Bishops in Canada have apologized “unequivocally” to Canada’s Indigenous peoples for a century of child abuse at church-run residential schools that was part of a government program to “assimilate” them into Canadian society, but the step still falls short of the request for the Pope to also make an apology.... More
Ramallah, September 26 (RHC)-- Israeli troops have shot dead at least five Palestinians across the occupied West Bank after intense clashes that erupted in at least four towns following overnight arrest raids.... More
Mexico City, September 26 (RHC)-- The government and the Venezuelan opposition resumed this Sunday the dialogue table that both parties are developing in Mexico, after Norway pledged to remain impartial.... More
Berlin, September 26 (RHC)-- For the first time in well over a decade, German voters entered polling booths for federal elections on Sunday with no clear idea which party will win, who will be the next chancellor, or what governing coalition will be formed.... More
United Nations, September 26 (RHC)-- Russia’s foreign minister has criticized Washington's idea to convene a “Leader’s Summit for Democracy” -- calling it another example of Cold War-style block mentality that would split the international community into “us and them.”... More
La Paz, September 26 (RHC)-- The Minister of Justice and Institutional Transparency of Bolivia, Ivan Lima, has announced that criminal proceedings will be initiated for the crimes of racism and discrimination after the outrage to the Whipala flag and other vexatious acts carried out by authorities of the department of Santa Cruz (east) in the official act for the 211th anniversary of that territorial entity.... More
Madrid, September 26 (RHC)-- Flights have been grounded on the island of La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands due to a fresh volcanic eruption, in the first cancellation of air traffic since the Cumbre Vieja volcano came to life last week.... More
Mexico City, September 26 (RHC)--The delegation of the Venezuelan Government for the dialogue with the opposition offered statements before the next meeting to be held and reaffirmed that talks and progress with the Self-Denominated Unitary Platform continue despite interferences.... More
Geneva, September 26 (RHC)-- Venezuela rejected before the United Nations Human Rights Council, the new report that has just been presented on the South American country, by a Fact-Finding Mission of the international entity.... More
United Nations, September 26 (RHC)-- The Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne, demanded this Saturday at the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly that vaccines to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic be considered a global good and that they be distributed equitably and at affordable prices.... More
United Nations, September 25 (RHC)-- In the framework of the United Nations General Assembly, which has been taking place since Monday in New York City, Bolivian President Luis Arce met with the chief executive of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Mauricio Claver-Carone, and Russian Foreign Minister Serguéi Lavrov.... More
Havana, September 25 (RHC)-- In Puerto Rico, pro-independence organizations welcomed the resolution in support of Puerto Rico's decolonization adopted last week by the VI Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) in Mexico, said Edwin González, Puerto Rican delegate in Cuba.... More
Atlanta, September 25 (RHC)-- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has endorsed Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for individuals at high risk of exposure because of their jobs, in a move that overrules the recommendation by its own panel of health experts.... More
Washington, September 25 (RHC)-- Immigrant justice activists held demonstrations across the country yesterday to demand the closure of all Immigration and Customs Enforcement jails, an end to deportations, and the release of all imprisoned asylum seekers and immigrants. ... More
Washington, September 25 (RHC)-- On Capitol Hill, the House has approved increasing the Pentagon’s budget even though the U.S. recently pulled combat troops out of Afghanistan, ending the longest war in U.S. history. ... More
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