United Nations, September 16 (RHC)-- A new report from the United Nations highlights divergent economic recoveries between nations and throws fresh urgency behind warnings that richer nations are not doing enough to help poorer countries from falling further behind as the world recovers from COVID-19 disruptions.... More
Port-au-Prince, September 15 (RHC)-- Haiti’s top prosecutor was fired and replaced after calling for charges against the country’s prime minister for the murder of President Jovenel Moise, though a dismissal letter claimed it related to an “administrative error.”... More
Caracas, September 15 (RHC)-- Venezuela's Public Prosecutor's Office reports the opening of an investigation against opposition ringleader Juan Guaidó for usurpation of powers.... More
Geneva, September 15 (RHC)-- The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has said that people on the African continent are being “left behind” in the global COVID-19 inoculation campaign, after Africa’s health chief said only 3.5% were vaccinated.... More
Bogota, September 15 (RHC)-- In Bogota, the Institute for Development and Peace Studies (Indepaz) reported that 611 environmental leaders have been killed since the signing of the peace agreement, indicating that Colombia is the most dangerous country for environmental leaders.... More
Quito, September 15 (RHC)-- Ecuador's National Assembly approved on Wednesday by majority the dismissal of the Ombudsman, Freddy Carrión for breach of duties. Through its Twitter account the legislative body informed about the result of the vote on the motion of censure and subsequent dismissal of Carrión.... More
Washington, September 15 (RHC)-- Poverty rates in the U.S. fell in 2020 thanks to government assistance during the pandemic, including stimulus checks and unemployment aid. ... More
Washington, September 15 (RHC)-- U.S. President Joe Biden will call on world leaders to commit to a goal of vaccinating 70% of the global population within a year. The ambitious target, set to be formally announced during an upcoming summit, is very far from current vaccination rates in poorer countries with limited access to vaccines. ... More
Geneva, September 15 (RHC)-- The World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners have said they hope to provide Africa with about 30 percent of the COVID-19 vaccines the continent needs by February, badly missing the 60 percent vaccination coverage goal that African leaders had once hoped for this year.... More
La Paz, September 15 (RHC)-- The Attorney General of Bolivia, Juan Lanchipa Ponce, said Tuesday at a press conference that the request for extradition of the former de facto government minister, Arturo Murillo Prijic, has been made official. Murillo was arrested in the United States in May, accused of money laundering and corruption.... More
Geneva, September 15 (RHC)-- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has hit out at the Israeli regime for using “excessive or entirely unwarranted” force against Palestinian people in the occupied territories in violation of international rules. ... More
New York, September 15 (RHC)-- A new report contends the Biden administration could unilaterally share the recipe for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine with the world.... More
Washington, September 15 (RHC)-- The top U.S. general secretly called his Chinese counterpart twice over concerns then-President Donald Trump could trigger a war with China as his potential election loss loomed and in its aftermath, according to The Washington Post newspaper.... More
Geneva, September 14 (RHC)-- The Permanent Representative of Venezuela to the United Nations and other international organizations, Héctor Constant Rosales, rejected the politicized elements in the annual report presented by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.... More
Athens, September 14 (RHC)-- Greek authorities are investigating the crash of a private plane from Israel that killed a prosecution witness in Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial. Haim Geron, a former senior official at Israel’s ministry of communications, and his wife Esther were killed when the single-engine Cessna 182 plane crashed late on Monday off the island of Samos.... More
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