Tegucigalpa, August 22 (RHC)-- The authorities of the National Electoral Council (CNE) of Honduras postponed until this Sunday the drawing of the positions that political parties will occupy on the ballots for the elections of next November 28th.... More
Santiago de Chile, August 22 (RHC)-- Chilean senator of the Christian Democratic Party (PDC) Yasna Provoste will be the presidential candidate for the Constituent Unity coalition (UC), after winning on Saturday in the popular consultation organized by this political bloc.... More
Chicago, August 22 (RHC)-- Civil rights leader Reverend Jesse Jackson and his wife, Jacqueline, have been hospitalised after testing positive for COVID-19. Jackson, 79, is vaccinated against the virus and received his first dose in January during a publicised event as he urged others to receive the inoculation as soon as possible. He and his wife, 77, are being treated at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago.... More
La Paz, August 22 (RHC)-- The president of Bolivia, Luis Arce, announced this Saturday the installation of the Houses of Memory in different parts of the country with the purpose of not forgetting the massacres and serious violations of human rights that occurred during the dictatorship presided by Jeanine Áñez.... More
Austin, August 22 (RHC)-- The new wave of COVID-19 pandemic in the United States is having a devastating effect on hospitals in the south-central state of Texas, with state officials terming it "one of its worst fights."... More
Kabul, August 22 (RHC)-- The United States has cautioned Americans in Afghanistan to stay away from Kabul's international airport, citing "potential security threats" near its gates. U.S. media cited reports from Kabul's Hamid Karzai International Airport on Saturday saying there was growing chaos caused by people fleeing the country after the Taliban takeover.... More
Paris, August 22 (RHC)-- Thousands of people have marched in cities across France to protest the COVID-19 health pass that is now required to access restaurants and cafes, cultural venues, sports arenas and long-distance travel.... More
Sanaa, August 22 (RHC)-- A recent report by the United Nations Population Fund suggests that 20.7 million Yemenis require humanitarian assistance, while over a million pregnant and breastfeeding women are projected to suffer from acute malnutrition throughout 2021.... More
Gaza City, August 22 (RHC)-- Israeli gunfire has wounded 26 Palestinians, including a 13-year-old boy who was shot in the head, health officials said, as protesters threw stones and burned tyres during a demonstration along the border fence with Israel.... More
Addis Ababa, August 22 (RHC)-- More than 200 distinguished African figures have objected to the African Union (AU) Commission’s decision to grant Israel observer status, asking the continental body to reverse the measure.... More
Brasilia, August 22 (RHC)-- Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) repudiated the filing of an impeachment request by President Jair Bolsonaro against one of its members, Judge Alexandre de Moraes, the first such lawsuit in the history of the South American country.... More
United Nations, August 22 (RHC)-- The Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed, expressed on Friday the solidarity of the multilateral organization towards the Haitian people and government after visiting the most affected areas of the country following the 7.2 magnitude earthquake of last August 14th.... More
Washington, August 22 (RHC)-- The United States government has extended a one-month ban on nonessential travel along the borders with Canada and Mexico to slow the rising spread of COVID-19 despite increasing political pressure to lift the restriction.... More
Washington, August 22 (RHC)-- Fifty-three Democrat members of the U.S. Congress have warned of the grim humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, and denounced the Israeli regime’s ban on the entry of essential materials into the impoverished coastal enclave and collective punishment of Palestinians there.... More
Lima, August 21 (RHC)-- The President of Peru, Pedro Castillo, swore in on Friday the new Minister of Foreign Affairs, Óscar Maúrtua de Romaña.... More
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