New York, August 7 (RHC)-- In the United States, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka has died of a heart attack at the age of 72. Trumka had led the nation’s largest labor federation since 2009.... More
La Paz, August 6 (RHC)-- Bolivian President Luis Arce led this Friday the celebrations for the 196th anniversary of the proclamation of independence in the country, delivering a message to the nation that focused on the importance of the Plurinational State and the unity of the country.... More
Kingston, August 6 (RHC)-- The Prime Minister of the Caribbean country St. Vincent and the Grenadines was struck by an object on Thursday during COVID-19 related protests and was flown to nearby Barbados for medical treatment, officials said.... More
Guatemala City, August 6 (RHC)-- Social movements, farmers, students and other sectors of the population continued Thursday with demonstrations in various parts of Guatemala to demand the resignation of President Alejandro Giammattei.... More
Paris, August 6 (RHC)-- Reinvigorated mass protests kicked off in the French capital shortly after the country’s top court upheld controversial legislation which makes a coronavirus ‘health pass’ mandatory for the general public.... More
Miami, August 6 (RHC)-- Seven U.S. states with the lowest COVID-19 vaccination rates account for half of the country’s new cases and hospitalisations in the last week, despite making up less than 25 percent of the nation’s population, the White House said on Thursday.... More
New York, August 6 (RHC)-- In U.S. sports news, a new report finds the National Collegiate Athletic Association has consistently treated women’s sports as inferior to men’s — with stark gender-based differences in the goods, services and resources provided to competitors in “March Madness” basketball tournaments. ... More
New York, August 6 (RHC)-- The United States healthcare system once again ranks dead last among wealthy countries. That’s according to a new report by the Commonwealth Fund.... More
Tallahassee, August 6 (RHC)-- The U.S. state of Florida continues to set new records for hospitalizations and deaths, accounting for about one in five U.S. COVID-19 cases. ... More
Tel Aviv, August 6 (RHC)-- Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz has said the country’s military is ready to take action against Iran, calling it “a global and regional problem.”... More
New Delhi, August 6 (RHC)-- CS Satheesha spells out “A-P-P-L-E” into his phone as he teaches remotely from the only place he can get a signal -- a treehouse in his back garden in southern India.... More
London, August 6 (RHC)-- Police in the United Kingdom have arrested 11 people in connection with the online racial abuse of three Black English football players following the team’s performance in the Euro 2020 final last month. All but one are men and range in age from 18 to 63 years old, police said.... More
Washington, August 6 (RHC)-- The United States hit a six-month high for new COVID cases with over 100,000 infections reported on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, as the Delta variant ravages areas where people did not get vaccinated.... More
London, August 6 (RHC)-- British motorists are being hit in the pocket as gas prices reach an eight-year high following nine successive months of spikes, according to latest RAC figures. The increases in the price of gasoline come as demand is growing for fuel as economies emerge from coronavirus lockdowns.... More
La Paz, August 5 (RHC)-- The former president of Bolivia and leader of the ruling Movement Towards Socialism/Political Instrument for the Sovereignty of the Peoples (MAS-IPSP), Evo Morales, has called for unity during the recent party congress. Evo said: "United we are invincible."... More
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