New York, August 5 (RHC)-- U.S. President Joe Biden is facing legal action from a coalition of housing industry groups for a decision to impose a new, more limited moratorium on evictions of renters during the coronavirus pandemic. ... More
Washington, August 5 (RHC)-- U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration is taking the first steps towards requiring nearly all foreign visitors to the United States to be vaccinated for the coronavirus, a White House official has said.... More
New York, August 5 (RHC)-- The producers of some of the world’s most effective COVID-19 vaccines continue to raise prices on the life-saving inoculations, with Pfizer and Moderna set to charge the European Union more than $23 and $25 per dose, respectively.... More
Geneva, August 5 (RHC)-- The World Health Organization is calling on wealthy countries to halt plans to provide a third booster shot of COVID-19 vaccines to some citizens until at least 10% of the population of every country is vaccinated. The call, from WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, came Wednesday as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide topped 200 million. ... More
Tokyo, August 5 (RHC)-- Japan is preparing to expand emergency restrictions to eight more prefectures to fight a surge in COVID-19 cases, as worries grow about strains on the medical system in Tokyo as it hosts the Olympics.... More
Washington, August 5 (RHC)-- The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has called for more vaccines to be urgently donated for Latin America and the Caribbean, where positive cases of coronavirus continue to increase and an average of only 18 percent of the population has been immunized.... More
Jefferson City, August 5 (RHC)-- A U.S. couple who pointed guns at Black Lives Matter protesters marching past their mansion in the state of Missouri last year have been pardoned of misdemeanour convictions by the state’s governor.... More
Mexico City, August 5 (RHC)-- The Mexican government is suing United States gun manufacturers and distributors in U.S. federal court, arguing that their negligent and illegal commercial practices have unleashed tremendous bloodshed in Mexico.... More
Brasilia, August 5 (RHC)-- A Brazilian Supreme Court justice has ruled that President Jair Bolsonaro should be investigated for making unproven claims that Brazil’s electronic voting system is riddled with fraud, adding the far-right leader to an ongoing probe on the spread of fake news by his government.... More
Beirut, August 5 (RHC)-- Israeli forces have launched a series of airstrikes on Lebanese territory, calling them retaliation for cross-border rocket attacks after earlier firing scores of artillery rounds in response.... More
New York, August 4 (RHC)-- New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced the city will soon require proof of vaccination to dine indoors, go to the gym or attend indoor entertainment events. ... More
Caracas, August 4 (RHC)-- Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza has strongly rejected attempts by the Organization of American States (OAS) to interfere in Venezuela's internal affairs, in line with the interventionist and meddling policy of the United States against the South American country.... More
La Paz, August 4 (RHC)-- The Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) of Bolivia, presided over by former President Evo Morales, held an internal congress on Wednesday to define the direction of the ruling party for the next few years.... More
Caracas, August 4 (RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has denounced that the money frozen and sequestered to his country in the banks of the world and the federal reserves of the United States are being delivered to the "mafias" of the opposition right-wing.... More
Kabul, August 4 (RHC)-- In Afghanistan, at least eight people died Tuesday when a car bomb exploded in a heavily secured area of Kabul outside the villa of Afghanistan’s defense minister, who was not home at the time.... More
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