New York, July 21 (RHC)-- As coronavirus cases continue to rise in the United States, the highly transmissible Delta variant now accounts for over 80% of new infections in the country. COVID-19 deaths also increased by nearly 50% over the past week. ... More
Beijing, July 21 (RHC)-- At least 25 people were killed in China’s Henan province as it was battered with a year’s worth of rain in just three days. At least 12 of the victims perished in the inundated subway system. Dramatic online video shows passengers trapped on underground trains, chest-high in floodwater. ... More
Mexico City, July 21 (RHC)-- Mexico's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Wednesday that the country is ready for next Saturday's XXI meeting of foreign ministers of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), a preparatory meeting for the summit of heads of state to be held next September.... More
Washington, July 21 (RHC)-- The U.S. land borders with Mexico and Canada will remain closed to non-essential travel for another month, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced, just days after Canada signalled plans to ease restrictions on travel from the United States.... More
Paris, July 21 (RHC)-- France has rolled out a new COVID-19 health pass amid a surge in infections which has prompted warnings the country is in the grip of a fourth wave of the pandemic.... More
Canberra, July 21 (RHC)-- With Sydney still in lockdown amid a handful of new COVID-19 cases, the top health official for New South Wales has called for a new level of social-distancing inhumanity: not having conversations with other people.... More
Washington, July 21 (RHC)--Overall life expectancy in the United States fell by a year and a half in 2020, the largest one-year decline since World War II, health officials have said – but the decrease for Black Americans and Hispanic Americans was even worse, at three years.... More
Quito, July 21 (RHC)-- Ecuador has launched vaccinations against coronavirus with children over the age of 12 years old with Pfizer's vaccine.... More
Moscow, July 21 (RHC)-- NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has warned against the use of Pegasus like software. Pegasus is a spyware that Israel's NSO Group makes and sells to global governments.... More
Jakarta, July 21 (RHC)-- The president of Indonesia has announced that coronavirus restrictions will be extended until at least July 25, as COVID-19 fatalities and infections continue to shoot up in the Southeast Asian country.... More
Medellin, July 21 (RHC)-- Alternative media denounced Tuesday a new scene of repression by the authorities against a cultural group demonstrating in the Colombian city of Medellin, located in the department of Antioquia.... More
Mexico City, July 21 (RHC)--Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Tuesday called “shameful” the alleged government-ordered spying several years ago that may have targeted him and his close allies and added that his government did not spy on anyone.... More
Vancouver, July 20 (RHC)-- The Canadian province of British Columbia (BC) has declared a state of emergency amid a surge in wildfires that have forced hundreds of people from their homes and could worsen in the coming days.... More
Rabat, July 20 (RHC)-- A Moroccan court has sentenced independent journalist Omar Radi to six years in prison. He was arrested last year on what press freedom advocates call “retaliatory charges.” ... More
New York, July 20 (RHC)-- The American Academy of Pediatrics recommended all students over the age of two, as well as teachers and staff, wear masks when they return to school — even if they have been vaccinated. However, many U.S. states have already banned school mask mandates.... More
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