London, August 15 (RHC)-- In Southport, an old seaside town in the northwest of England, bus drivers congregated under a bus stop.  They stood and chatted, one fiddled with a Rubik’s cube, and a couple held red flags, now three weeks into an acrimonious standoff with bus operator Arriva North West.... More


Paris, August 15 (RHC)-- Climate activists affiliated with Extinction Rebellion have targeted golf courses in southern France, filling holes with concrete in protest over exemptions from water restrictions during one of the worst droughts on record.... More


Bogota, August 15 (RHC)-- Six Ancestral Authorities and the Association of Ukawe Councils of Colombia denounce threats against members of indigenous communities by irregular armed groups in the municipality of Caldono, located in the department of Cauca.... More


Brasilia, August 15 (RHC)-- Facebook failed to filter out advertisements containing election disinformation in Brazil, a new report from human rights group Global Witness has found, as the country prepares for a tightly contested October vote.... More


Palm Beach, August 15 (RHC)-- Former U.S. President Donald Trump has called on the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to return documents reportedly seized from his Florida home that are protected by attorney-client and executive privileges.... More


Bogota, August 15 (RHC)-- Colombia's Justice Minister in charge, Roque Conrado Imitola, ordered the suspension of the appointment of at least 17 notaries that days earlier former President Iván Duque had appointed on an interim basis throughout the country.... More


Paris, August 15 (RHC)-- French motorists have been trapped in heavy traffic jams as summer holidaymakers head to mountain resorts and the seaside for vacation.  The country’s massive traffic jam on roads extended to its peak reaching 917 kilometers long over the weekend.... More


Ramallah, August 15 (RHC)-- A rights group has censured the Tel Aviv regime over its inhumane mistreatment and harsh measures against Palestinian prisoners, stating that the inmates are exposed to various forms of torture at detention centers across the occupied territories and are losing their lives.... More


Beijing, August 15 (RHC)-- A leading Chinese newspaper has lambasted the continued plundering of the Syrian oil by the U.S. occupation forces across the Arab country, saying that the looting is a “disgrace and a shame to Washington.”... More


Panama City, August 15 (RHC)-- The Government of Panama unilaterally closed what it considered to be the first phase of the Single Table of Dialogue to give way to another stage, amid accusations from social, political and union organizations about the stagnation of the same.... More


Paris, August 15 (RHC)-- A forest fire in France's southern Aveyron region has reignited, sparking the evacuation of 1,000 more people and burning a total of 1,260 hectares, local authorities said Sunday.... More


Washington, August 15 (RHC)-- In the U.S., National Education Association president Becky Pringle has warned that the teacher shortage has spiraled into a “five-alarm crisis,” with nearly 300,000 teaching and support positions left unfilled and policymakers taking desperate — and in some cases, questionable — measures to staff classrooms.... More


Rome, August 15 (RHC)-- Gas bills in Italy will likely double in cost beginning in October if gas prices continue to rise.  The recent announcement by power regulator Arera has gone utterly unnoticed with the Italian media focusing on the electoral campaign, about a month away from the September 25th national elections.... More


Bogota, August 15 (RHC)-- The Vice President of Colombia, Francia Márquez, symbolically took office in her homeland, in the department of Cauca, from where she announced the creation of the Ministry of Equality, which she will lead.... More


Caracas, August 15 (RHC)-- Venezuela's Minister for Electric Energy, Néstor Reverol, has announced the gradual recovery of the National Electrical System, which was affected after the intense rains occurred in the country.... More


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