Moscow, July 1 (RHC)-- According to media reports, COVID cases are surging in many parts of the world as the highly contagious Delta variant continues to spread. ... More


New York, July 1 (RHC)-- Greenpeace has tricked a lobbyist at ExxonMobil into sharing secrets about the oil company’s efforts to fight climate initiatives in Washington.  The lobbyist, Keith McCoy, spoke candidly about his work, thinking he was speaking to a corporate headhunter.... More


Bogota, July 1 (RHC)-- Victims of the conflict in Colombia, residing in 23 countries, are presenting their experiences in the context of the war that led them to emigrate and their subsequent relationship with their country.... More


Seattle, July 1 (RHC)-- Authorities in the U.S. Pacific Northwest fear hundreds of people have died from this week’s unprecedented heat wave.  British Colombia has now reported about 300 more deaths than normal during the heat wave, which was fueled by the climate crisis.... More


Seattle, July 1 (RHC)-- Amazon.com Inc. said its carbon emissions rose in 2020 due to pandemic-fueled business growth, highlighting the challenge of balancing a fast-growing business with pledges to minimize environmental harm.... More


Washington, July 1 (RHC)-- The New York Times reports that far-right operatives infiltrated Democratic-affiliated groups across western states during the 2020 election cycle to try to manipulate politics and reshape the U.S. electoral map. ... More


Washington, July 1 (RHC)-- Indigenous leaders and climate justice activists blockaded access to the White House Wednesday, calling on U.S. President Joe Biden to invest more in climate justice initiatives in his infrastructure plans and to stop fossil fuel projects, including Enbridge’s Line 3 pipeline and the Mountain Valley Pipeline. ... More


New York, July 1 (RHC)-- The Trump Organization’s longtime chief financial officer surrendered to authorities in New York City early Thursday morning, to face state tax charges after a grand jury indicted him and his employer in the first criminal case against former President Donald Trump’s company.... More


Washington, July 1 (RHC)-- Former United States President George W Bush released a statement Wednesday, remembering his former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld as a “good-humored and big-hearted” Cabinet member concerned with the wellbeing of U.S. military servicemen following news of Rumsfeld’s death at 88.... More


Beijing, July 1 (RHC)-- China is marking the Chinese Communist Party’s 100th anniversary on Thursday, July 1st.... More


London, July 1 (RHC)-- Julian Assange’s case should have ended as soon as a UK judge denied his extradition to the United States, Jeremy Corbyn, former Labour leader, told RT as he joined other MPs to demand a meeting with the WikiLeaks founder in a London prison.... More


Brasilia, July 1 (RHC)-- Social movements, along with political parties, parliamentarians and personalities of various trends have presented in Brazil a super request for impeachment against President Jair Bolsonaro, in an act that is part of a campaign to demand the impeachment of the ultra right-wing president.... More


Lima, June 30 (RHC)--A supporter of the Peru Libre party and of the virtual Peruvian president-elect, Pedro Castillo, died on Tuesday, days after being attacked by pro-Fujimori supporters, when he was carrying out a sit-in in defense of the vote.... More


United Nations, June 30 (RHC)-- The economic effects from the plunge in tourism since the coronavirus pandemic emerged last year could be more than $4 trillion, a United Nations report said on Wednesday.... More


New York, June 30 (RHC)-- The New York City Commission on Human Rights has fined Fox News $1 million --the largest penalty in its history -- for violations of laws protecting against sexual harassment and job retaliation.... More


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