United Nations, June 29 (RHC)-- The United Nations is calling for more protection for children. UN Secretary General António Guterres has called for prioritizing the prevention of violations against children in conflict situations, and demanded more protection for this vulnerable population... More
London, June 29 (RHC)-- The United Kingdom is planning to introduce legislation that would enable authorities to send asylum seekers abroad for processing in an Australian-style offshore center, according to media reports.... More
Brasilia, June 29 (RHC)-- The organizing committee of the "Out with Bolsonaro" campaign agreed to call for a national mobilization in Brazil next Saturday, July 3rd, with the purpose of demanding the impeachment of President Jair Bolsonaro, who is held responsible for poor management in dealing with COVID-19 -- among many other crimes.... More
New York, June 28 (RHC)-- Lawyers for the Trump Organization must immediately present any final arguments on their client’s behalf, according to a deadline of Monday set by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.... More
Geneva, June 28 (RHC)-- The World Health Organization is urging even fully vaccinated people to continue wearing masks, maintain social distancing and take other precautions as more outbreaks linked to the Delta variant spread around the world.... More
Brasilia, June 28 (RHC)-- An opposition senator in Brazil has filed a criminal complaint against far-right President Jair Bolsonaro with the country’s Supreme Court, urging an investigation into alleged irregularities in COVID-19 vaccine purchases.... More
Brasilia, June 28 (RHC)-- The advance of the legislative project 490/2007, which liberalizes the demarcation of lands, including Indigenous lands, has generated a reaction among Indigenous peoples who in Brasilia and other cities have undertaken protest actions during the day on Monday.... More
Baghdad, June 28 (RHC)-- Iraq’s Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi has condemned the overnight U.S. air attack on Iran-backed armed groups in Iraq and Syria which a monitor said killed at least seven people.... More
Havana, June 28 (RHC)-- June 28th marks a new anniversary of the coup that removed the constitutional president of Honduras, Manuel Zelaya. In the early morning hours twelve years ago, he was forcibly kidnapped from his residence and expelled to Costa Rica.... More
Asunción, June 28 (RHC)-- Paraguay reported on Sunday 152 deaths due to coronavirus in the last 24 hours, marking the highest number of deaths since the beginning of the pandemic.... More
Bogota, June 28 (RHC)-- Colombians are taking to the streets again, two months into the national strike against the government of Ivan Duque. Protests are demanding justice for the more than 70 killed, hundreds disappeared, thousands injured and dozens of eye injuries at the hands of the police and the Mobile Anti-Riot Squad (ESMAD).... More
Managua, June 28 (RHC)-- Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Denis Moncada has sent a letter to his Spanish counterpart, Arancha González, in which he rejects the "offensive statements about Nicaragua" and its president.... More
Buenos Aires, June 28 (RHC)-- The president of Argentina, Alberto Fernandez participated this Sunday in a ceremony of homage to the fatal victims of COVID-19 in his country, held at the Kirchner Cultural Center (CCK) in Buenos Aires.... More
Pretoria, June 27 (RHC)-- South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has reimposed restrictions for two weeks to combat a surge in the highly contagious Delta coronavirus variant. The worst-hit country on the African continent “is facing a massive resurgence of infection”, the president said in a televised address to the nation on Sunday.... More
Washington, June 27 (RHC)-- U.S. President Joe Biden directed military forces to conduct precision airstrikes against facilities allegedly used by Iran-backed militia groups in the Iraq-Syria border region on Sunday evening, according to a news release from the Department of Defense.... More
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