Washington, June 10 (RHC)-- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Washington will maintain hundreds of sanctions on Iran even if a deal is reached between the two parties to relaunch the Iran nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA.... More
Port-au-Prince, June 10 (RHC)-- Haiti is experiencing its worst-ever surge of COVID cases, with hospitals stretched to their limits. A severe shortage of testing in Haiti is masking the true scale of the outbreak. This comes as Haiti has yet to administer a single shot of coronavirus vaccine.... More
Geneva, June 10 (RHC)=- World Trade Organization members have agreed to begin negotiations next week on a temporary waiver of intellectual property rights for coronavirus vaccines. South Africa and India first proposed the patent waivers in October of 2020 as part of an urgent effort to increase the availability of vaccines in poorer countries. ... More
New Delhi, June 10 (RHC)-- India has reported its highest ever single-day death toll from COVID-19 – 6,148 deaths – after an eastern state sharply raised its figures to account for people who succumbed to the disease at home or in private hospitals.... More
Mexico City, June 10 (RHC)-- The bodies of the last three miners trapped in the Micarán mine, in the municipality of Múzquiz, in the Mexican state of Coahuila, were found lifeless by rescuers on Wednesday, after remaining in a flooded corridor since last Friday, the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare (STPS) reported on Twitter.... More
Bogota, June 10 (RHC)-- Thousands of Colombians have taken to the streets in several cities across Colombia to protest against President Ivan Duque’s policies and police brutality in the country.... More
New York, June 10 (RHC)-- Peace advocates and pro-Palestinian groups in the United States are calling on President Joe Biden to halt a $735 million sale of precision-guided bombs to Israel that the Biden administration has fast-tracked.... More
Bogota, June 9 (RHC)-- An international mission is collecting testimonies in Popayán, Colombia, on the violation of human rights by state security agencies during the protests that began on April 28, based on the various complaints from organizations and actors who have participated in the National Strike.... More
Auckland, June 9 (RHC)-- Tens of thousands of nurses have gone on an eight-hour strike across New Zealand, disrupting non-emergency health services. The union voted for the action after failing to reach a deal for better wages.... More
San Salvador, June 9 (RHC)-- The Association of Journalists of El Salvador (APES) has warned about the risk of persecution of journalists by the government of Nayib Bukele.... More
Tel Aviv, June 9 (RHC)-- Israel’s outgoing government has said a controversial march by far-right nationalists and pro-settler groups through occupied East Jerusalem’s Old City will go ahead next week, a decision taken a day after the event was scrapped due to security concerns.... More
United Nations, June 9 (RHC)-- The United Nations Security Council has backed Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for a second term, recommending that the 193-member General Assembly appoint him for another five years from January 1, 2022.... More
San Diego, June 9 (RHC)-- In the U.S., more than 2,000 children ripped from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border might still be separated from their parents, according to a Department of Homeland Security report. ... More
Washington, June 9 (RHC)-- Canadian media and data giant Thomson Reuters is facing mounting pressure to end its contracts with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE.... More
Sydney, June 9 (RHC)-- A sweeping international sting operation has led to over 800 arrests and the seizure of drugs and tens of millions of dollars. The arrests came after the FBI and Australian law enforcement developed their own encrypted device company, ANOM, that was then used by organized crime networks in over 100 countries.... More
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