Geneva, April 24 (RHC)-- Matshidiso Moeti, the WHO's Africa regional director, urged countries to "store vaccines safely” and let WHO study and get definitive advice “on whether the vaccines can be used for longer.”... More
Norfolk, April 24 (RHC)-- A Norfolk, Virgina police officer who made a small donation to the legal defense fund of Kyle Rittenhouse -- accused of killing two people and injuring one other during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last August -- was removed from his position for violating the institution's policies.... More
Washington, April 24 (RHC)-- More than 300 U.S. lawmakers have called on Washington to continue aid to Israel without conditions or reductions, one week after progressive Democratic legislators proposed a bill seeking to regulate American assistance in an effort to stop human rights abuse against Palestinians.... More
Washington, April 24 (RHC)-- The Pentagon is sending a number of long-range B-52 bombers and additional troops to Afghanistan and boosting its presence in the Middle East region, according to an announcement by Washington.... More
Ottawa, April 24 (RHC)-- New daily cases of COVID-19 in Canada could almost double to more than 15,000 from 8,600 by the end of April unless stricter measures are taken as new coronavirus variants spread, health officials warned in Ottawa. The officials told a briefing that if people cut the number of personal contacts by 20-30 percent, the number of cases could drop to about 4,500.... More
Beijing, April 24 (RHC)-- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has urged Washington to abandon its ideological approach to foreign policy, arguing that it is wrong of the US to try to model the rest of the world in its own image.... More
Mexico City, April 24 (RHC)-- The Government of Mexico reported on its official website that the country has received the twenty-third shipment with 374,400 doses of vaccines against COVID-19 produced by the pharmaceutical company Pfizer-Biontech.... More
Ramallah, April 24 (RHC)-- Israeli authorities have seized thousands of square meters of more private Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank, as the Tel Aviv regime goes ahead with land expropriation and settlement construction policies in blatant defiance of international law and UN Security Council resolutions.... More
Gaza City, April 24 (RHC)-- The Israeli military has bombarded the besieged Gaza Strip, calling the assault a response to alleged rocket fire, as the Tel Aviv regime continues with its acts of aggression against the blockaded Palestinian enclave. ... More
Washington, April 23 (RHC)-- A group of Democratic congressmembers introduced the Honduran Human Rights and Anti-Corruption Act this week on Capitol Hill. The bill imposes sanctions on Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández and suspends U.S. security assistance and weapons for the Honduran police and military.... More
New Delhi, April 23 (RHC)-- India has reported the world’s highest-ever one-day tally of coronavirus infections for the second straight day, with nearly a third of a million new cases reported. COVID-19 deaths also jumped to a new record daily high for India, at nearly 2,300. ... More
New York, April 23 (RHC)-- New York City has filed a lawsuit charging some of the world’s biggest oil companies with systematically and intentionally deceiving New Yorkers about the dangers posed by their products. Mayor Bill de Blasio told reporters the industry has for decades spread false advertising that violates New York’s consumer protection laws.... More
Brasilia, April 23 (RHC)-- Representatives of nine opposition parties in Brazil convened for a virtual meeting with the aim of unifying criteria around the impeachment requests against President Jair Bolsonaro, which are currently in the Chamber of Deputies.... More
Tokyo, April 23 (RHC)-- Japan has declared a third state of emergency for Tokyo and three western prefectures as the country struggles to contain a resurgent coronavirus pandemic just three months before the Olympics.... More
El Paso, April 23 (RHC)-- The $15 billion border wall built under the administration of former President Donald Trump is being climbed over by people using $5 ladders, according to Texas Monthly.... More
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