Brasilia, April 23 (RHC)-- A vote of the Brazilian Supreme Court has ratified by seven votes in favor and two against the bias of Judge Sergio Moro, who convicted former Brazilian president Lula da Silva for alleged corruption.... More
Mexico City, April 23 (RHC)-- Drought conditions now cover 85 percent of Mexico, and residents of the nation’s central region said that lakes and reservoirs are simply drying up, including the country’s second-largest body of freshwater.... More
New York, April 23 (RHC)-- A U.S. denier of COVID-19 has admitted that he has tested positive for it months after he called the pandemic a hoax. "I was tested positive today. I got the Chinese shit," said Ted Nugent, a staunch supporter of former U.S. President Donald Trump, in a video posted on Facebook.... More
Jerusalem, April 23 (RHC)-- Scores of Palestinians have been injured in clashes at the Damascus Gate of the Old City of Jerusalem al-Quds as Palestinian activists confronted hundreds of far-right and extremist Israeli settlers chanting “Death to Arabs” in their rally in the center of the occupied city. The Old City is home to al-Aqsa Mosque which is the third holiest site in Islam. ... More
London, April 23 (RHC)-- At least 18,000 unaccompanied child migrants have disappeared since arrival in European countries in a time span of shorter than two years, according to area reports. The Guardian, citing an investigation, reported that the 18,292 children had gone missing across the continent between January 2018 and December 2020 -- about 17 children a day.... More
Tokyo, April 23 (RHC)-- Japan’s government is expected to place Tokyo and three western prefectures under a third state of emergency that could last for about two weeks, according to media reports, underscoring its struggle to deal with a surge in new COVID-19 case numbers... More
Geneva, April 23 (RHC)-- The international medical charity Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres, or MSF) has urged rich countries to stop blocking a patent waiver plan that could boost the global production of coronavirus vaccines.... More
Windhoek, April 22 (RHC)-- The Okavango Delta is home to some of the world’s most threatened species, including endangered African wild dogs and cheetah, white rhinoceros, black rhinoceros, and lions.... More
Gaza City, April 22 (RHC)-- COVID-19 deaths in the Gaza Strip have reached an all-time high amid a spike in infections. The enclave’s health system facing a sharp increase in the number of critical cases has been battered by the Israeli blockade and multiple wars since 2007.... More
Washington, April 22 (RHC)-- In the United States last year, in 2020, a surge in gun sales at an all-time was widely attributed to nationwide anxiety due to the pandemic as well as social unrest following the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer.... More
Mexico City, April 22 (RHC)-- Amid a scramble to secure enough coronavirus vaccines in the Americas, there are reports of fake doses proliferating on the black market in several countries in the region, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said on Wednesday.... More
Buenos Aires, April 22 (RHC)-- The Mothers of Plaza de Mayo Association in an official note informed Wednesday the death of the vice president of their organization, Mercedes de Meroño known as Porota, at noon at the age of 95 at her home in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Villa Devoto, after being ill for some months.... More
Santiago de Chile, April 22 (RHC)-- In Latin America, Uruguay and Colombia are reporting record deaths this week, Brazil is averaging over 3,000 deaths a day, and Argentina just passed 60,000 deaths in a year. Argentina’s health minister called this week the “worst moment” of the pandemic.... More
Washington, April 22 (RHC)-- The United States reported another 63,000 coronavirus cases and over 800 COVID deaths on Wednesday as the White House said it has reached a goal of administering 200 million vaccine doses within President Biden’s first 100 days. ... More
Washington, April 22 (RHC)-- In the United States, Republican lawmakers around the country continue to push bills cracking down on protests. Legislators in Oklahoma and Iowa passed bills giving immunity to drivers who hit demonstrators with their cars. ... More
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