Quito, April 11 (RHC)-- The candidate of the Union for Hope (UNES), Andres Arauz, congratulated Guillermo Lasso for his victory in Ecuador's presidential elections and reiterated that the political project is permanent because it defends the life of Ecuadorians.... More
Quito, April 11 (RHC)-- Preliminary results of the National Electoral Council (CNE) of Ecuador gives the right-sing candidate for the CREO alliance, Guillermo Lasso, the lead over the candidate for the Union for Hope (UNES), Andres Arauz, in the presidential runoff.... More
London, April 11 (RHC)-- Airlines have criticized the United Kingdom’s plans for restarting international travel, saying that expensive testing requirements for trips to low-risk countries would mean that only wealthy people could take holidays abroad.... More
Washington, April 11 (RHC)-- Nearly 40 percent of U.S. Marines have refused to take COVID-19 vaccinations, prompting Democratic lawmakers to call on the administration to make the inoculation mandatory. According to a CNN report, approximately 75,500 Marines have agreed to be vaccinated as of Thursday, while around 48,000 have declined.... More
Rome, April 11 (RHC)-- World food prices rose for a 10th consecutive month in March, hitting their highest level since June 2014, led by jumps in vegetable oils, meat and dairy indices, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday.... More
Quito, April 11 (RHC)-- Polls opened early this Sunday morning in Ecuador as voters choose between the progressive coalition candidates of the Unión por la Esperanza UNES -- Andrés Arauz and Carlos Rabascall -- and the right-wing CREO party -- Guillermo Lasso and Alfredo Borrero.... More
Brasilia, April 11 (RHC)-- Almost one year ago to the day, the jungle city of Manaus grabbed international headlines after a flood of COVID-19 deaths forced gravediggers to dig mass burials – catapulting the city into the centre of Brazil’s coronavirus outbreak.... More
Caracas, April 10 (RHC)-- The chief of staff of the Strategic Operational Command of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (Ceofanb) of Venezuela, Admiral Remigio Ceballos, has denounced the recruitment of Venezuelan minors by Colombian irregular armed groups.... More
Santiago de Chile, April 10 (RHC)-- The Chilean film, "Mirada Incendiada," based on the so-called Quemados Case, has been released on digital platforms on the Internet, according to the official website of the film.... More
Washington, April 10 (RHC)-- Senator James Risch of Idaho and Representative Michael McCaul of Texas, the ranking members of Senate and House Committees on Foreign Affairs, issued an "info hold" on $75 million in economic and development assistance for the Palestinian people, a congressional source told The Hill on Friday.... More
Santiago de Chile, April 10 (RHC)-- The Archbishopric of Santiago de Chile reported through an official statement released by local media that the cardinal and archbishop of the city, the Spanish Capuchin Celestino Aós, tested positive for COVID-19 and suffers a mild discomfort. ... More
Baghdad, April 10 (RHC)-- Iraq’s health ministry has warned of “dire consequences” because citizens are not following coronavirus prevention measures as the country reported a new high in daily infection rates. Iraq recorded 8,331 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours on Wednesday, the highest figure since the ministry began keeping records at the onset of the pandemic last year.... More
Brasilia, April 10 (RHC)-- Brazil surpassed 4,000 deaths in 24 hours for the second time this week due to COVID-19, evidencing that the country is at the worst moment of the pandemic.... More
New Delhi, April 10 (RHC)-- India’s COVID-19 cases have soared 13-fold in barely two months, a vicious second wave propelled by open disregard for safety protocols in much of the vast country. The country on Friday reported 131,968 new COVID-19 infections, a record increase for a third-straight day, data from the health ministry showed. Deaths rose by 780 to a total of 167,642.... More
Kingston, April 10 (RHC)-- Heavy ash fall rained down on parts of the eastern Caribbean island of Saint Vincent and a strong sulphur smell enveloped communities a day after a powerful explosion at La Soufriere volcano uprooted the lives of thousands of people who evacuated their homes under government orders.... More
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