Washington, April 3 (RHC)-- A fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic could hit the United States with cases rising in 25 states, according to reports. The U.S. has recorded an average of 63,000 new cases daily over the past week, showing a rise of 17% from the week prior, news website Axios reported.... More
Washington, April 3 (RHC)-- In the U.S., the Government Accountability Office has issued a damning report about the implementation of legislation supporting Ivanka Trump’s signature women’s empowerment initiative, from her time as an adviser to her father, President Donald Trump.... More
Gaza City, April 3 (RHC)-- Coronavirus infections continue to rise in the Gaza Strip despite measures by local authorities to contain the deadly pandemic. The rapid increase in COVID-19 infections is placing great pressure on Gaza’s health system.... More
Atlanta, April 3 (RHC)-- Add travel to the activities vaccinated Americans can enjoy again, according to new United States guidance issued on Friday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidance to say fully vaccinated people can travel within the U.S. without getting tested for the coronavirus or going into quarantine afterwards.... More
Ramallah, April 3 (RHC)-- Israeli settlers have escalated their daily raids into the al-Aqsa mosque compound in occupied Jerusalem al-Quds in the last couple of days during their celebrations of one of the Jewish holidays known as “Passover.”... More
Phoenix, April 3 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of Arizona, a new investigation has revealed staff at the privately run immigration jail La Palma Correctional Center violated multiple pandemic protocols, verbally assaulted prisoners, and attacked prisoners with pepper spray during a peaceful protest. ... More
Quito, April 3 (RHC)-- The pollsters Clima Social, Perfiles de Opinión, Eureknow, Ipsos and Omar Maluk all report that the candidate of Unión por la Esperanza (UNES) for the presidency of Ecuador, Andrés Arauz leads the intention of votes. The polls show that he is ahead of politician Guillermo Lasso for the run-off elections on April 11th.... More
La Paz, April 2 (RHC)-- The health crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil is not letting up as it enters its second year; and more than 600 municipalities are at risk of running out of oxygen in hospitals to treat serious COVID-19 patients. ... More
ondon, April 2 (RHC)-- UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned of the possible spread of what he described as the “very sad” COVID-19 situation in France to the United Kingdom. “I’m afraid you can see what’s happening in France... It’s very sad actually - it’s very very sad,” Johnson said. “When they get it in France and they get it bad, two or three weeks later it comes to us.”... More
La Paz, April 2 (RHC)-- The Bolivian Minister of Government, Carlos Eduardo del Castillo del Carpio, reported Friday on his Twitter account that 500 doses of vaccines against COVID-19 have been recovered. The vaccines had been stolen in the city of Guayaramerín, in the northern Department of Beni.... More
Moscow, April 2 (RHC)-- Russia has warned NATO against deploying troops to Ukraine, saying such a move would escalate tensions nears its borders, amid renewed fears over the region’s long-simmering conflict.... More
London, April 2 (RHC)-- More than 70 legislators, including 41 MPs from Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s ruling Conservative Party, have said they would oppose so-called vaccine passports in a rare show of cross-party unity in the United Kingdom.... More
New York, April 2 (RHC)-- New York City has suffered another setback in its effort to make Exxon Mobil Corp., BP and other energy companies help cover the public costs of dealing with climate change, as a federal appeals court ruled the global problem demands political rather than legal action.... More
London, April 2 (RHC)-- Climate activists in London splashed black dye on the facade of the Bank of England's imposing neo-classical headquarters on Thursday as part of a protest against the finance sector's support of what they say is a climate catastrophe.... More
United Nations, April 2 (RHC)-- Human rights activists have called on France to open an investigation into a January 3 airstrike on central Mali after a United Nations probe confirmed that the aerial attack had resulted in at least 19 civilians deaths.... More
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