Israel revokes permit of Palestinian foreign minister

Ramallah, March 22 (RHC)-- Israel revoked the VIP permit of the Palestinian foreign minister after he returned to the occupied West Bank from a trip to the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Israeli and Palestinian officials have confirmed.... More

Pakistani court sentences men to death for rape that sparked protests

Islamabad, March 22 (RHC)-- A Pakistani court sentenced two men to death for a rape last year which set off protests and national outrage.  The men gang-raped and robbed a woman in front of her children after her car broke down. ... More

Drug companies plan to raise price on COVID vaccine after pandemic is over

New York, March 22 (RHC)-- The Intercept reports Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson are planning to hike up prices on vaccines as soon as COVID-19 is no longer considered a pandemic.  Health experts say COVID-19 will likely become endemic, and people will continue to require regular shots, much like the flu.... More

New York Republican Representative Tom Reed apologizes for sexual misconduct

New York, March 22 (RHC)-- In western New York, Republican U.S. Congressmember Tom Reed has apologized to a female lobbyist who accused him of unwanted sexual advances. ... More

Miami Beach imposes emergency curfew

Miami, March 22 (RHC)-- In southern Florida, the U.S. city of Miami Beach has imposed an emergency curfew after officials said spring break revelers brought “chaos and disorder” to the area and ignited fears of super-spreader events.... More

Protests across the U.S. call for end to anti-Asian violence

Atlanta, March 22 (RHC)-- Protesters took to the streets of cities across the United States over the weekend to condemn racism and hate crimes against Asian Americans, following last week’s deadly shooting in Atlanta which killed eight people, six of them women of Asian descent. ... More

Dozens of migrants rescued off coast of Spain's Canary Islands

Madrid, March 22 (RHC)-- Dozens of African migrants have been rescued off the coast of Spain's Canary Island -- but many passengers suffered from severe hypothermia and others didn't survive the journey.... More

Donald Trump to return to social media with his own platform soon

Palm Beach, March 22 (RHC)-- Former U.S. President Donald Trump is set to return to social media after he was banned on Twitter.  Senior adviser Jason Miller made the announcement On Sunday, telling Fox News’s Mediabuzz that Trump was “returning to social media in two or three months” with “his own platform.”... More

Only four percent of Gaza households have access to safe water 

Gaza City, March 22 (RHC)-- A new study shows that Israel has vastly restricted access of Palestinians in Gaza to water resources, saying that only four percent of households in Gaza have access to safe water.... More

Venezuela denounces terrorist attack on gas pipeline

Caracas, March 22 (RHC)-- A huge explosion has rocked a major gas pipeline in Venezuela, in what authorities believe to have been a terrorist attack.  The blast occurred at a pipeline belonging to oil and gas company Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), in the state of Monagas' city of El Tejero, on Saturday.... More

Sao Paulo in crisis due to lack of oxygen for coronavirus patients

Sao Paulo, March 21 (RHC)-- In the midst of the worst scenario of the COVID pandemic in Brazil with the increase of cases and daily deaths, the lack of oxygen to treat patients with the coronavirus is added to the health care collapse.... More

Investigation finds all killed in Bolivian massacres died from bullet wounds

La Paz, March 21 (RHC)-- The Bolivian Attorney General of the State, Juan Lanchipa Ponce, before the Commission of Plural Justice, Public Ministry and Legal Defense of the State of the Chamber of Deputies, reported that all those killed in the massacres of Senkata and Sacaba -- committed by the de facto government of Jeanine Áñez -- died of bullet impacts.... More

Hundreds demand justice for Asian victims of hate crimes

Atlanta, March 21 (RHC)-- Hundreds of people have demonstrated outside the Georgia state capitol building to demand justice for the victims of fatal shootings in the Atlanta area last week, as well as an end to anti-Asian racism and misogyny.... More

Bolsonaro asks Supreme Court to reverse Brazil’s COVID-19 restrictions

Brasilia, March 21 (RHC)-- Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has asked the country’s Supreme Court to reverse coronavirus restrictions imposed by several federal states, despite infection numbers reaching new heights.... More

Thousands protest against Netanyahu days before Israeli polls

Jerusalem, March 21 (RHC)-- Thousands of Israelis have taken to the streets to protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, just days before the country’s fourth general election in less than two years.... More

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