United Nations, January 6 (RHC)-- The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) on Wednesday urged a transformation in the consumption of resources such as fossil fuels and minerals in Latin America and the Caribbean, as it is estimated that by 2050 it will increase to 25 tons per capita above the six or eight tons considered sustainable.... More
Ramallah, January 6 (RHC)-- A Palestinian man has been shot dead by Israeli forces during a confrontation that followed an army raid on Balata refugee camp near the northern city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank.... More
Tel Aviv, January 6 (RHC)-- The Israeli human rights group B’Tselem reports 2021 was the deadliest year for Palestinians since 2014, as Israeli forces killed 313 Palestinians last year, including 71 minors. In addition, Israel demolished nearly 300 residential structures in the occupied West Bank and occupied East Jerusalem last year — the highest number since 2016. ... More
Ottawa, January 6 (RHC)-- The Canadian government has agreed to give over $15 billion to Indigenous children harmed by Canada’s child welfare system, including tens of thousands of children who were taken from their families and put into the system.... More
Washington, January 6 (RHC)-- In the U.S., the House select committee investigating the January 6th insurrection is asking Sean Hannity, the Fox News host and close confidant to Donald Trump, to voluntarily cooperate with its investigation. ... More
Tokyo, January 6 (RHC)-- U.S. Forces Japan says it is establishing “more stringent mitigation measures” to prevent COVID-19 transmissions at its bases in the country. The measures include requiring U.S. military personnel to wear masks while off base and stricter testing mandates.... More
Sacramento, January 6 (RHC)-- The U.S. state of California is extending its indoor mask mandate into mid-February amid a sharp rise in coronavirus cases that officials say could overwhelm hospitals.... More
Santiago de Chile, January 6 (RHC)-- The Chilean assembly tasked with drafting a new constitution in the South American nation has elected a new president. After nine rounds of voting on Tuesday and Wednesday, members of the constitutional assembly chose epidemiologist Maria Elisa Quinteros to replace the body’s inaugural president, Indigenous Mapuche professor and activist Elisa Loncon.... More
Rio de Janeiro, January 6 (RHC)-- The mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes, reports that the blocks of Brazil's famous street carnival will not parade in 2022, after the increase of infections registered in the city of the Omicron variant during the Christmas festivities.... More
Hong Kong, January 6 (RHC)-- Hong Kong has been sealing off residential housing complexes and enforcing compulsory testing to stamp out coronavirus transmission after a resident was discovered to have the Omicron strain of the virus.... More
Kabul, January 5 (RHC)-- The bitter cold of Afghanistan’s winter has small children huddled beneath blankets in makeshift camps, while sick babies in hospitals lie wrapped in their mothers’ all-enveloping burqas. Meanwhile, long lines at food distribution centers have become overwhelming as the country sinks deeper into desperate times.... More
Sydney, January 5 (RHC)-- Australia has reported a record number of daily COVID-19 cases for a third consecutive day.... More
Baghdad, January 5 (RHC)-- Iraqi media reports say four rockets have hit a U.S. military camp close to the international airport in the capital Baghdad, following two consecutive days of strikes against U.S. bases in the country.... More
Geneva, January 5 (RHC)-- Global coronavirus cases have skyrocketed to a new record high, with more than 2.2 million confirmed cases reported on Monday.... More
Washington, January 5 (RHC)-- U.S. Republican lawmakers who voted last year to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election received over $8 million in campaign donations from corporations and trade groups — even after the deadly January 6th insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. ... More
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