London, April 5 (RHC)-- British teachers are subjected to shocking levels of violence and sexual abuse inside their own classrooms.  In London, the teachers’ union (NASUWT) conference has heard harrowing stories of sexual abuse and violence directed at teachers by unruly pupils across the schools network in the UK. ... More


Washington, April 5 (RC)--Top U.S. diplomat James Jeffrey has admitted that a Syrian rebranded al-Qaeda affiliate was a US “asset” for pursuing Washington’s hegemonic policy in the Middle East.... More


Caracas, April 4 (RHC)-- The Strategic Operational Command of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) remains on high alert on the Colombian-Venezuelan border, scenes of armed clashes over the past several days.... More


Vatican City, April 4 (RHC)-- In his Easter message this Sunday morning, Pope Francis urged countries to speed-up the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, particularly to the world’s poor, and called armed conflict and military spending during a pandemic “scandalous.”... More


Quito, April 4 (RHC)-- The president of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE), Jaime Vargas, ratified this Saturday his support for the presidential candidate for the Union for Hope (UNES) Andrés Arauz, in view of the upcoming elections on April 11th.... More


Brasilia, April 4 (RHC)-- The former president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, received this Saturday the second dose of the vaccine against COVID-19 in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Sao Paulo, and asked the government listen to science in the fight against the pandemic.... More


Brasilia, April 4 (RHC)-- In the midst of the worst scenario of the COVID pandemic, Brazil has registered nearly 3,000 deaths and more than 70,000 infected with coronavirus in the last 24 hours.... More


Caracas, April 4 (RHC)-- Venezuela's defense chief has condemned attacks by irregular Colombian forces in the South American country, describing them as false-flag operations aimed at terrorizing the Venezuelan population.... More


Brasilia, April 3 (RHC)-- Former Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva revealed this Friday the possibility of running as a candidate for the 2022 presidential election, during an interview with Portuguese TV station RTP.... More


Buenos Aires, April 3 (RHC)-- The president of Argentina, Alberto Fernandez, announced late Friday night that he has tested positive for coronavirus.  On his Twitter account, the president indicated that he is in isolation and complying with the coronavirus protocols, after a fever and headache during the last day prompted a COVID-19 antigen test, the result of which was positive.... More


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


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