Santiago de Chile, April 2 (RHC)-- Different Chilean sectors maintain a public campaign, including social networks, to demand the freedom of all political prisoners of the revolt registered mainly between October 2019 and March 2020 in the South American country.... More
Caracas, April 2 (RHC)-- Venezuela continues its fight against irregular armed groups on the border with Colombia, which have claimed the lives of two soldiers of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces, according to the military High Command.... More
Quito, April 2 (RHC)-- The Government of Ecuador decreed Thursday night a state of emergency in eight of the 24 provinces of the country for 30 days, in order to control the increase of COVID-19 disease infections.... More
Quito, April 1 (RHC)-- Ecuador's National Electoral Council (CNE) carried out a technical exercise for the second round of presidential elections, scheduled for April 11th.... More
Brasilia, April 1 (RHC)-- Opposition lawmakers in Brazil have called for President Jair Bolsonaro’s removal from office to prevent his “coup-mongering” and “authoritarian delusions” from becoming reality. On Wednesday, lawmakers from the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies and the Federal Senate, representing opposition parties, filed a new impeachment motion against Bolsonaro.... More
Seoul, April 1 (RHC)-- Seoul has announced it will issue digital certificates verifying a person’s COVID-19 vaccination status, becoming the latest nation to adopt the controversial measure as a means to reopen cross-border travel.... More
Santa Teresa, April 1 (RHC)-- Two little Ecuadorian girls were hoisted over and dropped from the top of a four-metre (14 feet) wall on the U.S.-Mexico border in the middle of the night before being picked up by U.S. officers.... More
Lima, April 1 (RHC)-- The third day of the presidential debate in Peru ended this Wednesday with the participation of six candidates who presented their government proposals based on five key issues, measures against the pandemic, education, security, public integrity and the fight against corruption.... More
Quito, April 1 (RHC)-- In Quito, the Ecuadorean capital, media reports revealed studies that show presidential candidate and millionaire banker, Guillermo Lasso, substantially increased his earnings during the year 2020, in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic.... More
Geneva, April 1 (RHC)-- The head of the World Health Organization’s Americas body has warned that the region could see a worse spike in coronavirus infections than the one it experienced last year, as several countries are struggling to contain mounting infections and deaths.... More
London, April 1 (RHC)-- Last summer's anti-racism protests in London and other major cities shocked the British establishment to the core, prompting the commissioning of a report into racism and inequality in the UK. But observers say that as widely expected, the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities review on racism in the UK has proven to be a whitewash, with the government-appointed body concluding that the UK is “no longer” a country where the “system is deliberately rigged against ethnic minorities.”... More
Dallas, April 1 (RHC)-- The U.S. administration has for the first time allowed some journalists to get into its main border detention facility for migrant children in Texas, a report says. Following the pressures, the White House finally allowed a number of journalists from The Associated Press and CBS to have a tour inside a facility in Donna, Texas.... More
Paris, April 1 (RHC)-- French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a three-week nationwide school closure and a monthlong domestic travel ban in an effort to fight the rapid spread of the coronavirus. In a televised address to the nation on Wednesday night, Macron said efforts are needed as “the epidemic is accelerating.” The French president said: “We will lose control if we do not move now.” ... More
Geneva, April 1 (RHC)-- Global COVID-19 deaths and cases have continued to rise, the World Health Organization has said as health chiefs warn of the threat of stronger variants and the growing number of young people in intensive care with the virus.... More
New York, April 1 (RHC)-- The cost of travel will slowly rebound from historic lows as more people receive COVID-19 vaccinations and book long-deferred trips, according to industry experts. This time last year, air traffic in the United States plummeted, with 95 percent fewer travellers passing through Transportation Security Administration checkpoints in April 2020 compared with April 2019. This reduced demand led to a corresponding decrease in airfare prices.... More
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