New York, March 31 (RHC)-- In the U.S., a 65-year-old woman was brutally assaulted in broad daylight in Midtown Manhattan on Monday, representing yet another jarring reminder of the rise in hate crimes against people of Asian descent in the United States.... More
United Nations, March 31 (RHC)-- A UN report has accused France of killing 19 civilians in violation of international humanitarian law when fighter jets launched an airstrike that hit a wedding party in central Mali. Not surprisingly, Paris -- Mali's colonial master -- has refuted the report’s findings.... More
Guatemala City, March 31 (RHC)-- Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei decreed a “State of Prevention” along the country’s border with Honduras, amid reports that a new migrant caravan is forming in Honduras. The emergency decree would restrict open-air gatherings and demonstrations without permits, and will be in effect for two weeks in the five Guatemalan provinces along the border with Honduras.... More
Geneva, March 31 (RHC)-- Leaders of 23 countries and the World Health Organization (WHO) have backed the idea of creating a global treaty that would bolster international cooperation in case of future health emergencies like the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.... More
Tehran, March 31 (RHC)-- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has lashed out at the administration of US President Joe Biden for upholding the same pressure policy of his predecessoIranian foreign minster says Biden following in Trump’s footsteps.... More
Washington, March 30 (RHC)-- A new report finds the wealthiest Americans are hiding 20% of their earnings from the Internal Revenue Service, the IRS. The National Bureau of Economic Research report also found the wealthiest 1% of U.S. residents account for about one-third of all unpaid U.S. taxes. ... More
San Diego, March 30 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of California, over 60 unaccompanied migrant children being held at the San Diego Convention Center have tested positive for COVID-19. The convention center is currently holding over 700 children, according to local media.... More
New York, March 30 (RHC)-- Ghislaine Maxwell -- the British socialite who is accused of luring girls to be sexually abused by convicted predator and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein -- has been indicted on two more sex trafficking charges, including trafficking a minor. ... More
Sioux Falls, March 30 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of South Dakota, two Indigenous activists face criminal charges over their roles in opposing construction of the Keystone XL pipeline — which President Biden halted on his first day in office. The two are among a small number of water and land defenders who’ve vowed to maintain an encampment on the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation near the pipeline route until all pipeline infrastructure is removed. ... More
San Pedro Sula, March 30 (RHC)-- A new caravan of migrants began to form late Monday night in the Honduran city of San Pedro Sula in the north of the Central American country. According to local media, hundreds have gathered at the main bus terminal of the city, to organize and begin the new mobilization. The participants in the march said that they will concentrate in small groups and eventually gather at the border with Guatemala.... More
Ramallah, March 30 (RHC)-- Israel has detained two more Palestinians under the age of 18 in the occupied West Bank. The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) said on Monday that Amal Nakhleh, from the Jalazoun refugee camp, and Faisal al-Arouj, from the city of Bethlehem, were taken away from their homes. The 17-year-old duo is being held in the Megiddo detention center without charge or trial. ... More
Mexico City, March 30 (RHC)-- Mexican prosecutors have announced that they have opened a homicide investigation into the death of a Salvadoran woman who was shown on video being pinned to the ground by a female police officer -- drawing similarities with the death of George Floyd last year.... More
Ramallah, March 30 (RHC)-- The Palestinian Authority received 100,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses from China on Monday, a shipment Minister of Health Mai al-Kaila said would “greatly contribute to accelerating the vaccination campaign.”... More
Berlin, March 30 (RHC)-- Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel is under growing fire for her alleged failure to come up with a plan to reverse the increasing spread of coronavirus infections in the European country.... More
Atlanta, March 30 (RHC)-- A top health official in the United States has warned of “impending doom” amid rising cases of COVID-19, even as the country continues to outpace expectations on vaccine distribution.... More
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