London, March 24 (RHC)-- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has told legislators from his governing Conservative Party that “capitalism” and “greed” were behind the United Kingdom’s rapid COVID-19 vaccination program.... More


Port au Prince, March 24 (RHC)-- The Haitian police reported Tuesday that it has lost 12 agents in less than a week during a failed anti-gang operation, and indicated that the most recent death occurred last Monday.... More


New Delhi, March 24 (RHC)-- India has detected a new “double mutant variant” of the coronavirus, the health ministry said, adding to concern as the government struggles with the highest single-day tally of new infections and deaths this year.... More


Bismarck, March 24 (RHC)-- Advocates are calling for the release of Standing Rock water protector Steve Martinez, who has been behind bars for over three weeks on contempt charges.... More


El Paso, March 24 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of Texas, two Indigenous leaders — who were forced to flee Guatemala in 2019 — are denouncing the ongoing violence against Indigenous land and water defenders, and demanding justice for Indigenous political prisoners and assassinated leaders. ... More


Maputo, March 24 (RHC)-- In Mozambique, the United Nations warns up to one million people could be displaced by June amid the escalating violence in the northern Cabo Delgado province.  Some 2,000 people have been killed since 2017, when fighters allied with the Islamic State group began an anti-government insurgency. ... More


Quito, March 24 (RHC)-- The candidate of Union for Hope (UNES), Andres Arauz, leads the voting intention with 43.15 percent against 23.75 percent for Guillermo Lasso, candidate for the Creating Opportunities Movement (CREO-PSC), according to a study conducted by the pollster Perfiles de Opinión.... More


Buenos Aires, March 24 (RHC)-- Argentina formalized its withdrawal from the Lima Group this Wednesday, considering that the actions that this forum has been carrying out at international level, trying to isolate the Venezuelan Government and its representatives, have not led to anything, according to a press release from the Foreign Ministry.... More


Mexico City, March 24 (RHC)-- Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has urged Washington to help spur development in Central America to tackle the root causes of illegal immigration before a meeting with US officials over how to contain a jump in arrivals at the border.... More


​​​​​​​Sanaa, March 26 (RHC)-- Children made up one-quarter of civilian casualties over the last three years in the Saudi-led war against Yemen.  More than 2,300 children were killed between 2018 and 2020, Save the Children said in a new study.  However, the aid agency said the actual toll is likely to be much higher.... More


Buenos Aires, March 24 (RHC)-- Commemorations of the "Day of Memory for Truth and Justice" -- 45 years after the military coup that installed a civil-military dictatorship in Argentina -- took place on Wednesday with activities across the country and extended into cyberspace.... More


Bogota, March 24 (RHC)-- Another indigenous leader lost his life on Monday in Colombia, when unknown armed men broke into the San Andrés de Pisimbalá municipality's reservation in the municipality of Inzá, department of Cauca, and attempted the kidnapping of four community members.... More


Tegucigalpa, March 24 (RHC)-- An Indigenous environmental activist has been killed in Honduras in the latest of many attacks on environmentalists.  Carlos Cerros, a representative of the Indigenous Lenca people, was shot dead in the street near the city of San Antonio in the northwest of the country, the daily La Prensa reported.... More


Sydney, March 24 (RHC)-- Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison says he was “shocked” and “disgusted” by leaked videos of male government staff performing lewd acts in Parliament, including one of a man masturbating on the desk of a female legislator.... More


Tel Aviv, March 24 (RHC)-- Israel may continue to be stuck in political deadlock following its fourth parliamentary elections in two years as initial exit polls show there is no clear winner, leaving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's fate uncertain.... More


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