Brasilia, March 17 (RHC)-- Brazil’s next health minister – the country’s fourth since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic – has said he intends to continue the work of his predecessor in implementing far-right President Jair Bolsonaro’s policies.... More
Berlin, March 17 (RHC)-- A health official at Germany’s Robert Koch Institute for Infectious Diseases (RKI) has warned the country is experiencing an undisputed third wave of COVID, as eased restrictions have sped up the “exponential growth” of cases.... More
Tegucigalpa, March 17 (RHC)-- A barrage of criticism is being unleashed against the National Electoral Council (CNE) of Honduras due to the lack of a quick count, more than 24 hours before the closing of the polls in the local process for parties to choose their candidates for next November's elections.... More
Geneva, March 17 (RHC)-- The COVID-19 lockdowns worldwide last year reduced average levels of so-called PM2.5 pollution across the world but only 24 of 106 countries monitored met World Health Organization (WHO) safety guidelines, according to a report based on the world’s largest database of ground-level air pollution measurements.... More
United Nations, March 17 (RHC)-- The Arns Commission and Conectas Human Rights filed a complaint at the United Nations against President Jair Bolsonaro for his irresponsible management of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has claimed almost 280,000 deaths in Brazil to date.... More
Moscow, March 17 (RHC)-- Russia has identified two cases of the new variant of the coronavirus first detected in South Africa, its health regulator said in a statement on Tuesday. The variant was first identified in South Africa in December, where it now predominates. It has also been detected now in more than 40 countries, according to the World Health Organization... More
La Paz, March 17 (RHC)-- Faced with persistent interference in Bolivia's internal affairs, the government announced that it will take legal action against Luis Almagro, secretary general of the Organization of American States (OAS). ... More
Washington, March 17 (RHC)-- U.S. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar is leading congressional demands that the Biden administration end contracts between Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE, and local jails and prisons, calling the practice an extension of mass incarceration. ... More
Geneva, March 16 (RHC)-- Germany, France, Italy and Spain have suspended use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine over concerns about reports of blood clots in people who’ve received it. They follow Denmark, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway and Venezuela in suspending AstraZeneca shots. ... More
Washington, March 16 (RHC)-- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services confirmed in a public report that it pressured at least two countries -- Brazil and Panama -- to prevent them from receiving cooperation from Russia and Cuba in health matters.... More
United Nations, March 16 (RHC)-- Iran’s permanent ambassador to the United Nations says all American forces that are currently occupying parts of Syria must immediately leave the Arab country. Majid Takht-Ravanchi made the remarks in a Monday address to the United Nations Security Council, during which he emphasized that the sole solution to the crisis in Syria would be a peaceful one conforming to the international law.... More
New York, March 16 (RHC)-- Airlines in the U.S. on Monday pointed to concrete signs of an industry recovery as a slowing pandemic drives spring and summer leisure bookings, pushing shares to their highest level since the coronavirus crisis hit the sector a year ago. “I do think we’re near the end of the virtual world,” United Airlines Chief Executive Scott Kirby said at a JPMorgan conference.... More
Beijing, March 16 (RHC)-- The Chinese Foreign Ministry has taken aim at Washington, labeling it ‘hypocritical’ and claiming it spies on its own allies, after the US designated five Chinese companies as posing a threat to national security under a 2019 law.... More
Geneva, March 16 (RHC)-- Global inequality campaigners and health experts have warned of protracted public health crises in several North African and Middle East countries amid the monopoly of COVID-19 vaccine by wealthy countries.... More
Ramallah, March 16 (RHC)-- A human rights group has strongly denounced a fresh Israeli decision of razing more Palestinian homes and structures in Occupied Jerusalem al-Quds, stressing that such a plot would lead to massive destruction and amount to "ethnic cleansing" across the occupied Palestinian lands.... More
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