Rio de Janeiro, March 2 (RHC)-- Governors of 16 Brazilian states signed this Monday a public document in which they accuse the federal government of Jair Bolsonaro of distorting information about the resources allocated for the confrontation of the COVID-19 pandemic.... More


Philadelphia, March 1 (RHC)-- In the U.S., supporters of renowned political prisoner and journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal gathered across from City Hall in Philadelphia to demand the release of Mumia Abu-Jamal.... More


United Nations, March 1 (RHC)-- The United Nations chief has warned of a “death sentence” for Yemen as an international donor conference yielded less than half the funds needed to fund urgently needed humanitarian programa and prevent a devastating famine in the war-ravaged country.... More


Caracas, March 1 (RHC)-- The XXI Meeting of the Political Council of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America - Peoples' Trade Agreement (ALBA-TCP) was in virtual session this Monday, with the participation of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the member countries and other representatives.... More


Paris, March 1 (RHC)-- A Paris court has found Nicolas Sarkozy, France’s former president, guilty of corruption and influence peddling, sentencing him to one year in prison and a two-year suspended sentence.  He is the second former president in modern France, after Jacques Chirac, to be convicted of corruption.... More


Brasilia, March 1 (RHC)-- Brazil's Federal Public Prosecutor's Office (MPF, Fiscalía) is investigating Renan Bolsonaro, youngest son of President Jair Bolsonaro, for what it calls "dubious private business and possible illegal contracts" with the federal government.... More


London, March 1 (RHC)-- The widely feared Brazilian variant of COVID-19 has been detected both in England and Scotland.  Known as P1, the new variant was first detected in the northern Brazilian city of Manaus.... More


United Nations, March 1 (RHC)-- A UN humanitarian agency has warned that more than 16 million people in Yemen would go hungry this year as Saudi war and siege continue to take heavy toll on the impoverished nation.... More


Tripoli, March 1 (RHC)-- At least 15 people drowned when their boat capsized off Libya, the second shipwreck in just more than a week involving people undertaking a dangerous sea journey in the hope of seeking a better life in Europe.... More


Tehran, March 1 (RHC)-- Iran has ruled out holding an informal meeting with the United States and European countries to discuss ways to revive its 2015 nuclear deal with major powers, insisting that Washington must first lift all its unilateral sanctions.... More


San Salvador, February 28 (RHC)-- The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) of El Salvador ordered this Sunday the initiation of an electoral sanctioning procedure against the nation's president, Nayib Bukele, for violating Article 175 of the Electoral Code.... More


Orlando, February 28 (RHC)-- Former U.S. President Donald Trump has said he has no plans to form a new political party, vowing instead to unite a Republican Party that has splintered after his supporters carried out a deadly riot at the United States Capitol.... More


Washington, February 28 (RHC)-- Dr. Anthony Fauci, America’s top infectious disease expert, has warned that it is “too premature” to relax restrictions put in place to mitigate the spread of coronavirus in the United States.... More


Santo Domingo, February 28 (RHC)-- The president of the Dominican Republic, Luis Abinader, announced the construction of a dividing fence between his country and Haiti with the purpose of "putting an end" to the problems of "illegal immigration, drug trafficking, transit of stolen vehicles."... More


Damascus, February 28 (RHC)-- The Syrian military says the country’s air defenses have intercepted Israeli missiles coming from the direction of the occupied Golan Heights.  Syria’s official news agency SANA quoted a military source as saying that the Israeli missiles were fired at 10:16 pm, Sunday night, at targets in the vicinity of the Syrian capital Damascus.... More


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