Brasilia, February 24 (RHC)-- The Landless Rural Workers Movement (MST), in conjunction with more than 80 social organizations in Brazil, called for women across the country to a mobilization for International Women's Day to demand the resignation of the president, Jair Bolsonaro, vaccines for the entire population and an end to violence against women in the South American nation. ... More
Tehran, February 24 (RHC)-- Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations says unilateral economic sanctions are one of the main obstacles to effectively counter the negative effects of climate change and must be lifted.... More
Caracas, February 24 (RHC)-- Venezuela has declared the European Union’s ambassador to Caracas persona non grata, giving her 72 hours to leave. "Today, by decision of President Nicolas Maduro, we presented to Mrs Isabel Brilhante... her declaration as persona non grata," Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza told reporters in Caracas on Wednesday.... More
Washington, February 24 (RHC)-- Former United States President Donald Trump is facing two defamation cases involving sexual misconduct allegations that could move forward more quickly now that he is out of office.... More
Miami, February 24 (RHC)-- Gab instead of Twitter, MeWe over Facebook, Telegram for messaging and Discord for insiders -- banned from mainstream platforms, U.S. conspiracy and supremacist movements, many of which support Donald Trump, have shifted to networks that are more confidential and harder to regulate.... More
Dallas, February 24 (RHC)-- Nearly eight million Americans in Texas are still grappling with water disruption after a record-breaking freeze knocked out power stations in the state last week.... More
Quito, February 24 (RHC)-- The Progressive International, made up of intellectuals and politicians from around the world, has warned about a coup against democracy that, in its opinion, is brewing in Ecuador since the recent general elections.... More
Caracas, February 24 (RHC)-- The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, held a meeting this Tuesday with the secretary general of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-Trade Treaty for the Peoples (ALBA-TCP), Sacha Llorenti.... More
United Nations, February 24 (RHC)-- The United Nations has warned that hunger levels are soaring across much of Central America as countries battle economic crises sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic and extreme climate events.... More
London, February 24 (RHC)-- The United Kingdom’s unemployment rate edged up to 5.1 percent in the final three months of last year, its highest level in nearly five years, official data shows, as severe COVID-19 lockdown restrictions pressured the economy.... More
Conakry, February 23 (RHC)-- Guinea has launched an Ebola vaccination campaign to halt the spread of the deadly disease which hit the country’s south this month and has already caused several deaths.... More
Caracas, February 23 (RHC)-- Venezuela has condemned the European Union (EU) for imposing a new round of sanctions on more than a dozen senior officials, lawmakers and members of the security forces in the South American state, saying the measure is based on “false arguments about honorable citizens.”... More
London, February 23 (RHC)-- The United States and the United Kingdom are on course to achieve herd immunity against COVID-19 by the end of 2021 given the speed of their mass vaccination programmes, but key European Union nations are not, according to a new report.... More
Damascus, February 23 (RHC)-- Syrian Foreign Minister Faysal Mekdad has reiterated his country’s determination to combat terrorism and practice its legal right to put an end to any illegitimate military presence on its soil. Mekdad, who is also a former permanent envoy to the United Nations, made the remarks in a speech via video to the 46th session of Human Rights Council in Geneva.... More
Havana, February 23 (RHC)-- The Latin American Strategic Center for Geopolitics (CELAG) reports that it has launched a campaign to ensure universal access to the different vaccines against COVID-19 and criticized the hoarding of immunizations by rich countries.... More
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