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
Washington, February 23 (RHC)-- The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to block the release of former President Donald Trump’s tax returns to a grand jury convened by Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance. Trump blasted the move in a statement, calling it a “threat to the very foundation of our liberty.” ... More
Bogota, February 23 (RHC)-- In Colombia, an inquiry by a special court has revealed the Colombian Army carried out over 6,400 extrajudicial killings, known as “false positives,” between 2002 and 2008. ... More
Houston, February 23 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of Texas, environmentalists are sounding the alarm over toxic pollution from oil refineries that scrambled to shut down amid last week’s unprecedented winter storm. Reuters reports Texas refineries burned off — or “flared” — more than a third of a million pounds of toxic benzene, carbon monoxide, hydrogen sulfide and sulfur dioxide as temperatures dropped below freezing. ... More
Quito, February 23 (RHC)-- Prisons in Ecuador were on high alert after more than 60 people were killed and dozens of others injured in three prison riots, police said on Tuesday. According to authorities, riots erupted in prisons located in three cities Guayaquil, Cuenca and Latacunga. The violence was caused by disputes between rival gangs inside the prisons, officials said. Local media reported that prisoners were killed using guns and knives.... More
Goma, February 23 (RHC)-- In the Democratic Republic of Congo, three people were killed Monday following an ambush on a United Nations humanitarian convoy in the eastern region of the country, near the city of Goma. ... More
Managua, February 23 (RHC)-- President Daniel Ortega paid tribute on Monday to the 87th anniversary of the assassination of General Augusto César Sandino, who led the troops that repelled the U.S. invasion of the Central American country in the 1930s.... More
Geneva, February 23 (RHC)-- The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has pleaded with rich countries to check before ordering additional COVID-19 vaccine shots for themselves whether that undermines efforts to get vaccine shots to poorer nations.... More
Washington, February 23 (RHC)-- The Palestinians’ COVID-19 vaccination plan faces a $30 million-funding shortfall, even after factoring in support from a global vaccine scheme for poorer economies, the World Bank said in a report on Monday.... More
New York, February 23 (RHC)-- MyPillow Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mike Lindell tried to boost sales by adopting Donald Trump’s false claims about a vast election conspiracy, according to a $1.3 billion lawsuit filed by a voting machine company.... More
Miami, February 23 (RHC)-- Royal Caribbean Group lost $1 billion-plus in the fourth quarter of 2020 as the coronavirus crisis kept its cruise ships ashore, but the company pointed to strong booking trends for 2022.... More
La Paz, February 23 (RHC)-- The Executive Secretary of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples (ALBA-TCP), Sacha Llorenti, closed the Meeting of Ministers of Education of the regional body on Monday, a virtual meeting which was coordinated by Venezuela. ... More
La Paz, February 23 (RHC)-- The second dose of the Russian vaccine Sputnik V, against COVID-19, is being administered in Bolivia to medical personnel who were given the first injection of the drug several weeks ago, according to a report issued from the Bolivian Ministry of Health and Sports.... More
Gaza City, February 23 (RHC)-- The inoculation campaign against COVID-19 in the besieged Gaza Strip has kicked off after the arrival of vaccines donated by Russia and the United Arab Emirates. On Monday, officials and health workers received the first shots of 22,000 Russian Sputnik V jabs in front of dozens of cameras.... More
Caracas, February 23 (RHC)-- The Venezuelan Foreign Ministry issued an official statement on Monday, strongly rejecting the decision of the Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union to impose coercive measures against 19 officials of the country.... More
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