Bogota, February 16 (RHC)-- Colombian senator for the Polo Democrático, Iván Cepeda, sent a letter to President Iván Duque in which he urgently asks him to convene the National Commission for Security Guarantees in view of the increase in violence and murders against social leaders. ... More
Lima, February 16 (RHC)-- The critical care wards of major hospitals in Peru and Bolivia stand at or near collapse after end-of-year holidays, reflecting wider regional public health capacity concerns as much of Latin America struggles to secure adequate COVID-19 vaccine supplies.... More
Lima, February 16 (RHC)-- Peru’s foreign minister has resigned, the second top official to step down amid a growing scandal over politicians receiving COVID-19 vaccinations well before the general public. Elizabeth Astete tweeted that she had been vaccinated last month, calling it a “serious mistake” and saying she would not get a second dose.... More
Bogota, February 15 (RHC)-- The president of the Colombian Confederation of Cargo Transporters (CCTC), Jorge Ignacio García González, told reporters that they have begun a truckers' strike to reject the increase in the price of tolls and the number of toll booths throughout that nation.... More
Washington, February 15 (RHC)-- New information continues to emerge about the insurrection attack on the U.S. Capitol last month. The New York Times reports at least six people who were part of the mob that entered the Capitol worked as security for Trump ally Roger Stone and were linked to the far-right Oath Keepers. ... More
San Francisco, February 15 (RHC)-- Advocates across the United States are condemning the rise of racist violence against the Asian American community. ... More
Sacramento, February 15 (RHC)-- In the U.S., Allegiant Air has come under fire after they kicked four Black teenagers off a flight last week, leaving them stranded in Arizona, far from their homes in Sacramento, California. ... More
United Nations, February 15 (RHC)-- A coalition of international human rights and legal groups are preparing to submit a report to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights about racist police practices in the United States. ... More
Tehran, February 15 (RHC)-- Iran said on Monday that the United States’ move this month to seize a cargo of oil on the grounds that it came from Tehran was an act of piracy, adding that the shipment did not belong to the Iranian government.... More
Auckland, February 15 (RHC)-- New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday that genomic sequencing of two recent COVID-19 cases that prompted a lockdown in Auckland, the country’s largest city, showed they were the variant B117, a more transmissible variant first detected in the UK last year.... More
Tehran, February 15 (RHC)-- Iran’s presence in Syria is upon an official request from Damascus, says a senior advisor to the Iranian foreign minister, warning that Israel will face the ‘toughest response’ if it crosses red lines in the Arab country.... More
New York, February 15 (RHC)-- Hospitals around the United States warn that they are facing a sever shortage of crucial personal protective equipment (PPE) and other COVID-related medical supplies that could complicate testing and vaccine programs.... More
Vancouver, February 15 (RHC)-- Over 100 people marched through downtown Vancouver, Canada, on Sunday afternoon as part of an annual event to honour and remember Indigenous women and girls who have been murdered and gone missing across the country.... More
London, February 15 (RHC)-- The United Kingdom’s government says it has met a target of offering at least a first coronavirus vaccine shot to the most vulnerable people in England by mid-February, reaching some 15 million people in four priority groups.... More
Mexico City, February 15 (RHC)-- Mexico has received a shipment of 870,000 doses of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine from India, the government said, as the country prepares to prioritise older adults in the next phase of its vaccination campaign.... More
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