Caracas, February 9 (RHC)-- The government of Venezuela is ramping up efforts to obtain coronavirus vaccines to inoculate its population, despite the ongoing economic crisis prompted by a series of tough U.S. sanctions. Although Venezuela has so far succeeded in keeping infections fairly low with regular lockdowns, the nation is still facing many challenges due to Washington’s harsh restrictions.... More
Mexico City, February 9 (RHC)-- Mexico's president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, resumed his official activities this Monday in his morning conference after recovering from COVID-19, which he was diagnosed with on January 24.... More
Ramallah, February 9 (RHC)-- Palestinian rights groups have welcomed the International Criminal Court’s ruling that it has jurisdiction over the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories and called on the court’s prosecutor Fatou Bensouda to take swift action.... More
Tehran, February 9 (RHC)-- Iran’s foreign minister says the Islamic Republic is ready to support special efforts made by the United Nations to resolve the ongoing crisis in the war-torn Yemen.... More
Paris, February 9 (RHC)-- The European Union is said to be facing a “catastrophe” over the delay in the supply of coronavirus vaccines across the continent, which is grappling with the epidemiological crisis that has so far claimed hundreds of thousands of lives.... More
Houston, February 8 (RHC)-- Oil prices rose on Monday to their highest in just over a year, with Brent nudging past $60 a barrel, boosted by supply cuts among key producers and hopes for further economic stimulus measures in the United States that can boost demand.... More
Caracas, February 8 (RHC)-- The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, reiterated this Sunday the denunciations of destabilizing plans supported by the governments of Colombia and Spain in complicity with sectors of Venezuela's right wing.... More
Jerusalem, February 8 (RHC)-- Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has appeared in court to formally respond to corruption charges against him, as his trial resumes weeks before legislative elections in the occupied territories.... More
New Delhi, February 8 (RHC)-- Indian rescuers are searching for more than 200 people missing in the Himalayas, including some trapped in a tunnel, after part of a glacier broke away, sending a torrent of water, rock and dust down a mountain valley.... More
Ramallah, February 8 (RHC)-- After 15 years of rivalry between Fatah party and the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas, the key Palestinian factions plan to meet in the Egyptian capital Cairo this week to tackle issues that could threaten long-awaited elections.... More
New York, February 8 (RHC)-- Former U.S. President Donald Trump has moved tens of thousands of dollars from his donors into his private business after he lost the 2020 presidential election to Joe Biden. Nearly $2.8 million from donors were funneled by his reelection campaign into the Trump Organization throughout the duration of his presidency, including at least $81,000 since his election loss, according to Forbes.... More
Geneva, February 8 (RHC)-- The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Europe called on Europeans to accelerate their vaccination campaign against COVID-19, while worrying about the impact of variants on the effectiveness of vaccines, in an interview with AFP.... More
London, February 8 (RHC)-- In London, every winter, there is a spike in avoidable deaths among rough sleepers, as temperatures plummet. And observers say that this year could be catastrophic, with more people sleeping rough than ever before.... More
Washington, February 8 (RHC)-- The head of U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM), Admiral Charles Richard, accused Moscow and Beijing of having “aggressively challenge international norms” and becoming a threat to his country and the region.... More
Quito, February 8 (RHC)-- The candidate for the Unión por la Esperanza (UNES), Andres Arauz and the indigenous candidate Yaku Perez will face off on April 11 in Ecuador to define the next president of the country.... More
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