Goma, February 8 (RHC)-- A new case of Ebola has been identified near the city of Butembo in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the country’s health ministry has announced. A woman was found with symptoms of the deadly virus in the town of Biena on February 1, who died in hospital in Butembo on February 3. She was married to a man who had contracted the virus in a previous outbreak.... More
Ramallah, February 8 (RHC)-- Several groups advocating Palestinian prisoners’ rights say Israel has arrested 456 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank during the month of January, including 93 minors and eight women.... More
New York, February 8 (RHC)--Oil prices rose about one percent over the weekend, after hitting their highest in a year and closing in on $60 a barrel, supported by economic revival hopes and supply curbs by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and the producer group’s allies.... More
Quito, February 7 (RHC)-- The President of the National Electoral Council (CNE) of Ecuador, Diana Atamaint, reported on the results of the quick count of the general elections, which gave first place to the candidate of the Unión por la Esperanza (UNES), Andres Arauz with 31.50 percent. ... More
Tehran, February 7 (RHC)--Iran’s representative to the United Nations has protested recent Israeli military action threats against the country, calling on the intergovernmental organisation to interfere. In a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Majid Takht-Ravanchi said Israel has not only increased “provocative and warmongering rhetoric” against Iran, but is also actively making plans to act on its threats.... More
Quito, February 7 (RHC)-- Ecuador's electoral authorities closed polling stations Sunday, despite the fact that there were still citizens lining up and waiting to exercise their right to vote.... More
Lima, February 7 (RHC)-- The COVID-19 Vaccination Plan in Peru will begin this week with the administration of the first dose of the Sinophar vaccine to the president of the Latin American country, Francisco Sagasti.... More
Tel Aviv, February 7 (RHC)-- Israel says the International Criminal Court (ICC) is "unauthorized" to probe its war crimes after the tribunal ruled that it has jurisdiction over the Palestinian territories.... More
Quito, February 7 (RHC)-- Polls opened early Sunday for Ecuador's general elections in which a socialist and a former banker are vying for leadership of a nation besieged by deep economic problems. The country's 13.1 million voters will choose a successor to unpopular President Lenin Moreno and the 137 members of the unicameral congress.... More
Cairo, February 7 (RHC)-- Moussa Faki Mahamat has won support from 51 of 55 member states of the African Union (AU) in secret ballot to win second term as AU executive leader. The former Chadian prime minister, who ran unopposed, was re-elected on Saturday’s secret ballot, officials said.... More
New York, February 7 (RHC)-- Former U.S. President Donald Trump “remains a powerful force within the Republican Party and a father figure to the American fascist movement,” according to Myles Hoenig, an American political analyst and activist. ... More
Buenos Aires, February 7 (RHC)-- The first tanker with 8,000 cubic meters of medical oxygen arrived in the capital of the department of Tarija, in southern Bolivia, from Argentina, official sources reported. In view of the production problems that caused the shortage in the supply of oxygen in Tarija, the Bolivian government expressed his thanks for the help of Argentina, for the provision of this vital input for the patients of COVID-19. ... More
Washington, February 7 (RHC)-- U.S. President Joe Biden has banned "erratic" Donald Trump, who skipped his inauguration, from receiving classified intelligence. Intelligence briefings have been traditionally passed on to former presidents by incumbents out of respect and in order to receive advice.... More
Santiago de Chile, February 7 (RHC)-- Protests have broken out and municipal buildings were set on fire in southern Chile after police shot dead a street performer, prompting an emergency government meeting.... More
Washington, February 7 (RHC)-- The United States has moved to end agreements with three Central American nations under which former President Donald Trump’s administration intended to send migrants and asylum seekers who arrived at the US border back to those countries.... More
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