Santiago de Chile, August 6 (RHC)-- Eight Mapuche political prisoners remain on hunger strike at Angol Prison in Chile due to the lack of progress in talks with Sebastian Piñera's government.... More
![Prime Minister Scott Morrison says a war between the United States and China is "no longer inconceivable."](https://www.radiohc.cu/articles/3669-aus-morrison.jpg "Prime Minister Scott Morrison says a war between the United States and China is "no longer inconceivable."")
Canberra, August 6 (RHC)-- Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison says a war between the United States and China is "no longer inconceivable." He made the comments in an online address from the Australian capital, Canberra, on Wednesday amid rising tensions between Washington and Beijing.... More
Washington, August 6 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump met with John Yoo, a law professor at the University of California, Berkeley, who provided a legal rationale for the torture in the U.S. so-called war on terror.... More
La Paz, August 6 (RHC)-- The executive secretary of the Bolivian Workers' Central (COB), Juan Carlos Huarachi, reports that the dialogue between his organization and others of a social nature with the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) ended without an agreement on the possible modification of the date for the next presidential elections in the country. ... More
Beirut, August 6 (RHC)-- Lebanese rescue teams pulled out bodies and hunted for missing people on Wednesday from the wreckage caused by a massive warehouse explosion that sent a devastating blast wave across Beirut, killing at least 135.... More
Hiroshima, August 6 (RHC)-- Bells tolled in Japan's Hiroshima for the 75th anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing -- a criminal act committed against a civilian population by the United States. This year, ceremonies were downsized due to the coronavirus pandemic and the city's mayor urged nations to reject self-centred nationalism and commit to nuclear disarmament more seriously.... More
Brasilia, August 6 (RHC)-- Brazil's Supreme Court has ruled that President Jair Bolsonaro's government must adopt measures to stop the spread of novel coronavirus to the country's vulnerable Indigenous communities.... More
Washington, August 6 (RHC)-- The U.S. reported 1,262 more COVID-19 fatalities in the last 24 hours, according to data by the Johns Hopkins University, figures that take its total death toll to 157,930.... More
Beirut, August 5 (RHC)-- In Lebanon, a massive explosion at the port of Beirut sent a devastating shock wave through the Lebanese capital Tuesday evening, leveling buildings, overturning cars and shattering windows miles from the blast site. ... More
Jackson, August 5 (RHC)-- The United States reported more than 50,000 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday — with 1,358 deaths. Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves, meanwhile, ended his long-standing opposition to requiring masks in public and issued a state-wide mandate. He also ordered a delay to the start of the school year in some — but not all — of Mississippi’s counties. Mississippi is on track to become the top coronavirus hot spot in the United States.... More
Oslo, August 5 (RHC)-- Norwegian cruise line Hurtigruten is halting all its expedition cruises until further notice following an outbreak of COVID-19 on one of its vessels last week, the company said.... More
Berlin, August 5 (RHC)-- Germany and France have reportedly decided to end their dependence on U.S. technology in arms production and to produce fully European-made military hardware, amid a strain in transatlantic relations.... More
Washington, August 5 (RHC)-- The Donald Trump administration will begin charging fees to apply for asylum, according to reports from Washington. ... More
Washington, August 5 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump has installed a nominee for a top Pentagon job in another, nearly identical position, after the Senate abruptly canceled his hearing when it became clear they didn’t have enough votes to confirm him. ... More
Melbourne, August 5 (RHC)-- Australia's Queensland state said it would close its border with New South Wales (NSW) state to hold back a second wave of COVID-19.... More
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