Buenos Aires, January 5 (RHC)-- The secretary-general of the Argentinean State Workers’ Association, or ATE, Hugo Godoy, has confirmed that they will strike to protest more than 1,100 dismissals ordered by the government of Mauricio Macri in recent days. ... More


Washington, January 5 (RHC)-- U.S. President Trump’s tweet in response to a recent threat by North Korea’s leader about his "nuclear button on his desk" has sparked a backlash while renewing fears about the possibility of a nuclear war.... More


San Juan, January 5 (RHC)-- U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy have wrapped up a two-day trip to Puerto Rico, warning the island remains in "deplorable" shape more than 100 days after Hurricane Maria made landfall. ... More


Tehran, January 5 (RHC)-- Millions of Iranians have staged fresh nationwide demonstrations to renew their support for the Islamic establishment and denounce the recent wave of deadly unrest that hit some areas in the country. ... More


Iran's UN Ambassador Gholamali Khoshroo

United Nations, January 5 (RHC)-- Iran's UN ambassador has condemned the U.S. support for protests in the Islamic Republic as "grotesque" meddling in the country's internal affairs and a violation of international law. ... More


New York, January 5 (RHC)-- In the United States, a major winter storm is raking the Atlantic Seaboard, bringing high winds, coastal flooding and heavy snow to cities as far south as Savannah, Georgia, and parts of northern Florida. ... More


Baltimore, January 5 (RHC)-- In the U.S. city of Baltimore, Maryland, parents, teachers and students are protesting frigid conditions at public schools, with schoolchildren left shivering in classrooms and temperatures barely rising above freezing. ... More


Ramallah, January 5 (RHC)-- In the occupied West Bank, Israeli forces shot and killed Palestinian Musab Tamimi during a protest near Ramallah, making the 17-year-old the first teenager to be killed by Israel in 2018. ... More


Tel Aviv, January 5 (RHC)-- Israel's government has ordered thousands of African migrants to leave the country within 90 days or face arrest. ... More


Quito, 5 ene (xinjua).- El ex presidente de Ecuador, Rafael Correa (2007-2017), radicado en Bélgica, arribó hoy viernes al país sudamericano para promover el voto por el 'No' en la consulta popular y referéndum propuestos por el gobierno.... More


Readers take a look at copies of  ‘Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House,’ (Internet Photo)

Washington, January 5 (RHC-Agencies) -- An explosive book on President Donald Trump’s first year in the White House hit the shelves Friday, earlier than expected, after Trump’s legal team threatened to sue the publisher for defamation and libel.... More


Seoul, January 5 (RHC-Agencies)- - North Korea agreed on Friday to hold official talks with the South next week, the first in more than two years, hours after the United States and South Korea delayed a military exercise amid a standoff over the North’s nuclear and missile programs.... More


Jorge Glas  (File Photo)

Quito, January 4 (RHC)--Ecuadorean President Lenin Moreno officially announced Wednesday that Jorge Glas is no longer Vice- President of the country.... More


ECLAC Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena (center) during the launch of the report held in Mexico City. Photo: ECLAC

Mexico City, January 4 (RHC)-- The levels of poverty and extreme poverty rose in Latin America in 2015 and 2016, after more than a decade of decline in the majority of countries in the region, according to a report by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).... More


Homelessness in the United States (Photo: AP)

Los Angeles, January 3 (RHC)-- The number of homeless people in the United States has increased for the first time since 2010, driven by a surge in the number of people living on the streets in Los Angeles, California, and other West Coast cities, according to a new government study. ... More


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