Abu Dhabi, January 18 (RHC)-- Brent oil surged to the highest level in seven years as robust demand and strained supplies make physical markets run hot in the world’s largest consuming region.... More


London, January 18 (RHC)-- The United Kingdom’s Royal Navy will be put in charge of efforts to stop boats carrying migrants and refugees arriving on the country’s shores via the English Channel under plans signed off by embattled Prime Minister Boris Johnson, according to UK media reports.... More


Sanaa, January 18 (RHC)-- Saudi warplanes have launched ferocious air raids on Sana'a and other cities after Yemen carried out airstrikes against strategic facilities in the United Arab Emirates in retaliation for its role in the protracted war on the country.... More


New York, January 18 (RHC)-- A powerful winter storm has swept through the Eastern United States, leaving more than 230,000 customers without power in the region.     The storm also led to thousands of flight cancellations on Sunday and Monday after it caused multiple tornadoes from Florida to Maine.... More


London, January 18 (RHC)-- The wealth of the 10 richest men in the world has doubled during the coronavirus pandemic, stoking inequality that contributes to the deaths of at least 21,300 people each day, according to a new report released on Monday from Oxfam International.... More


Brasilia, January 18 (RHC)-- The rapid spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant has prompted dire warnings from healthcare workers across South America, as pressure builds at hospitals whose employees are taking sick leave, leaving facilities understaffed to cope with COVID-19.... More


La Paz, January 17 (RHC)-- The Bolivian Minister of Government, Eduardo Del Castillo Del Carpio, has denounced the usurpation of assets of the Venezuelan Embassy in Bolivia by officials sent by Juan Guaidó under the complacency of the then de facto president, Jeanine Áñez, today prosecuted by the Justice in La Paz.... More


Kabul, January 17 (RHC)-- At least 26 people have been killed after an earthquake hit western Afghanistan, an official said.  The victims died when roofs of their houses collapsed on Monday in Qadis district in the western province of Badghis, spokesman for the province Baz Mohammad Sarwary told news agencies.... More


New York, January 17 (RHC)-- A member of the Proud Boys is going back to prison after unashamedly telling U.S. media outlet CNN that he would take part in a protest similar to the one on January 6, 2021.... More


Santo Domingo, January 17 (RHC)-- Dominican Republic prison authorities have confirmed that at least three inmates died and nine others were injured after a brawl occurred Sunday at the La Victoria prison in Santo Domingo.... More


Tel Aviv, January 17 (RHC)-- The Israeli regime has reportedly prepared a secret wish list of weapons systems that it wants the US to add to the so-called American emergency stockpile in occupied Palestine for purported military action against Iran’s civilian nuclear sites and Lebanon’s Hezbollah resistance group.... More


Mexico City, January 17 (RHC)--A 5.4 magnitude earthquake was registered this Sunday in the state of Oaxaca, in southern Mexico, with no material damage or victims reported, informed the National Seismological Service (SSN).... More


Havana, January 17 (RHC)-- Venezuela on Sunday reinforced its military presence in the state of Apure, on the border with Colombia, to support the frontal fight against the 'Tancol' groups," a term used by Venezuelan authorities to define "armed Colombian drug-trafficking terrorists."... More


Port-au-Prince, January 17 (RHC)-- Six months after the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse and the arrest of more than 40 people linked to the event, allegations continue in that country that the judicial investigation to find those responsible for the assassination continues to be blocked.... More


Amsterdam, January 17 (RHC)-- Thousands of protesters packed Amsterdam's streets on Sunday in opposition to the government-imposed COVID-19 measures and vaccination campaign as virus infections hit a new record.... More


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