LIMA, May 3 (Reuters) – Peru’s security forces committed alarming human rights violations during anti-government protests last December, a regional human rights body said on Wednesday, adding that the response to demonstrators could be classified as a massacre. More than 60 people died in clashes with police and soldiers in protests that broke out following […]

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By Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News A mother who was searching for her missing son has been killed in the Mexican state of Guanajuato. Teresa Magueyal was shot dead by two men on a motorbike while she was cycling through the streets of her home town, Celaya. Ms Magueyal was part of the group “A Promise […]

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By Vanessa Buschschlüter         BBC News Police have searched the home of former President Jair Bolsonaro in the Brazilian capital, Brasilia, as part of an investigation into his Covid vaccination records. Police suspect the ex-leader’s vaccination record was forged so he could gain entry to the US. Officers seized the mobile phone of the former […]

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by Nathaniel Weixel THE HILL Madeline Monroe/iStock/CDC via AP Federal regulators gave the green light to the first-ever vaccine to prevent the respiratory disease RSV on Wednesday, a major breakthrough that’s been decades in the making. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Arexvy, a shot developed by pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) to prevent lower […]

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Gilbert F. Houngbo, Director-General of the International Labour Organization   May 1st is widely known as Labour Day, a day when we celebrate the contribution of workers worldwide. It is a moment for pride, celebration and hope. After three years of the COVID-19 crisis, followed by inflation, conflict, and food and fuel supply shocks, we […]

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The AP Wire Texas suspect accused of killing 5 neighbors found hiding in laundry pile A four-day manhunt in Texas for a gunman accused of killing five neighbors ended Tuesday when authorities, acting on a tip, said they found the suspect hiding underneath a pile of laundry in the closet of a house.Read More. US, […]

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LONDON (AP) — King Charles III lives in a palace, travels in a chauffeur-driven Bentley and is one of Britain’s richest men, but he’s similar to many of his subjects in one very basic way: His family life is complicated — very complicated. There’s a second wife, an embarrassing brother, and an angry son and […]

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CNW- May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month, but according to a recent survey from the Prevent Cancer Foundation, 70% of Americans 21 years of age and older have not had a skin check in the past year. Survey participants’ most cited reasons for not being checked were not experiencing symptoms (29%), not knowing they need […]

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by Rohan Parakkad    In Cuba, tempers are shortening as gas lines grow longer. Cuba has been experiencing its worst fuel shortages in years since mid-April, which has led to analogies to the terrible disruptions Cubans saw after the demise of the Soviet Union. Even at gas stations where there hasn’t been fuel for days, […]

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Rohan Parakkad  LATIN TIMES The humanitarian organization Mercy Corps has warned that the violence between criminal gangs and citizens in Haiti is on the “brink of a civil war.” According to Mercy Corps, the country of the Caribbean is experiencing a hunger crisis as a result of both the deteriorating security situation and rising prices. […]

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