Doctors in Chile face tough decisions as coronavirus cases spike
Doctors in hospitals across the Chilean capital Santiago said on Wednesday beds are fast running short as new coronavirus cases spike across the city, forcing urgent care wards to make tough decisions with patients flooding the system.
U.S. accuses ex-Venezuelan lawmaker of drug conspiracy tied to Middle East militants
U.S. prosecutors on Wednesday charged a former Venezuelan lawmaker with taking part with President Nicolas Maduro in a scheme linked to South American and Middle Eastern militant groups to traffic cocaine and military grade weapons.
U.S. House backs bill to pressure China over Uighur rights
The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday backed legislation calling on President Donald Trump’s administration to impose sanctions on Chinese officials responsible for the oppression of the country’s Uighur Muslim minority.
Colombia inter-city bus drivers demand to return to work
Drivers of inter-city bus services in Colombia protested on Wednesday to demand the government let them return to work after two months of quarantine aimed at stopping the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Venezuela prepares fuel distribution overhaul as fourth Iranian tanker nears
Venezuelan officials pledged to revamp the country’s gasoline distribution system as the fourth cargo of a five-tanker flotilla bringing fuel from Iran approached the South American nation’s exclusive economic zone on Wednesday.
U.S. Hong Kong response could include visa and economic sanctions, Stilwell says
U.S. President Donald Trump has a long list of possible responses to China’s plans to impose a national security law on Hong Kong, including visa and economic sanctions, the top U.S. diplomat for East Asia said on Wednesday.
Exclusive: Venezuela reaches deal with U.N. to buy food, medicine with gold – central bank
Venezuela has reached a deal with the U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) to destine part of its gold in Bank of England accounts toward the purchase of food and medicine during the coronavirus pandemic, its central bank governor said on Wednesday.
U.N. warns of possible war crimes in northeastern Congo
Widespread and systematic killings, beheadings, rape and other barbaric acts by militia mostly from the ethnic Lendu community in northeastern Congo may constitute crimes against humanity and war crimes, the United Nations said on Wednesday.
Pompeo says Hong Kong no longer warrants special U.S. treatment
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday China had undermined Hong Kong’s autonomy so fundamentally that the territory no longer warranted special treatment under U.S. law, a potentially big blow to its status as a major financial hub.
EU governments ban malaria drug for COVID-19, trial paused as safety fears grow
European governments moved on Wednesday to halt the use of anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 patients, and a second global trial was suspended, further blows to hopes for a treatment promoted by U.S. President Donald Trump.
