Brasilia, May 22 (RHC)-- The Brazilian Union of High School Students (UBES), the National Union of Students (UNE) and the National Association of Graduate Students (ANPG) jointly called for the Second Nationwide Strike in Defense of Education, which will be held on Thursday, May 30th.... More


Tehran, May 22 (RHC)-- President Hassan Rouhani asserts that the Iranian nation may be under pressure, but will not “bow its head in the face of bullies.” Rouhani made the remarks on during a trip to country’s northwestern West Azerbaijan Province, where he inaugurated eight developmental projects, including two dams. ... More


Brussels, May 22 (RHC)-- Steve Bannon, former adviser to Donald Trump, claimed that an "earthquake" will take place in the upcoming European elections, with the emergence of a large far-right group in the European Parliament. The right-wing adviser said this will then pave the way for the re-election of Donald Trump in the U.S. and Marine Le Pen's ascent to power in France.... More


Tehran, May 22 (RHC)-- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has warned that the United States is “playing a very, very dangerous game” by beefing up its military presence in the region.... More


Miami, May 22 (RHC)-- U.S. Navy investigators found "lewd and sexist comments and jokes" on board a submarine. The USS Florida submarine sailors from the U.S. Navy ranked female crewmembers in a so-called “rape list,” detailing sexual acts they wanted to perform on them, according to a 74-page investigation obtained by the online news outlet Military through a Freedom of Information Act request.... More


London, May 22 (RHC)-- The British government’s cuts to welfare over the past decade have caused a “hunger crisis” by leaving tens of thousands of poor families across the country without enough food to eat, according to a damning report by Human Rights Watch.... More


Mexico City, May 22 (RHC)-- The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) presented in Mexico City a Comprehensive Development Plan for El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico.... More


Cuban President Miguel Diaz Canel attended the closing session of the 18th  Political Council. Radio Rebelde Photo

Havana, May 22 (RHC)— The 18th Political Council of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America- Peoples Trade Agreement (ALBA-TCP) issued a  Final Declaration expressing  their concern about the aggressive escalation against the region, the actions against regional peace and security and especially the threats of the use of force against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.... More


Havana, May 22 (RHC)-- The 33-year old driver of the car that killed five people along Havana’s seafront drive was under the influence of alcohol and speeding, Cuban authorities said Tuesday.... More


Rio de Janeiro, May 22 (RHC)-- According to the Rio de Janeiro State Institute of Public Security (IPS), 434 military police killings took place in Rio de Janeiro in the first quarter of 2019 -- averaging seven deaths per day.... More


Havana, May 22 (RHC)-- Cuba has received 56 of 240 rail cars from China worth over $150 million, which will be a critical part of a plan to revive the country’s railway sector.... More


Havana, May 22 (RHC)-- Cuba denied on Tuesday any link to the illegal drugs which were hidden in a container from the island country and intercepted by Panamanian authorities.... More


Havana, May 22 (RHC)-- More than 70 musicians, members of the Cuban American Youth Orchestra (CAYO), are getting ready for their first concert tour of Cuba.... More


Quito, May 21 (RHC)-- The Ecuadorean government has decided to hand over some of the belongings of the Australian press freedom activist Julian Assange to the United States more than a month after he was arrested in the country’s embassy in the London.... More


Tehran, May 21 (RHC)-- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has warned U.S. President Donald Trump to avoid threatening Iranians, advising him to try respect, as it is the only approach to the Iranian nation that will bear fruit.... More


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