Havana, April 18 (RHC) -- The dance company of Cuban dancer and choreographer Carlos Acosta mourns the death early this morning of ballet maitre Ramona de Saá Bello, a notable figure of ballet pedagogy in the contemporary world.... More
Santa Clara, April 17 (PL)-- Leopardos de Villa Clara extended its winning streak to five, the best at the moment, by beating Santiago de Cuba 6-3 in the Cuban baseball season, which continues to be led by Pinar del Rio, although it lost to Matanzas 8-7 in the most recent date.... More
Havana, April 17 (ACN)-- Cuban rowing will continue its quest for quotas for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, a multi-sport event scheduled for July 26 to August 11.... More
Caracas, April 17 (RHC)-- The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, sent this Monday a message to his U.S. counterpart, Joe Biden, indicating that "if you want, I want" and ratifying his commitment to dialogue.... More
Geneva, April 17 (RHC)-- The United Nations says more than 10,000 women have been killed in the besieged Gaza Strip since Israel launched its savage campaign in early October. A UN body which is dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women has compiled a report on the subject.... More
London, April 17 (RHC)-- The possible extradition of imprisoned WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange to the United States has edged a step closer. ... More
New York, April 17 (RHC)-- At least nine workers at Google were arrested Tuesday after staging sit-ins at Google’s office in New York City and the office of Google Cloud’s CEO in Sunnyvale, California, to protest Project Nimbus, a $1.2 billion contract to provide cloud computing services to the Israeli government and military.... More
New York, April 17 (RHC)-- Students at Columbia University and Barnard College in New York City have set up dozens of tents on campus to create what they are calling a Gaza Solidarity Encampment. ... More
London, April 17 (RHC)-- Tension remains high in the Middle East as world leaders urge Israel to show restraint following Iran’s recent drone and missile attack. ... More
Geneva, April 17 (RHC)-- The United Nations has accused Israel of continuing to unlawfully restrict aid into Gaza despite acknowledgments by the United States that parts of Gaza are already experiencing famine. ... More
La Paz, April 17 (RHC)-- The governments of Bolivia and Chile denied and rejected on Tuesday the statements made by the Minister of Security of Argentina, Patricia Bullrich, about the alleged existence of "combatant forces of the armed branches of Iran" in Bolivian territory and the presence of Hezbollah in northern Chile.... More
Olympia, April 17 (PL)-- The Olympic flame that will give light at the Paris Games to the hopes of peace and friendship was lit on Tuesday in the emblematic Greek town of Olympia, precursor of the event under the five rings.... More
Havana, April 17 (JIT)-- The leader of swimming in Cuba, Elisbet Gámez, decided to stay away from the pools for a while and return to prepare for the Central American and Caribbean Games in Santo Domingo 2026.... More
Havana, April 17 (RHC)-- Cuba remembers today the first great battle in defense of socialism, in 1961, in response to the invasion of some 1,500 armed mercenaries, trained and sent to the island by the United States.... More
Havana, April 17 (RHC) The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the European Union will help Cuba in seed production with financial support of 2.5 million euros, as reported by the United Nations entity.... More
