Mining dam collapse kills at least 65 in Brazil.  Photo: AP

Brasilia, January 29 (RHC)-- In Brazil, search and rescue missions are looking for survivors after a mining dam collapsed on Friday in the southeastern state of Minas Gerais. ... More


 U.S. federal employees return to work as government agencies temporarily reopen.  Photo: Twitter

Washington, January 29 (RHC)-- U.S. federal employees are returning to work after President Donald Trump and congressional leaders agreed to a deal that reopened the government after a 35-day partial shutdown -- the longest in U.S. history. ... More


Electricity network employees from other provincies are helping Havana to restore the service. ACN Photo

Havana, January 29 (RHC)-- Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel led a new meeting of the Council of Ministers Monday evening to assess the progress of relief efforts undertaken in the aftermath of the rare and destructive tornado that affected several municipalities of the capital on Sunday night.... More


Havana, January 28 (RHC)-- During the early hours of Monday, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel visited neighborhoods of Havana which were severely hit Sunday night by a tornado during an unusual winter storm that killed four people, injured 195 and caused severe damage.... More


United Nations, January 28 (RHC)-- Cuban Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Anayansi Rodriguez affirmed at the UN Security Council that U.S. harassment is the main threat to peace in Venezuela and Latin America.... More


Havana, January 28 (RHC)-- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel headed a meeting on the introduction of young people into the labor market as well as in the process of their professional development. ... More


London, January 28 (RHC)-- Cuba and the United Kingdom will increase cooperation in academic matters through the signing of new agreements between their universities, according to Cuban Minister of Higher Education, Jose Ramon Saborio. ... More


Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro.   Photo: Reuters

Brasilia, January 28 (RHC)-- Brazil’s public works minister says that the Bolsonaro administration is looking to privatize or close at least 100 public companies in a bid to reduce the national debt.... More


 Syrian air defenses intercept airstrikes hitting Damascus, Syria.  Photo: EFE

Damascus, January 28 (RHC)-- A total of 42 people were killed including 13 civilians in an attack by the United States-led coalition carried out in eastern Syria, according to the  Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).... More


Elliott Abrams appointed by Washington to lead coup against Venezuela.  Photo: Google

Washington, January 28 (RHC)-- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s appointment of Elliott Abrams, a hawkish neo-conservative, to handle U.S. policy toward Venezuela is a covert effort by Washington to oust the government in Caracas, a U.S. writer and academic says.... More


Yellow Vests protesters hold 11th week of demonstrations.  Photo: EFE

Paris, January 28 (RHC)-- The French Yellow Vests held their 11th consecutive weekly mobilization on Saturday, although internal disagreements about strategies have emerged, mostly related to the participation in both the great national debate and the European Parliament elections.... More


Ireland's Prime Minister Leo Varadkar arrives on December 14, 2018 in Brussels during the second day of a European Summit aimed at discussing the Brexit deal, t

Dublin, January 28 (RHC)-- Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has warned that military troops could return to the border with the UK if London fails to finalize a deal on its withdrawal from the European Union.... More


File photo shows Twane Morgan, a former soldier of the British Army who fought in Afghanistan.  Photo: Google

London, January 28 (RHC)-- A former Commonwealth soldier who fought in Afghanistan with the British Army and suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder has been detained before being deported to Jamaica.... More


Cuban Writers and Artists Association's logo

Havana, January 28 (RHC)— Organizations, such as the Cuban Writers and Artists Association – UNEAC- and the Cuban Journalist Association –UPEC- have come out against the imperialist attempt to impose a puppet parallel government at the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela... More


Image of the tornado as posted on Twitter by witnesses

Havana, January 28  (RHC)-- At least three people have died and more than 170 others have been injured after a tornado hit the Cuban capital Sunday evening.... More


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