Havana, December 8 (RHC)-- The Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Audrey Azoulay, has concluded her official visit to Cuba.... More


Havana, December 8 (RHC)-- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez highlighted on Sunday the sovereign and dignified policy of the Caribbean nations concerning Cuba, on the 47th anniversary of those ties.... More


Havana, December 8 (RHC)-- Army General Raúl Castro Ruz paid tribute Sunday to outstanding revolutionary Faure Chomón Mediavilla, with an Honor Guard held at the Christopher Columbus Cemetery in Havana.... More


Havana, December 8 (RHC)-- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez arrived in Buenos Aires on Sunday to attend the swearing-in ceremony of the elected head of state of the Republic of Argentina, Alberto Fernández Pérez.... More


Argentinean child begging on the streets of Buenos Aires.  (Photo: Reuters)

Buenos Aires, December 8 (RHC)-- Argentina's President-elect Alberto Fernandez will take the oath of office on Tuesday, December 10th, and begin the difficult task of rebuilding an economy shattered by President Mauricio Macri, who plunged 40.8 percent of Argentineans into poverty.... More


 Palestinian man carries on his shoulder sacks of flour received from UNRWA in Gaza Strip.  (Photo: AFP)

Ramallah, December 8 (RHC)-- A Palestinian NGO says the economic loss imposed on the Gaza Strip as a result of Israel’s blockade of the impoverished enclave is estimated to stand at nearly 100 million dollars a month.... More


New York, December 8 (RHC)-- The loss of oxygen from the ocean due to climate change and nutrient pollution risks "dire effects" on sea life, fisheries and coastal communities, a global conservation body has warned.  ... More


Rome, December 8 (RHC)--Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says his country will not hesitate to respond to any new deployment of medium-range missiles by the United States in Europe.... More


The Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) congress in Cochabamba, December 7, 2019.  (Photo: Twitter/@jmkarg)

Cochabamba, December 7 (RHC)-- At a national meeting that brought together hundreds of militants in Cochabamba, Bolivia, the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) Saturday designated former President Evo Morales as its campaign director for the 2020 elections.... More


 Mexican president meets with US Attorney General Barr in Mexico City.  (Photo: Reuters / Presidency of Mexico)

Mexico City, December 7 (RHC)-- With the Donald Trump administration considering declaring Mexican drug cartels terrorist organizations, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has insisted that he does not want U.S. military intervention against them.... More


Washington, December 7 (RHC)-- The Guardian reveals Congresswomen Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan were targeted by a mysterious Israeli-based Facebook group in a far-right campaign to spread misinformation and Islamophobic attacks against the two Democratic congresswomen. ... More


New York, December 7 (RHC)-- Uber says it received over 3,000 reports of sexual assault in the United States last year.  The Wall Street-backed ride hailing app has repeatedly been criticized for not taking passenger safety seriously, and for ignoring reports of rape and sexual assault by its drivers. ... More


Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying.  (Photo: Press TV)

Beijing, December 7 (RHC)-- China has called on the United States to stop its so-called maximum pressure campaign on Iran and making threats of deploying additional troops to the Middle East, saying Washington should find a diplomatic solution to reduce tensions in the region.... More


French police and gendarmes stand in tear gas during a rally against the pension overhauls in Paris.  (Photo: AFP)

Paris, December 7 (RHC)-- A nationwide general strike continued to paralyze France in protests over planned pension reforms by the government, causing chaos across the country.... More


Havana, December 7 (RHC)— Cubans are commemorating Saturday the 30th anniversary of Operation Tribute. It was the name given to the transferring back to the national territory of the mortal remains of Cubans fallen in internationalist missions in African countries.... More


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