Havana, September 1 (RHC)-- President Miguel Diaz-Canel recognized through a message on twitter the work of those who made it possible for the beginning of the new school year Monday.... More


Nassau, September 1 (RHC)-- Hurricane Dorian -- a Category 5 storm -- made landfall on the Abacos Islands Sunday afternoon.  With sustained winds of 180 mph (289 kph) and gusts of 220 mph (354 kph), the storm is the most powerful Atlantic hurricane to make landfall since the 1935 Labor Day hurricane, according to the National Hurricane Center.... More


London, September 1 (RHC)-- Australian journalist and BAFTA award-winning documentary filmmaker John Pilger says the “psychological torture” of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange continues “unabated” while he remains in British custody.... More


A little girl stands amid the ruins of a building destroyed in airstrikes on Yemen (Photo by AFP)

Sanaa, September 1 (RHC)-- Saudi Arabia has carried out new air raids on Yemen’s western Dhamar Province, killing more than 40 people and wounding 30 others.  The al-Masirah TV channel reported on Sunday that warplanes belonging to the Saudi-led coalition had pounded a jail where prisoners of war were being kept.... More


A U.S. military officer poses with a Guyanese counterpart.  (File photo)

Georgetown, September 1 (RHC)-- A U.S. military contingent has been deployed to the South American nation of Guyana in an effort to beef up its regional influence as it seeks to press for a military intervention in neighboring Venezuela and undermine alleged Chinese and Russian presence in the region.... More


Miami, September 1 (RHC)-- Hurricane Dorian crashed into the Bahamas on Sunday as the second strongest Atlantic storm on record and inched closer to the United States, with parts of Florida evacuating and Georgia and the Carolinas bracing for wind and flooding.... More


London, September 1 (RHC)-- Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters will perform the band’s hit song ‘Wish You Were Here’ in support of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, at a demonstration outside the UK Home Office on Monday.... More


Residents stock up in preparation for Hurricane Dorian.  (Photo: AP)

Miami, September 1 (RHC)-- Hurricane Dorian has now reached a strength of Category 5, as residents in Florida and other U.S. East Coast states prepare for the worst.  ... More


Participants of the 1st International Meeting in Caracas.  (Photo: @PartidoPSUV)

Caracas, September 1 (RHC)-- The Vice President of the Working Class of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) Francisco Torrealba gave a closing speech Saturday at the 1st International Meeting of Workers in Solidarity with Venezuela and the Bolivarian Revolution held in Caracas over the past week.... More


Paris, September 1 (RHC)-- Dior has pulled posts promoting its ‘Eau Sauvage’ men’s perfume after a new ad for the fragrance triggered a viral response.  The racist ad featured a Native American dancing to Johnny Depp’s guitar.... More


Miami, August 31 (RHC)-- Hurricane Dorian is an extremely dangerous storm and could reach a Category 5 early Sunday morning, according to the Miami-based National Hurricane Center.  ... More


A screenshot of one of the slides, showing the location of military training in Santa Marta, Colombia.  (Photo: @jorgerpsuv)

Caracas, August 31 (RHC)-- The government of Venezuela denounced a failed series of attacks against several strategic targets in Caracas, conducted from Colombia, according to information revealed by the Vice President and Minister of Communications and Tourism, Jorge Rodriguez.... More


 Bolsonaro speaks during the Brazilian Steel Conference in Brasilia.  August 21, 2019.  (Photo: Reuters)

Brasilia, August 31 (RHC)-- Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro made new statements on Friday against the demarcation of indigenous lands in the Amazon saying he intends to review the areas previously assigned to ancestral communities.... More


Inocencia and Un Traductor running for the Oscars and Goyas

Havana, August 31 (RHC) – The Cuban films Un Traductor (A Translator) and Inocencia (Innocence) were chosen to represent the island at the Oscar and Goya Awards respectively.... More


Caracas, August 31 (RHC)-- Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro announced that the #NoMoreTrump (#NoMasTrump) petition is halfway to its goal of 10 million signatures that will be sent to the U.N. general secretary next month.... More


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