United Nations, March 8 (RHC-Xinhua) -- One out of seven Somali children dies before its fifth birthday, and acute malnutrition weakens the immune system, which makes affected children more susceptible to disease such as measles, a UN spokesman told reporters Tuesday.... More


Havana, March 7 (RHC)-- Cuban President Raúl Castro returned to the country on Monday from Venezuela.... More


Havana, March 7 (RHC)-- This week Cuba once again becomes the capital of the Caribbean, as it hosts various events addressing key issues for regional countries and people, including tourism, trade, transport and the fight against climate change.... More


Caracas, March 7 (RHC-teleSUR) – Member countries of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our Americas (ALBA) have agreed to reactivate a joint fund meant to provide legal advice and financial support to immigrants from ALBA countries living in the United States.... More


Nairobi, March 7 (RHC-Xinhua) -- International charity said on Tuesday that it was dismayed by the new executive order on immigration and refugee resettlement issued on Monday by U.S. President Donald Trump, barring citizens of six Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S.... More


Havana, March 7 (RHC)-- Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez met Monday in Havana with a delegation of U.S. Republican congressmen.... More


Former Peruvian President Alan Garcia

Lima, March 7 (RHC-Xinhua) -- Former Peruvian president Alan Garcia has been accused of allegedly receiving bribes from Brazilian construction company Odebrecht, the special prosecutor for the Odebrecht case announced on Monday.... More


Washington, March 7 (RHC-Agencies) -- The U.S. Republican Party (GOP) on Monday unveiled a health care bill that it says will replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) –also known as Obamacare- taking a step further in trashing what former President Barack Obama hoped would be his biggest legacy.... More


Rome, March 7 (RHC-Xinhua) -- Over 15,000 migrants and refugees arrived to Italy since the beginning of 2017, marking a new record high in the migration inflows from Africa, Italian authorities said on Monday.... More


Paris, March 7 (RHC-Agencies) -- The world economy is expected to slightly pick up in 2017, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said Tuesday, warning that increasing protectionism and divergent financial policies are likely to cloud the growth prospects.... More


Caracas, March 6 (RHC)-- Cuban President Raul Castro emphasized the importance of unity, through the ALBA TCP organization, the accronym for the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of our America – Peoples' Trade Treaty– for the development of the peoples in face of the threats and aggressions of the imperial forces.... More


Washington, March 6 (RHC-Agencies)--U.S. President Donald Trump signed Monday a revised executive order on immigration, dropping Iraq from the original list of Muslim-majority nations whose citizens face a travel ban in the United States.... More


Caracas, March 6 (RHC-Xinhua) -- “National dialogue between Venezuela's ruling socialist party and the right-wing opposition has served to prevent outbreaks of deadly violence,” according to a leading Latin American statesman.... More


Geneva, March 6 (RHC)-- Cuba is defending this Monday and Tuesday before the UN Committee on Forced Disappearances, in Geneva, its report on this abominable practice still evident in several regions of the world.... More


Havana, March 6 (RHC)-- During a political and cultural ceremony in Havana, Bolivarian leader Hugo Chavez was evoked as the best friend of the peoples of Latin America, the Caribbean and Cuba.... More


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