New Delhi, August 14 (RHC)-- In India, massive floods and landslides have killed an estimated 200 people and displaced hundreds of thousands, as days of torrential monsoon downpours hit several southern and western states. In Kerala, a mudslide killed at least 50 people last weekend.... More
Tallinn, August 14 (RHC) – Cuban Freestyle Wrestler Yonger Bastidas qualified for the 97 kg Finals during the first day of competitions in the Youth Wrestling Championship in Tallinn, Estonia.... More
Las Tunas, August 14 (RHC) – A 93-board simultaneous chess match was held at Maceo Park in Las Tunas province to celebrate Fidel Castro´s birthday and International Youth Day.... More
Havana, August 14 (RHC) – Cuban Alfredo Despaigne connected his 30th Home-Run of the season and brought in two runs, in the SoftBank Falcons victory over the Rakuten Eagles 3-0 in the Pacific League of Japanese baseball.... More
Havana, August 14 (RHC)-- Cuban President Miguel Díaz Canel has confirmed that more than one million eight hundred thousand people have visited the site where Fidel Castro's remains are interred. ... More
United Nations, August 14 (RHC)-- Cuba's Mission to the United Nations celebrated the birthday anniversary of the historic leader of the Revolution, Fidel Castro. In a message from the Mission in New York, the diplomatic staff highlighted how his example transcended the borders of the island and became universal.... More
Mexico, Aug 14 (PL) Mexico's Secretariat of the Navy (SEMAR) has deployed this Tuesday 35 special buoys to locate and identify the trajectory of Sargassum, or gulfweed, in the waters surrounding Quintana Roo, to try to contain this atypical phenom... More
Port-au-Prince, August 14 (RHC)-- Some 25 young Haitians received scholarships to start a university degree in Cuba in September, as part of a program for low-income countries that the Caribbean nation has maintained for decades.... More
La Paz, August 14 (RHC)-- Bolivian President Evo Morales highlighted the historical value of Fidel Castro's life and work for current and future generations. He made the comment on the occasion of the 93rd anniversary of the birth of the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution.... More
Havana, August 14 (PL) So far this year, more than two million cases of dengue fever have been reported in the Americas, stated Jose Moya, the representative in Cuba of the World Health Organization and Pan American Health Organization (WHO/PAHO).... More
Geneva, August 14 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to pull his country out of the World Trade Organization (WTO) over what he claims are years of mistreatment at the hands of the Geneva-based organization.... More
Buenos Aires, August 14 (RHC)-- Alberto Fernandez, the front runner in Argentina’s presidential race, responded to Brazilian President Bolsonaro's attacks on the progressive alliance which scored a landslide victory in Argentina’s primary elections Sunday, dismissing him as a "passing phase" in Brazil’s history. With running-mate Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, Alberto Fernandez -- likely to be Argentina’s next president for the progressive ‘Front for All’ party -- had some strong words for the Brazilian far-right president. “In political terms, I have nothing to do with Bolsonaro. I greatly welcome the fact that he speaks badly of me. He is a racist, misogynist and violent man…the only thing I would ask of President Bolsonaro is to free Lula and submit to free elections with Lula released,” the progressive presidential candidate said in an interview with local media.... More
New York, August 14 (RHC)-- A Pew Research Center poll found that most U.S. citizens reject President Donald Trump's measures against asylum seekers and 72 percent of them support granting legal status to immigrants.... More
Bogota, August 14 (RHC)-- Colombia's electoral authorities have opened an investigation into whether former Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos accepted illegal campaign contributions from Brazilian construction Odebrecht in 2014.... More
Washington, August 14 (RHC)-- The U.S. army has formally signed a contract to purchase two Iron Dome missile systems from Israel, according to a report. The U.S. military magazine, Defense News, said in a report on Tuesday that the U.S. Defense Department had finalized a deal to buy two batteries of the Israeli-made Iron Dome missile system for its interim cruise missile defense capability.... More
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