Havana, October 29 (RHC-acn), -- The Cuban oil industry has drawn up plans to find new reserves and recover the production levels, or fields under exploitation, since oil is a strategic Cuban economic sector and a priority for foreign investment. ... More


Former Brazilian President Lula da Silva

United Nations, October 29 (RHC) -- The United Nations has accepted a petition from lawyers of former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva claiming that the judge overseeing the Petrobras corruption case had violated Lula da Silva’s rights... More


Caracas, October 29 (RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has said he is prepared to take more dramatic steps to counter what he deems an “economic war” by his political opponents, calling for a new round of nationalizations of companies engaged in economic sabotage.... More


Bogota, October 29 (RHC)-- Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos asked the government's chief negotiator with the FARC to return from Havana and meet with opponents of the peace agreement, as well as victims of the 52-year internal conflict, in order to negotiate a new peace that he says is necessary to move forward.... More


Brasilia, October 29 (RHC)-- A Brazilian prosecutor investigating potentially corrupt investments made by state pension funds said the real estate company run by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump appears to have benefited "suspiciously"... More


Washington, October 29 (RHC)-- U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton may offer Vice President Joe Biden the post of secretary of state if she wins the November election, local media say.... More


Montevideo, October 29 (RHC)-- Development is not possible if women lack physical autonomy, according to a new report issued by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean... More


Quito, October 29 (RHC)-- Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa wants his country to consider a novel approach to limit the use of tax havens: preventing politicians from using them.... More


Havana, October 28 (RHC)-- The President of Portugal Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has concluded a two-day state visit to Cuba.... More


Havana, October 28 (RHC) -- The Cuban people Friday paid tribute to Comandante Camilo Cienfuegos.... More


U.S. Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes

Havana, October 28 (RHC)-- U.S. Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes has defended Washington's abstention vote on the UN resolution urging the lifting of the U.S. blockade policy towards Cuba.... More


Havana, October 28 (RHC) -- Canada has been chosen as guest country of honor at the Havana International Book Fair 2017, the organizers announced on October 27, via the event's Facebook page.... More


Washington, October 28 (RHC) -- The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has granted TripAdvisor a license to sell travel to Cuba.... More


Brasilia, October 28 (RHC)-- Students protesting the neo-liberal educational reforms of Brazil's unelected President Michel Temer have expanded their nationwide occupation... More


Paris, October 28 (RHC)-- In Calais, France, aid workers say dozens of children were left without shelter for a second consecutive night... More


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