Havana, February 25 (RHC)-- The First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party, Army General Raul Castro Ruz, exercised his right to vote Sunday morning at a polling station in Playa Municipality to endorse the new Constitution of the Republic.... More


Havana, February 25 (RHC)-- Millions of Cubans voted to establish a position on the new Constitution of the Republic and to confirm their support for the island´s democratic system. The preliminary results of the referendum will be disclosed Monday afternoon at a press conference by the president of the National Electoral Council, Alina Balceiro. ... More


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Washington, February 24 (PL)-- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo repeated on Sunday that a military aggression against Venezuela was possible, and affirmed that the days of the constitutional president of that nation, Nicolás Maduro -- in his words -- "are numbered."... More


Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks in Sao Paulo on Feb. 22, 2018. Photo/Bloomberg

Brasilia, Feb 24 (Prensa Latina) The Human Rights Committee of the United Nations will analyze in March the case of former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, imprisoned since April for alleged acts of corruption, reports the Brasil 247 website today.... More


Cuban president speaks to the press after casting his ballot in Constitutional Referendum. February 24, 2019. Cubadebate Photo

Havana, February 24 (RHC)-- Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel expressed his confidence that the majority of Cubans will ratify the text of the new Constitution in the referendum underway this Sunday.... More


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Brasilia, Feb 24 (PL) Brazilian solidarity groups, participating in the carnival groups in Brasilia, cried out for a culture in favor of peaceful coexistence and non-intervention in Venezuela, threatened by internal and external reactionary forces.... More


Havana, February 24 (RHC)-- Over eight million Cubans are being summoned this Sunday to exercise their right to vote to determine whether to ratify or not the new Constitution of the Republic. ... More


Havana, February 23 (RHC)-- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel witnessed Saturday how ten families who lost all their belongings with the devastating tornado of January 27 were given new homes in the Roble-Hata community in the municipality of Guanabacoa.... More


 Venezuelan armed vehicles are seen at the Venezuelan-Colombian border after the staged attack by right-wing elements.  Photo: teleSUR

A group of right-wing terrorists Saturday took over several armored vehicles that belong to the Venezuelan armed forces and rammed into border barriers at the Venezuelan-Colombian border in a staged operation ordered by right-wing opposition members in Colombia.... More


President Nicolas Maduro during meeting with doctors. Photo: Twitter / @PresidencialVen

Caracas, February 23 (RHC)-- The United States has relaunched its colonialist aspirations against Latin America, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro warned during an interview with the Iranian media HispanTV, adding that the Venezuelan military was ready to defend the independence and sovereignty of the Latin American nation.... More


Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova at a press conference in Moscow, Russia. Photo: EFE

Moscow, February 23 (RHC)-- The Russian government has warned that the United States and its allies from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) are planning to deliver arms to the Venezuelan opposition.... More


Palestinian protesters and a medic run to pick up a child during a demonstration east of Gaza City, February 22, 2019. Photo: AFP

Gaza City, February 23 (RHC)-- Israeli forces have shot dead a Palestinian and injured dozens more in mass protests along the fence separating the besieged Gaza Strip and the Israeli-occupied territories for the 48th consecutive Friday.... More


Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro delivers a speech in  a massive rally of supporters of the Bolivarian Revolutiojn in Caracas. Reuters photo

Caracas, February 23 (RHC)--  Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Saturday his government had broken diplomatic and political relations with Colombia and that its diplomatic staff had 24 have hours to leave the country.... More


U.S. banks made $28 billion in additional profit, thanks to Trump new tax code.  Photo: Twitter

New York, February 23 (RHC)-- In the U.S., new government data shows that banks made $28 billion in additional profit last year, thanks to President Donald Trump’s new tax code. All told, U.S. banks made a record $237 billion in 2018.... More


Pharmaceutical firm defends charging $375,000 for medication once given away for free.  Photo: Democracy Now

New York, February 23 (RHC)-- The pharmaceutical firm Catalyst is defending its decision to charge $375,000 a year for a drug that used to be available for free. The drug, Firdapse, is used as a medication for a rare neuro-muscular disease. ... More


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