Havana, January 17 (RHC)-- Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel recalled on Wednesday the legacy of the intellectual, writer and revolutionary Ruben Martinez Villena (1899-1934) on the 85th anniversary of his death.... More


Havana, January 17 (RHC)-- Cuban Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment Rodrigo Malmierca has announced a project funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to enhance collection of solid waste in Havana. ... More


Havana, January 17 (RHC)-- Rainfall in Cuba has surpassed the historical average for the second consecutive year in 2018 with 1,471 millimeters (mm), specialized press media reported on Wednesday. ... More


Hondurans walking in the municipality of Esquipulas, Guatemala, January 15, 2019.   Photo: Reuters

San Pedro Sula, January 17 (RHC)-- A total of 709 people from the migrant caravan that left Honduras earlier this week crossed the Guatemalan border with the intention of reaching the United States in search of better living conditions.... More


 The truth about the Ayotzinapa case will finally be discovered.   Photo: EFE

Mexico City, January 17 (RHC)-- The federal government of Mexico has signed an order which fulfilled its commitment to investigate the Ayotzinapa case... More


U.S. president orders 50,000 idled government employees to work without pay.   Photo. AP

Washington, January 17 (RHC)-- In the U.S., the White House Council of Economic Advisers has doubled its estimate of how much the shutdown is likely to cost the economy, with many independent economists warning it could push the U.S. into a recession. ... More


U.S. government shutdown affects Indian Country, aviation security.   Photo: Democracy Now

Washington, January 17 (RHC)-- The U.S. government shutdown continues to wreak havoc on basic administrative functions throughout the country. ... More


Colombian drug lord says former Mexican president took $100 million bribe.   Photo: Google

New York, January 17 (RHC)-- Former Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto accepted a $100 million bribe from drug traffickers, according to a witness who testified at the trial of the notorious Mexican drug lord known as “El Chapo” in New York City.  ... More


Indigenous people displaced due the territorial conflict in Chenalho, Chiapas. Mexico.   Photo: Reuters file

Mexico City, January 17 (RHC)-- In Mexico, a human rights group denounced the eviction of more than 200 displaced indigenous people from an empty lot in the municipality of Tlapa, Mexico, by a legal representative of the owner’s property.... More


An image grab taken from a video published by Hawar News Agency (ANHA) on January 16, 2019, shows the scene of a bomb attack in the northern Syrian city of Manb

Damascus, January 17 (RHC)-- At least four U.S. soldiers and 14 others were killed in a massive bomb explosion near a patrol of the U.S.-led coalition purportedly fighting the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group in Syria’s flashpoint northern city of Manbij.... More


Havana, January 16 (RHC)-- Cuba categorically rejected Wednesday the announcement made by the Trump Administration that is considering the application of Title III of a law that would pave the way for U.S. citizens to sue foreign companies and individuals over properties confiscated from them during the early years of the Revolution.... More


Cuban president meets with Belize's prime minister. Photo: PL

Havana, January 16 (RHC)-- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel received the Prime Minister of Belize, Dean Oliver Barrow, who arrived in Havana on Tuesday with the purpose of strengthening relations between both countries.... More


Havana, January 16 (RHC)-- Cuban and Iranian enterprises will sign new bilateral agreements for cooperation in public health, commercial promotion and investment, energy, agriculture and sports.... More


Havana, January 16 (RHC)-- Cuban Science Day was celebrated in Havana with numerous achievements and honors that highlight the scientific and technological development which support transformations in all aspects of society.... More


London, January 16 (RHC)-- The Royal Ballet of Birmingham (United Kingdom) has selected Cuban dancer Carlos Acosta as its new director, according to a press release from Acosta Dance, a Havana-based company founded by the artist.... More


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