Havana, August 4 (RHC)-- Cuban workers are building the alter in the Plaza de la Revolucion, from which Pope Francis will officiate Mass during his visit to Havana in September.... More
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Cuban swimmer Elisbet Gámez will have her 2nd presentation today at the World Aquatics Championships, based in the Russian city of Kazan, in the preliminary round of the 200m backstroke style.... More
Lima, August 4 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Peruvian government cleared the way for the privatization of prisons, Chief Minister Pedro Cateriano announced on Monday. The move comes among a raft of penal reforms aimed at tackling organized crime, the minister said, including increasing sentences for hired killers, and locating suspects through mobile devices.... More
Quito, August 4 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa called on the police and military on Monday to be ready for destabilizing attempts by opposition groups ahead of a national strike set for mid-August.... More
Brasilia, August 4 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has been facing constant attacks by the conservative media in her country that are linked to corruption scandals around the oil giant Petrobras, the ruling Worker's Party (PT) and the inflation and unemployment rates.... More
Mexico City, August 4 (teleSUR-RHC)-- In Mexico, indigenous peoples are still victims of violations of human rights because of discrimination, inequality, and poverty, President of the National Commission on Human Rights (CNDH) Luis Raul Gonzalez Perez said on Monday.... More
La Paz, August 4 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Farmers and indigenous unions in Bolivia agreed to work toward indefinite re-elections for the presidency, a move that would allow President Evo Morales to run for president again.... More
La Paz, August 4 (RHC) -– Bolivian President Evo Morales has announced that he will visit Fidel Castro in Havana on August 13th, when the Cuban Revolution leader turns 89 years old.... More
Paris, August 4 (RHC) -– A study by French credit insurance company Euler Hermes estimates that the Cuban economy could grow by 5 to 6% per year between 2016 and 2020, against an average of 2% over the last five years, reports Le Monde.... More
Havana, August 4 (RHC-Xinhua) -- Cuba's tourism industry is about to open a new chapter as it explores its adventure tourism potential, a tourism ministry official said on Monday.... More
Key West, August 4 (RHC) -– History was made over the weekend in Havana, as two men set the new world record for the fastest crossing between Florida and the Caribbean island, Keysnews reports.... More
Santiago de Chile, August 4 (RHC-Euronews) -- The congress of Chile, one of only six countries in the world where abortion is completely prohibited, will vote to legalize terminations in certain extreme circumstances. ... More
Havana, August 4 (RHC-PL) –- The delegation of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army (FARC-EP) and the government will restart talks on August 17th in a further effort to achieve peace in that South American nation. The guerrillas urged yesterday to deepen the significant progress achieved in the context of those talks, after considering that there is no coherence between what happens at the negotiation table and what happens in Colombia.... More
Brasilia, August 4 (RHC-PL) -- Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff presided over a ceremony to celebrate the second anniversary of the "More Doctors" program in the country, which ensures health care for 63 million people. With a total of 18,240 physicians -- of which 11,487 are Cubans -- "More Doctors" is present in 34 indigenous special districts and 4,058 municipalities, representing 72.8 percent of the cities of Brazil, according to Health Minister Arthur Chioro.... More
San Juan, August 4 (RHC-Euronews) -- For the first time in its history Puerto Rico, has gone into default, Moody's Investors Service said on Monday. ... More
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